#11 - Nick Gavos: Breaking the Stigma That Age Equals Knowledge
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Forward Thinking - The Freight, Logistics & Supply Chain Podcast
27 min
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8 chapters
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How can age be separated from knowledge in freight forwarding?
I think that I've broken the stigma of, you know, age and experience equals knowledge. It's not always the case. It's about putting in the work, putting in the effort, being the best person you can, and most importantly, being the best professional that you can be too, putting in the work. So definitely do the best that you can possibly do. Aim high, achieve what you can, and don't let anyone hold you back.
Nick, thanks for joining the show. Really appreciate your time. And I know it's a little bit of an early one before work, but thanks for coming on.
No worries. Thank you so much for having me.
Now, I actually I came across you. I think I saw on LinkedIn that you were at the IFCABA conference recently down in Hobart and saw you up on stage and receiving an award, if I'm not wrong. So would you mind maybe giving a bit of an overview, I guess, on who you are and what you do?
sure first things first um my name is nick a lot of people will probably know me in the industry probably seen me around as you mentioned this year i was very uh honored to be selected to represent the ifkbar young professionals rsc on the panel alongside adam kowalski oslo ambassador and our facilitator nicole cooper as for the the awards i was last year's winner of the young professional award in 2025 uh this year adam kowalski took the honor so it's very much a great representation for the rac to have two young professional winners on our panel and in terms of you and your background would you mind maybe giving an overview on uh your journey i guess within freight forwarding and sort of how you came to be where you are at the moment sure uh look with my journey in terms of where i started i grew up in our family business go boss freight solutions we're licensed customs brokers and freight forwarders so i've been involved in our business from very young starting very small
and just again essentially given tasks and sort of sponging as much as i could from the like father his protege and general manager as well so again on the side i was also a national and state athlete in karate as well and as well as being student at the time in high school so balancing pretty much everything. And then once I finished all my commitments, I pretty much came into the industry full time and started from an import operations point of view and then slowly progressed
Nice. Lots going on then. Yeah. And now coming up through the family business, like, was that always the plan for you? Were you always going to get into the freight forwarding and logistics side? Or was there like a moment where you were like, okay, this is the career path I'm going to go down?
Actually, yeah. So yes and no with that one, believe it or not. That one was, it was on the cards, but it wasn't 100% if that sort of makes sense. In terms of where I wanted to be as a postgraduate from year 12 at Kiloleons College, I was sort of hoping to start my studies to become a osteopath. Because at the time, being a national athlete, it was always my goal to open up my clinic and potentially a dojo one day under the Kim K martial arts banner and essentially run both hand in hand. And I think as you get older, you sort of realize that at the time, my studies weren't so great because I was travelling a lot and my ATAR suffered very, very drastically.
What early career achievements has Nick Gavos earned?
So I didn't have VCAR come to the rescue to sort of assist me with, again, my commitments with the Australian national team. But in saying that, Dad was lucky enough to be there to sort of say, you can stay here if you want something to support you, because this is what you've always been a part of. then it's up to you if you really want to join this industry and be part of it. I'm not going to put pressure on you being my son, but you have to want it. So eventually, as I started going along the yellow brick road, I saw something that was quite niche. and something that I could take advantage of. And again, something that I genuinely had a passion for as well. So it'd be great to carry on the family legacy and as well try and make my own career and sort of my own, how do you say, reputation.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
How can age be separated from knowledge in freight forwarding?
0:00–3:42
2
What early career achievements has Nick Gavos earned?
3:42–8:03
3
What are the main challenges of working in a family freight business?
8:03–10:41
4
How does one become a licensed customs broker in Australia?
10:41–14:18
5
How is AI reshaping customs and logistics for young professionals?
14:18–19:23
6
Why does Nick stress office presence over remote work in an SME?
19:23–23:09
7
How does martial‑arts discipline translate to freight‑forwarding work?
23:09–25:32
8
What advice does Nick give to the next generation entering logistics?
25:32–27:14