Leadership

Mike Glodziak embodies the key traits you would expect of a successful supply chain innovator: He is systems driven; growth minded; analytical and insightful. And while systems and strategy are foundational components of his business acumen — which undoubtedly played a role in how he led Legacy to double in size the past five years through organic growth and acquisition — he also maintains laser focus on what he believes is the most important contributor to Legacy’s success.

“People are at the core of our business, and a big part of my leadership philosophy is an awareness that everyone must find a balance between the personal and the professional,” he said. “My goal is to always keep our stakeholders in mind, which includes our talented team, valued clients, and investor partners.”

Glodziak joined Legacy Supply Chain in 2013 after serving for almost a decade as president of Vitran Supply Chain Operations. Prior to that, he was a principal with Tompkins Associates, where he managed large supply chain re-engineering projects. All told, he brings four decades of logistics and leadership experience to Legacy, primarily dedicated to Fortune 1000 offshore sourcing companies. “I’ve worked in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico, meaning I’ve seen the design and management perspective of the North American supply chain from pretty much every angle,” he said.

With an industrial engineering technology degree from Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario, Glodziak relies on a combination of his education and vast experience to innovate and implement creative logistics solutions — and identify opportunities for future expansion.

“I absolutely love the ever-changing dynamics, scale, and challenges of supply chain,” he said. “Early in my career, I knew this was the cornerstone of the economy, and since then I’ve committed myself to improving supply chain flows and reducing operating costs for customers.”

Glodziak is known to his colleagues as a hands-on executive who empowers leaders to own their area of the business. With 3,000-plus employees spread across 30+ distribution, fulfillment and transportation locations in the U.S. and Canada, he credits Legacy’s servant leader-driven culture as the driving force behind the North American 3PL’s strategic growth.

He also devotes himself to reflecting Legacy’s core values — financial stability, customer focus, being the best, servant leadership, integrity and making a difference — on a daily basis.

“To me, no one value takes precedence over the others; rather, it’s the balance of all six core values that inspires success.”