ShipMonk founder, 26, to lecture

Bednar, the 26-year-old founder of Deerfield Beach-based ShipMonk, a logistics company for e-commerce sites, was named to Forbes’ 2018 list of 30 Under 30 “game-changing young entrepreneurs.”

Forbes describes the list as an “annual encyclopedia of creative disruption.” The list highlights 600 young stars in 20 different industries in categories including art and style, music, consumer technology, food and drink, retail and e-commerce, enterprise technology, Hollywood and enucts tertainment, education, games, healthcare, finance, sports and others.

Bedar, who is named in the retail and e-commerce category, is scheduled to speak about his company from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Innovation Hub at Broward College, 111 E. Las Olas Blvd., 11th floor, in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The event is free; register on https:// www.eventbrite.com.

ShipMonk has developed a technology platform that syncs its warehouse operation with management of inventory and shipping. Customers include many local entrepreneurs. ShipMonk packages the prodJan for shipping via Federal Express, DHL or the U.S. Postal Office.

ShipMonk, which had $4 million in 2016 sales, expects to reach $10.5 million in revenue this year. The company was started by Bednar when he was a student at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton. The company soon became part of that college’s Tech Runway program for startup businesses.

Located now in Deerfield Beach, the company employs more than 70 people. ShipMonk recently opened a warehouse in Los Angeles.

For the full list of Forbes’ 30 Under 30, go to forbes.com.