30+ Years Inside Operations Led Us Here
The TrailPath team has spent decades inside operations leading teams, improving systems, and seeing where performance actually breaks down.
That breakdown rarely happens in one place. It shows up in the gaps between leaders and their teams, strategy and daily execution, and what organizations invest in and what actually changes on the floor.
Most fixes miss the connection
Most organizations try to address those gaps one piece at a time by investing in leaders, tools, or engagement separately. The effort is real, but the results don’t stick.
We take a different approach because we know that performance isn’t driven by people, leaders, or systems alone. It’s the result of how all three work together and, in most organizations, that connection is missing.
That’s the problem TrailPath was built to solve.
Meet Our Team
Amber Ulrich
Amber Ulrich
Amber Ulrich helps organizations improve performance by connecting people, leadership, and the systems that shape how work gets done. At TrailPath, she partners with customers to understand their challenges, uncover opportunities for improvement, and build practical approaches that strengthen both employee experience and operational results.
Her experience spans customer success, lean operations, supply chain, project management, and workplace transformation. Across leadership roles at Uber Freight, Transplace, LeanCor, Anderson Corporation, Activision, and Best Buy, Amber has helped teams improve processes, navigate change, and move from strategy to execution. She is especially skilled at bridging the gap between people and performance, ensuring that workplace improvements are not only well designed, but also practical, sustainable, and meaningful for the people doing the work.
Amber holds a bachelor’s degree in general business administration and is a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Certified Professional Project Manager. Her work is grounded in a belief that better results begin with helping people feel informed, supported, and connected to the work around them.
Ben Green
Ben Green
Ben Green is a seasoned people leader and expert in guiding clients through building Meaningful Employment Environments™. With extensive experience in HR and operations leadership, Ben has dedicated much of his career to leading teams and enhancing workplace environments. He is a people-focused, results-driven leader with a proven track record of transforming organizational policies and cultivating world-class workplaces. Ben has also contributed his expertise by serving on local workforce development boards and facilitating professional education courses with the Georgia Tech Supply Chain Institute. He holds a bachelor's degree in human resources and multiple Lean Six Sigma certifications.
Bradley Workman
Bradley Workman
Bradley Workman is a Manager of Workplace Analytics at TrailPath Workplace Solutions, where he helps organizations turn workforce data into practical insights that improve decision-making, workplace environments, and business performance.
With a background in supply chain and data analytics, Bradley brings an operator’s perspective to the way TrailPath measures and understands the workplace. His experience has taken him across multiple industries and operating environments, giving him a practical understanding of how data, processes, and people come together to influence performance.
At TrailPath, Bradley focuses on transforming complex workplace data into clear, actionable information for leaders. His work supports TrailPath’s broader approach to workforce visibility and predictive analytics, helping organizations better understand what is happening across their workforce to make more informed decisions about their people and operations.
Bradley complements his professional experience with a degree in Supply Chain Management from Appalachian State University and a Lean Fundamentals certification from LeanCor Training and Education.
Clint McCrystal
Clint McCrystal
Clint McCrystal is an integral part of NxtPath’s development, translating TrailPath’s workplace-improvement philosophy into practical technology, learning experiences, and tools that leaders and teams can apply every day. As the Head of Product, Clint helps shape the platform’s learning strategy, product content, and development roadmap, ensuring NxtPath connects meaningful team member growth with stronger leadership and better operational performance.
His experience spans operations, supply chain management, education, and learning and development. Before joining TrailPath, Clint led training and development initiatives at LeanCor, Transplace, and Uber Freight, creating programs that strengthened leadership capabilities, developed team members, and supported process improvement.
Clint also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Kentucky, where he has taught courses on supply chain management and business process improvement. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and an MBA from the University of Kentucky. His combination of operational experience, instructional expertise, analytical thinking, and creativity makes him a key contributor to how TrailPath turns knowledge into action and helps people thrive at work.
