In this episode of Advantaged, host Drew Beechler talks with Amplio CEO and co-founder Trey Closson about leaving a corporate supply chain role to co-create Amplio with Koch Industries and Alloy Partners, then navigating the company’s pivot from predictive risk software to a surplus industrial marketplace. They discuss startup grit, how corporate experiments can give rise to advantaged ventures, and why surplus inventory is an underexploited lever for building resilient, sustainable supply chains.
On this episode of Advantaged, host Drew Beechler sits down with Amplio CEO and co-founder Trey Closson to unpack the journey from corporate supply chain leader to venture-backed founder, and the hard-earned lessons behind Amplio’s major product pivot. They explore how Sprint Week at Koch Industries sparked Amplio’s creation, why surplus industrial inventory became the company’s true north, and what it really takes for startups and corporations to experiment together successfully.
Trey Closson – CEO & Co-founder, Amplio
Host: Drew Beechler – VP of Marketing, Alloy Partners