ABOUT TRAILPATH

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.

DECADES IN OPERATIONS
30+
Built in the work itself

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 Board

Robert-1

Robert Martichenko

Board Chair
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Matt-1

Matt Melrose

Co-Founder and Advisor
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Ben-1

Ben Green

COO
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Arch-2

Arch Thomason

Board Member
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Glen Wright

Board Member
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Corinne

Corinne Martichenko

Board Member
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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
01

Dignity

People do better work when they feel respected and supported. We help design that into how work happens every day.

Trust
02

Trust

You can’t build strong performance without trust. It starts with how leaders show up for their teams, day after day.

Meaningful Work
03

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.

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