Rich Higgins

Rich Higgins is the award-winning author of Teachers, Teams & Tugboats: Leadership Lessons from a Life in Global Logistics, recipient of the Literary Titan Gold Book Award. The book has also earned a 5-star review from Readers’ Favorite.

With more than four decades of experience in global logistics and supply chain leadership, Rich has helped organizations navigate mergers, corporate turnarounds, bankruptcies, retail expansion, international sourcing, transportation challenges, and periods of major industry change.

His leadership philosophy is rooted in a simple belief: the strongest leaders teach, develop, protect, and guide the people around them.

Throughout his career, Rich became known for practical leadership, integrity, team development, and his commitment to mentoring the next generation of logistics and supply chain professionals. His memoir reflects that philosophy through the story of the teachers, executives, colleagues, coaches, and friends who helped steer his own career.

Rich has served on the Board of Directors of CONECT (Coalition of New England Companies for Trade) and the Florida Trucking Association. He has been featured in Supply Chain World magazine and has participated as a speaker or panelist at industry events including RILA, TPM, CONECT, ITTS in Tampa, and Florida port conferences.

He is also the author of the companion Teachers, Teams & Tugboats: A Gratitude Journal, which encourages readers to identify and honor the mentors who shaped their lives. The journal builds directly on the memoir’s “tugboat” philosophy, asking readers to reflect on the people who guided them through difficult moments, taught lasting lessons, and helped shape who they became.

Rich is currently working on his next book, Teachers, Teams & Tugboats: Beware of the Pirates.

A Boston-area native and University of Maine alumnus, Rich lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Becky. They have two daughters and four grandchildren and enjoy spending time with family and friends along the coast of Maine.