Simply Trade Tips FIO: Your 2026 Trade Actionable Coaching Hour
Join Global Training Center and the hosts of the Simply Trade Podcast, Renee Chiuciarelli and Julie Parks, for a special live, free webinar exploring key takeaways from their popular “Tips From the FIO” mini-series. In this interactive coaching-style session, Renee and Julie reflect on why they created these short, focused “bite-sized” episodes and how listeners can put their tips into real-world practice.
You’ll get the chance to ask your own questions about trade compliance challenges, professional development, and the behind-the-scenes stories that didn’t make it into the recordings. If participants don’t have questions, don’t worry—our hosts have plenty of thought-starters prepared to spark valuable discussion.
Whether you’ve caught every Tips From the FIO episode or you’re just discovering the series, this session offers fresh insights, practical advice, and a welcoming space to learn alongside other trade professionals.
When: January 19, 2026
Time: 10:00AM – 11:00AM CT
Reserve your spot now and stay proactive in the trade industry
Join the FIO Powerhouse Duo: Renee Chiuchiarelli and Julie Parks Delivering Insider Trade Compliance Mastery
Renee Chiuchiarelli
Renee Chiuchiarelli, LCB, CCS, is a dynamic and results-driven International Trade SME at Global Training Center and co-host of the Simply Trade Podcast, renowned for transforming decades of frontline customs and supply chain expertise into actionable training for trade professionals worldwide. With over 30 years in the trenches—from Director of Global Customs roles at major defense and aerospace firms, managing high-stakes CBP, HMRC, and CBSA audits, prior disclosures, and duty recovery projects—to pioneering courses like Supply Chain Tracing delivered to over 330 CBP employees, she has built resilient global operations that thrive amid regulatory flux. Holding a BBA in international business, Renee excels at demystifying complex compliance challenges with real-world insights from her podcast “Tips From the FIO” series, blending sharp analytical skills, innovative teaching methods, and a passion for empowering importers, exporters, and compliance teams to navigate tariffs, forced labor risks, and supply chain transparency with confidence and strategic edge.
Julie Parks
Julie Ann Parks is a bold and visionary Global Compliance & Trade Executive and Licensed Customs Broker based in Allen, TX, known for turning complex international regulations into strategic wins for Fortune 100 companies while building fast, compliant trade ecosystems that never compromise integrity. Drawing on a career that began at the U.S. Department of Commerce and WF Whelan & Company, she has led global customs functions at RTX as Executive Director of Corporate Global Customs, directed customs at Raytheon Company where she pioneered customs as a shared service, managed outsourced trade operations at Ford Motor Company, and ran customs operations at Volkswagen of America. She now consults for global clients and continues to shape trade policy as Export and Compliance Committee Lead for the American Association of Exporters and Importers and as a Private Sector Consultative Group member to the World Customs Organization, with prior leadership including service on the U.S. Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee, board roles with AAEI and the NCBFAA Educational Institute, and election as Trade Co-Chair of COAC.
