Why choose
epg
Members love epg for providing solutions and savings they could not obtain on their own, whether because of a lack of purchasing volume or available resources. By delivering supplier contracts and programs that are easy to implement, members spend less time exploring “potential savings” and more time “realizing savings.”
“We look like Rockstars to our portfolio companies, simply by bringing epg opportunities to them.”
ACG Representative
“I thank John and the epg team for their superior customer service and excellent communication skills.
epg let us know immediately when extra containers became available - often due to Covid cases closing factories and their booked containers being released days prior to sailing. Their fast communication helped Maersk maximize ship capacity by utilizing the containers, helped our factories to maximize product output, and allowed our company to book extra containers so we could provide customers with the products they desperately needed."
Tom Atyeo, Vice President
Harvest Ventures, Inc.
Jonathan Cortes
Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan is obsessed in helping companies optimize and improving logistics margins. Prior to joining epg, Jonathan has spent the last decade working from tech startups to Fortune 500 companies specifically in sales, business development, and product development. He’s had the opportunity to help companies raise multi-million dollar investments with his ideas (Pleyworld), help a company appear on Shark Tank resulting in a deal with Barbara, and raise funding for his own ventures. Currently with epg, Jonathan has been able to help many investment backed companies collectively save over $100M and stabilize their current supply chain logistics. While not working, Jonathan loves to travel to resorts next to beaches, watching sports (go Warriors), and enjoying the company of his friends and family.
John Bevacqua
President
John has spent the last twenty years of his career developing stronger and more efficient customer centric approach to global logistics and overall supply chain processes.
He has excelled in creating distribution/fulfillment operations that function as a capable interface between suppliers, retailer brands, wholesale distributors - maximizing product availability, inventory turns, and logistical optimization for the lowest total "landed cost" within multiple business verticals and industries.
His background and experience include developing and leading FedEx / Kinko’s Distribution Services into the FedEx a post-acquisition. Also working with third-party fulfillment companies, such as USA Wireless, Moulton Logistics Management, Deluxe Media Management, and AMS Fulfillment. Prior to founding epg late 2018, he headed up a logistical consultation company that concentrates on the e-commerce fulfillment verticals and has also headed up Foreign Trade Zone activations in N.E. Los Angeles County.
His career emphasis and successes have been on building operational excellence and empowering change management through a unilateral team-based approach.
Jordan Zapotechne
Chief Revenue Officer
Prior to joining epg, Jordan spent the previous decade as a logistics consultant, most recently helping clients negotiate shipping contracts with the world's largest carriers. Jordan is a TIA Certified Transportation Broker and self-proclaimed "shipping nerd." When not working, Jordan loves to spend time going to the beach with his wife, Olivia and two sons, Christian and Arlo.
Sheng Gu
Chief Financial Officer
Prior to joining epg, Sheng spent the previous decade as an analytics expert working at key roles and across different functional departments of different tech companies. Most recently Sheng worked in a logistics tech company, Easypost. While at Easypost, Sheng co-invented (patent pending), prototyped and assisted the implementation of the Company’s very first data product, SMARTRATE, which went live in 2021. While not working, Sheng enjoys reading, mentoring, traveling, and hanging out with family and friends.
Tony Lam
Chief Marketing Officer
Prior to joining epg, Tony spent the previous decade as the Marketing President for the San Francisco WingStop COOP helping to grow their sales by double-digit for 10 consecutive years. Most recently, Tony served as the CMO for Mavens Creamery, helping the company to appear on Shark Tank and expand into 500+ stores across 22 states. When not working, Tony enjoys fine dining and visiting beaches all over the world with his family.