Evan Schroeder
Evan Schroeder
Evan Schroeder is the Manager of Workplace Analytics at TrailPath Workplace Solutions, where he helps organizations turn workforce data into meaningful insights and action. With a background spanning supply chain analytics, global sourcing, procurement, and customer success, Evan brings a strong analytical perspective grounded in the realities of complex operations.
Prior to joining TrailPath, Evan held roles with Fortune Brands Innovations and Uber Freight, where his work included supply chain analytics, global sourcing, procurement, and strategic customer support. These experiences shaped his ability to connect data with the day-to-day decisions that influence people, processes, and performance.
At TrailPath, Evan applies that experience to workplace analytics, helping make workforce challenges more visible and measurable so leaders can better understand where support is needed and where opportunities for improvement exist. His work supports TrailPath’s broader approach of connecting people, leadership, and operational performance through actionable data and predictive analytics.
Evan complements his professional experience with studies in Industrial Management and Information Systems at the University of Cincinnati.
Gantt Connor
Gantt Connor
Gantt Connor brings experience in outbound prospecting, lead generation, and full-cycle sales to TrailPath Workplace Solutions. Before joining TrailPath, he advanced from Sales Development Representative to Account Executive at Seamless.AI, where he worked with small and mid-market organizations, managed opportunities from discovery through close, and built a disciplined approach to pipeline development and relationship management.
At TrailPath, Gantt helps organizations explore how NxtPath can close the gap between leadership intent and daily execution. He works with operational leaders to understand their challenges, identify opportunities for improvement, and connect them with solutions that strengthen frontline leadership, engage teams, and improve the work itself.
A graduate of The Citadel, Gantt brings accountability, resilience, and consistency to his work. His earlier experience in manufacturing, customer service, and small-business ownership also gives him a practical appreciation for the day-to-day realities facing frontline teams and the leaders who support them.
John Szoke
John Szoke
John Szoke is the Vice President of Workplace Transformation at TrailPath Workplace Solutions, where he helps organizations build stronger leaders, improve workplace systems, and create environments where people and performance can thrive.
John brings more than 20 years of hands-on leadership experience in supply chain, logistics, lean, and operational excellence. Prior to TrailPath, he held leadership roles across end-to-end supply chain operations and spent many years with LeanCor Supply Chain Group, where he worked directly with organizations to improve distribution processes, eliminate waste, and develop sustainable improvements across complex supply chain networks.
Education has also been an important part of John’s career. He has served as a lead instructor for the Georgia Tech Supply Chain & Logistics Institute, teaching courses in lean supply chain, warehousing, inbound logistics, transportation management, Plan for Every Part, and supply chain project management.
At TrailPath, John brings that operational experience together with a passion for developing people and leaders. His work focuses on helping organizations move beyond isolated improvement efforts to build practical workplace systems that strengthen leadership, increase team member participation, make problems visible, and create sustainable improvement.
John complements his professional experience with a bachelor’s degree in Logistics from Central Michigan University, along with Six Sigma Green Belt and Project Management Professional credentials.
Jordan Henricks
Jordan Henricks
Jordan Henricks helps organizations transform the way people, processes, and operations work together. At TrailPath, he partners with leaders and teams to identify opportunities for improvement, strengthen workplace systems, and turn operational challenges into sustainable solutions.
Jordan brings more than a decade of experience across lean operations, supply chain management, packaging engineering, continuous improvement, supply chain optimization, and program leadership. He has led complex, cross-functional initiatives across organizations including LeanCor Supply Chain Group, Transplace, and Sleep Number, partnering with leaders and teams to drive operational transformation and continuous improvement. His combination of hands-on operational experience, analytical problem-solving, and change leadership gives Jordan a practical perspective on what it takes to turn strategy into execution.
At TrailPath, he applies that experience to help organizations build stronger leaders, engage their teams, improve how work gets done, and create lasting results.
Jordan earned his bachelor’s degree in Packaging Engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Stout.
Leeanna Mangiafico
Leeanna Mangiafico
Leeanna Mangiafico brings the team’s ideas and expertise to market through clear, compelling messaging that helps customers understand the value of TrailPath. She leads marketing and business development strategies that bring the team’s vision to life, strengthen relationships, and help customers understand how TrailPath can support better leadership, stronger teams, and better work.
