Export Stories Podcast

About Export Stories Podcast

Welcome to Export Stories, a podcast of one-on-one interviews featuring stories from the wide—and sometimes crazy—world of U.S. exporting. Your host for Export Stories is Betsy Olim, President of Olim International, a U.S.-based export management company. Betsy has a made a 37-year career of developing global sales and distribution for U.S. companies. Olim International, Inc. provides professional export management and international distribution services to small- and medium-sized U.S. companies. Whether helping to open new international markets or strengthening a company’s unique, competitive advantages in existing export markets, Olim brings strategic vision and added value to our clients’ international distribution programs.

Publisher

Betsy Olim, Andrew Bartolotta, Olim International

Category

business · government · government

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Feb 2019

Latest episode

1 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

65 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Sept 2026

   Tom Dustman – The Life of an Industrial Exporter

   What could be more appropriate at this time, in this world of fluctuating tariffs and rules, than the wonderful guest we have for you today.  He has a profound knowledge of the axis between industrial manufacturing and international sales and distribution.  I am so glad that you can hear my conversation with Tom Dustman, International Sales Director for Sunnen, who shares his many stories with us.

2. 

   17 Jul 2026

   Jim Anderson – The International Trade Expert We Need to Hear From Now

   What a year for international trade!  And we are not yet halfway through.  Sellers are confused.  Buyers are confused.  Governments are confused.  Let’s just say that 2026 has not been easy sailing for the U.S. exporter as they navigate changing rules and changing economic conditions.  So when Jim Anderson, experienced owner of ETCetera International and GO CENTER, offered to share the story of his export journey, I was thrilled and honored!

3. 

   18 May 2026

   How AI Is Transforming Import & Export Compliance: Insights from Cindy Allen

   In this episode of the Export Stories Podcast, host Betsy Olim sits down with Cindy Allen, a global trade expert and former Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Compliance at FedEx Logistics, to unpack the growing complexity of international trade.

Who has been a guest on Export Stories Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Blanca Ramirez
• Doug Farren
• Michael Knemeyer
• Dominic DiCamillo

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

24

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

81