GoBolt’s Mark Ang is on a mission to disrupt logistics

Colliers Talks

Marc Kirshenbaum, Executive Vice President, Colliers connects with Mark Ang, CEO & Co-Founder of GoBolt

Mark Ang, the CEO & Co-Founder of GoBolt, has emerged as a change-maker in ecommerce logistics in Canada. Ang joined Marc Kirshenbaum, Executive Vice President with Colliers’ Brokerage operations in Toronto, for an episode of Colliers Talks to explore GoBolt's origins and growth as it leverages smart tech and electric delivery strategies.

Ang, who co-founded the company while a student at the University of Toronto, dishes on the journey GoBolt has taken to integrate technology and sustainability into ecommerce delivery and logistics, while also discussing with Kirshenbaum how demand from tech-forward logistics companies like GoBolt is causing shifts in the national warehousing/industrial market.

As a tech-enabled logistics provider catering to local ecommerce shops as well as national and international brands, GoBolt places a strong emphasis on reducing the carbon footprint of last mile delivery while boosting the amount of delivery data available for both clients and customers.

Mark and Marc cover the following topics:

• GoBolt's journey: Explore the company's evolution from a B2C consumer storage model to a B2B logistics powerhouse, attracting key clients such as IKEA, Rove Concepts and Frank & Oak.

• Development: Learn how GoBolt managed its remarkable growth, particularly in terms of expanding its warehousing space.

• Consumer and client experience: Gain insights into the data GoBolt provides customers and clients, leveraging technology to boost efficiency.

• Sustainability and ESG: Discover how GoBolt embarked on sustainable practices and adopted technology, aligning with its commitment to environmental responsibility.

• Industrial logistics space: Learn how companies like GoBolt are rethinking their industrial warehousing needs, and how their operations will dictate the types of warehouses they'll want to see in the market.

• Changing landlord perspectives: Hear why Ang thinks landlords need to start thinking of their tenants as customers instead of as paycheques.