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A LinkedIn public profile page for Marc Gorlin of the Pensacola Metropolitan Area, listing Roadie Inc and The University of Georgia, with 6K followers and 500+ connections. Articles from 2015 to 2023 include pieces on the Roadie partnership with The Home Depot (Oct 25, 2018), reuniting Delta customers with delayed bags (Jun 14, 2018) and closing the first Roadie office (Apr 30, 2021), and one recalling that UPS was an investor. Honors include the Georgia Technology Hall of Fame (Mar 2024), the John Imlay Leadership Award (Sep 2022), Entrepreneur of the Year, National from EY (Jul 2021) and the UGA Alumni Association Bulldog 100.

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- Mimi, chocolate milk, and the Dukes of Hazzard: Leaving it all on the field for our loved ones Nov 30, 2023 Mimi, chocolate milk, and the Dukes of Hazzard: Leaving it all on the field for our loved ones My eldest, Lily, graduated from high school this year and headed off to college in August. I swear she was just… 260 44 Comments
- A letter of thanks. Nov 24, 2021 A letter of thanks. This week is all about gratitude, and I have a lot to be thankful for this year. As a founder, the best you can do is… 130 9 Comments
- Roadie’s first office: A love letter. Apr 30, 2021 Roadie’s first office: A love letter. We made a tough decision this month and closed the Roadie office on Piedmont. We’ll find another home when the time is… 231 27 Comments
- 2020 was… well, it was a year. Jan 13, 2021 2020 was… well, it was a year. Where do we even start to reflect on 2020? In so many ways, it was one big, terrible meme. But under all that, we were… 76 12 Comments
- Crowdsourcing, Drones and Why I’ll Never Buy a Bugatti Nov 15, 2019 Crowdsourcing, Drones and Why I’ll Never Buy a Bugatti Amazon has taught me I don’t have to wait for my next two-pack of ravioli cutter stamps, so if you can’t get them sons… 43 6 Comments
- From pumpkins to paint, Roadie’s partnership with The Home Depot means more doing, less driving Oct 25, 2018 From pumpkins to paint, Roadie’s partnership with The Home Depot means more doing, less driving It was bathroom tile day at our family condo in Florida. On my way down from Atlanta, I’d stopped for a quick bite at a… 140 10 Comments
- Roadie Reunites Delta Customers with Delayed Bags and Baby Groot Jun 14, 2018 Roadie Reunites Delta Customers with Delayed Bags and Baby Groot “I am Groot.” Everyone loves Marvel’s adorable tiny tree stalk. 76 5 Comments
- First Whole Foods, Now Christmas: How To Stop Amazon From Eating the Whole $658B Holiday Pie Aug 30, 2017 First Whole Foods, Now Christmas: How To Stop Amazon From Eating the Whole $658B Holiday Pie This year, Christmas Eve falls on a Sunday – and that’s a big problem for retailers. How do your favorite stores get… 20 6 Comments
- Baton Rouge, we're on the way. Aug 24, 2016 Baton Rouge, we're on the way. I normally don’t use LinkedIn to ask for help, but today I am. The pictures and video coming out of Baton Rouge don’t… 48 4 Comments
- No surprise. Collaboration Makes the Collaborative Economy Work. Nov 4, 2015 No surprise. Collaboration Makes the Collaborative Economy Work. When Roadie announced last January that UPS was an investor, my phone rang off the hook with questions. It’s no… 45 1 Comment

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Honors & Awards

- Georgia Technology Hall of Fame Technology Association of Georgia Mar 2024
- John Imlay Leadership Award Technology Executives Roundtable Sep 2022
- Entrepreneur of the Year, National EY Jul 2021
- Bulldog 100 UGA Alumni Association

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