August Recap: Third Person’s Newsletter
Third Person Newsletter: August Recap
August was a whirlwind here at Third Person! We were named a 2026 NEXT Awards finalist, hosted 60 people for an unforgettable dinner at Keens in NYC, and soft-launched our Industry Partners Program. Keep reading for an inside look at the biggest highlights of the month, and thanks for being a part of the Third Person community.
Third Person Is a NEXT Awards Finalist!
The NEXT Awards honor 24 companies five years old or younger that are transforming industries, creating opportunity, and shaping the future of Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Thank you to the Nashville Entrepreneur Center for this honor!
Introducing: The Industry Partners Program
Third Person sits at the center of e-commerce and logistics — this is where brands and 3PLs come to find each other. Through our platform and in-person retreats, dinners, and happy hours, we create intentional relationships throughout the industry. And now we have created a way to bring industry partners into the mix. Learn more at thirdperson.co/industrypartners.
Final Weeks: Upgrade to 3PL Growth or Premier to Lock in Pricing
We are updating our 3PL tiers this October, making September your final window to upgrade from Basic or Essential and lock in current pricing for the next year. While you can upgrade to Growth or Premier today, Premier Annual is the only tier that includes a guaranteed spot at our March 2027 Logistics & Leadership Retreat. Upgrade here.
Countdown to the Sept. 2026 Logistics & Leadership Retreat
Our Fall 2026 Retreat is this month (Sept. 28-30!), and we’ve already started the unboxing videos for our famous swag bags! Follow along on LinkedIn and @thirdpersonco on all platforms.
Thank you to our incredible sponsors!
Red Stag Fulfillment, Rivora, Rails, Shipfusion, and Argents Express Group
March 2027 Retreat
Applications for the March 2027 Retreat open on Sept. 27! The retreat is free for e-commerce brands, and if you’re a 3PL on our Premier Tier* or an Industry Partner Growth or Premier member, you also get a free ticket to one retreat every fiscal year you’re signed up. Learn more here.
News + Events
VIP Operators Dinner in NYC
NYC VIP Operators Dinner
We gathered 60 of the top people in e-commerce and logistics at NYC's historic Keens Steakhouse for an unforgettable operators dinner built on the real currency of this industry: genuine, business-moving conversations. More here.
While in the Big Apple, Matt also moderated a panel on a boat (!) for the Northstar Innovation Summit, diving into how AI should be implemented in fulfillment. More here.
Matt Hertz x 2026 IWLA Fulfillment Forum
Matt gave the keynote address at the 2026 IWLA Fulfillment Forum, discussing the evolving e-commerce fulfillment market. Want to dive into the data? Check out our Fulfillment Marketplace Index Report here.
Cowrite the Future Feature
Matt and Third Person were featured on Cowrite the Future, a campaign by Nashville Innovation Alliance that spotlights the people, ideas, and innovation shaping what’s next. More here.
The Latest Logistics News
Get caught up on the biggest logistics, e-commerce, and tech headlines from August. More here.
3PL Partner Spotlight: ShipBob
ShipBob is a leading global supply chain and fulfillment technology platform trusted by thousands of SMB and Mid-Market e-commerce merchants to outsource fulfillment operations, utilize ShipBob’s proprietary warehouse management system (WMS) for in-house fulfillment, or take advantage of a hybrid solution across ShipBob’s 50+ fulfillment center network in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union, and Australia.
Learn more at shipbob.com.
More Than a Vendor: Building the Network and Partnerships That Scale With You
Matt Hertz, Parsel's Ben Cronsberry, and Argents Express Group's Olivia Buehler sat down last week for a conversation on what it takes to build a delivery operation that can handle peak and beyond.
Thanks to Argents Express Group for sponsoring this episode! Argents — Your supply chain architect.
Watch the webinar here.
