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We sat down with Jonathan Kolb, Founder of OBC ONE, to explore the high-stakes, hand-delivered world of onboard couriers where packages fly 8,000 miles and delays can cost millions. Plus: our featured carrier of the week.
Welcome to the Tuesday Spotlight newsletter, featuring this week’s FreightCaviar Podcast and Carrier of the Week.
This edition: we sit down with Jonathan Kolb, Founder of OBC ONE, an on-board courier service.
Jonathan discovered the OBC world by accident around 2015. While working a student job at an automotive supplier, he witnessed a last-minute shipment get flown from Cologne to London. That single moment sparked an obsession with air freight logistics.
By age 24, after completing over 50 international courier runs as a self-employed OBC (including one that took him from Thailand to South Africa), Jonathan launched his own company in 2021. Today, OBC ONE specializes in global time-critical shipments, from semiconductors to medical samples, with a relentless focus on precision, trust, and speed.
What You'll Get in this Podcast Drop:
Here's what Jonathan says about running a business:
"I want us to be world-class, on a global level. You can specialize in one region or one service. We chose one service, on a global scale, instead of three or four. It just doesn't work."
This week's episode is brought to you by Epay Manager, AmeriPol, and Wirebee.
Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Watch the interview on YouTube.
Plus: Back in April, Paul took a gig as an OBC One courier, which took him on a trip around half the globe.
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