Her career has been shaped by building meaningful relationships with colleagues, customers, and partners through roles at the American Red Cross, LeanCor, Transplace, and Uber Freight. At TrailPath, she combines that relationship-centered approach with marketing strategy, sales experience, and a strong understanding of customer needs.
Leeanna earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing with a minor in business administration from Northern Kentucky University. She has also completed executive education through MIT Sloan, the Miami Mini MBA program, and a Lean Supply Chain Professional certification. Outside of work, Leeanna enjoys recharging outdoors with her family and exploring her creative side through art.
Tom Kinder
Tom Kinder
Tom Kinder helps organizations improve workforce performance and operational stability by connecting lean principles, practical problem-solving, and the realities of daily work. At TrailPath, he partners with customers to identify opportunities, strengthen processes, and turn improvement strategies into actions that teams can sustain.
His background spans lean manufacturing, warehousing, logistics, supply chain, project management, industrial engineering, and continuous improvement. Across roles with LeanCor, Transplace, and Uber Freight, Tom has led warehouse and distribution operations, supported major technology implementations, developed process standards, and managed complex improvement initiatives across a range of industries.
Tom’s hands-on experience gives him a practical understanding of the challenges leaders and frontline teams face. He brings that perspective to TrailPath customers, helping ensure solutions are grounded in the work itself and designed to improve both performance and the employee experience.
Tom earned a bachelor’s degree in management from Indiana University Bloomington and holds a Lean Supply Chain Professional certification.
Meet Our Board
Robert Martichenko
Robert Martichenko
Robert Martichenko is a visionary business leader and the Board Chair of TrailPath Workplace Solutions. He is an entrepreneur, thought leader, professional education instructor, business author, poet, and novelist.
A continuous thought leader, Robert sits on multiple advisory boards, including chair for the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) and the executive board for the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME). In addition, he has received several prominent industry awards, most notably, the distinguished service award from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), the highest recognition achievable for professionals in the supply chain industry.
Robert has written and co-written award-winning business books and multiple articles related to Lean, enterprise excellence, supply chain management and leadership. In addition, he published a fiction novel, “Drift and Hum,” which won multiple awards, including the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Gold Winner award for best first book fiction. He has also written poetic verse for two children’s books.
He is an active member of the business community and is passionate about the people side of Lean, enterprise excellence, the future of workforce development and creating meaningful employment environments. Martichenko complements his professional experience with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, an MBA in finance, and a Six Sigma Black Belt.
Matt Melrose
Matt Melrose
Matt Melrose is a co-founder and advisor of TrailPath Workplace Solutions (TWS). With over two decades of supply chain leadership and operations experience, prior to founding TWS in 2023, Matt spent thirteen years as the Chief Operating Officer of the LeanCor Supply Chain Group.
Matt is a people-focused and results-driven leader experienced in designing and implementing end-to-end supply solutions, transforming organizational cultures, and building world-class teams. This work has taken Matt around the globe where he has had unique pleasure of working as a leader, operator, consultant, educator and always a student in a wide variety of industries, organizations, and cultures.
While Matt will forever have a strong drive for lean and operational excellence, it is the people and leadership parts of his work that he is most passionate about. Matt has been an integral leader in developing a disciplined learning framework, business management system and defined pathways for the advancement of organizations, leaders, and team members.
Ben Green
Ben Green
Ben Green is a seasoned people leader and expert in guiding clients through building Meaningful Employment Environments™. With extensive experience in HR and operations leadership, Ben has dedicated much of his career to leading teams and enhancing workplace environments. He is a people-focused, results-driven leader with a proven track record of transforming organizational policies and cultivating world-class workplaces. Ben has also contributed his expertise by serving on local workforce development boards and facilitating professional education courses with the Georgia Tech Supply Chain Institute. He holds a bachelor's degree in human resources and multiple Lean Six Sigma certifications.
Arch Thomason
Arch Thomason
Today, Sunland Logistics Solutions operates over 4 million square feet of logistics space, with locations in South Carolina (Greenville/Spartanburg, Charleston, Goose Creek, North Charleston), Kentucky (Louisville), Alabama (Tuscaloosa), Georgia (Savannah), Tennessee (Milan), California (Los Angeles), and Illinois (Chicago). Sunland specializes in tailored logistics solutions for the industrial, retail, e-commerce, and chemical sectors, managing ISO-certified facilities and delivering supply chain solutions for numerous Fortune 500 and global companies.
Arch is the Past President of the Warehouse Education Research Council (WERC) Advisory Board, currently serves on the Advisory Board with MHI and is a dedicated member of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) and Tiger 21.
Arch holds a degree from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, an MBA from Bob Jones University, and has completed Wharton’s General Management Program.
He resides in Greenville, SC, with his wife, Sara, and their 15-year-old twin sons, Lucas and Ike.
Corinne Martichenko
Corinne Martichenko
Corinne Martichenko brings a steady, thoughtful and grounded perspective to her role as a board member of TrailPath Workplace Solutions. A graduate of the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science degree, Corinne has made meaningful contributions through her commitment to family, community and enterprise.
She was instrumental in the success of LeanCor Supply Chain Group, has volunteered actively and continues to support community impact through the Martichenko Family Foundation. Her leadership is quiet, practical and deeply dignified.
Glen Wright
Glen Wright
Glen Wright was a valued member of the TrailPath Board of Directors, an extraordinary mentor, a dear friend, and family to members of our leadership team. His connection to TrailPath was deeply personal, and his influence extended far beyond the boardroom.
His distinguished career spanned both the public and private sectors, where he built a respected legacy in strategic planning, organizational leadership, corporate governance, project management, and crisis management. Glen served organizations including Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Hydro One Inc., Workplace Safety & Insurance Board of Ontario, Cowan Insurance Group Inc., LeanCor LLC, and LeanCor Canada Inc.
Those who had the privilege of knowing Glen will remember not only his professional accomplishments, but also his encouragement, laughter, wisdom, stories, and the many moments that became lasting memories. He had a remarkable way of showing up for people, offering guidance when it was needed, and making those around him feel supported and valued.
We remain deeply grateful for Glen’s friendship, leadership, and the meaningful impact he had on his family, our work, and our community. His legacy will continue to be felt throughout TrailPath and by the many people whose lives he touched.
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Our Story
TrailPath wasn’t built in a boardroom. It was built in the work itself.
Before TrailPath, we built LeanCor Supply Chain Group into a recognized leader in lean, supply chain improvement, and operational excellence. We worked across industries and around the world, helping organizations transform their operations end-to-end.
Along the way, we taught through the Lean Enterprise Institute, partnered with universities like the University of Kentucky and Georgia Tech, developed professional and online learning programs, published award-winning books, and were recognized by organizations like the Shingo Institute and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
We earned a reputation for doing the work the right way. Practical, hands-on, and side-by-side with our clients. Executing the real work as part of the team.
And we got really good at fixing operations. But we kept running into the same problem.
Process improvement alone wasn’t enough.
Lean emphasizes respect for people. But too often, that respect stays tied to the process, not the people themselves. And when people don’t feel supported, trusted, or connected to the work, even the best systems fall short.
That gap showed up everywhere. In leadership. In culture. In the day-to-day experience of work.
So, we built something different.
TrailPath is the next evolution of operational excellence, one that brings together performance, leadership, and the employee experience into a single system.
Because better operations don’t happen without better workplaces.
What drives performance
Dignity
People do better work when they feel respected and supported. We help design that into how work happens every day.
Trust
You can’t build strong performance without trust. It starts with how leaders show up for their teams, day after day.
Meaningful Work
When people understand why their work matters, they engage differently. They take ownership and improve. We help make that connection clear.
The Way to Better Work
Through NxtPath™, we’ve helped organizations cut turnover by 50%, achieve 7.6x ROI in year one, and build workplaces where people genuinely want to do their best work.
This is what 30+ years in operations makes possible. We'd love to show you what it looks like in yours.