Women in Print Alliance and the Impact on the Industry

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The Women in Garment Decorating episode has a wonderful twist thanks to a chance encounter at the recent Printing United Alliance Expo. As garment and product decorators, we are also part of a larger group of printing professionals on full display at the Expo. In the print and wide format world is a group called the Women in Print Alliance. We are excited to welcome two advisory council members, Ann Crum, the Executive Director of Phoenix Inkjet & Colour Solutions LLC, and Kristin Lanzarone, the Owner/Operator of WrapStar Pro. Ann and Kristin will share more about the Women in Print Alliance’s work, how we can all support women in the industry, and gain a very amazing perspective from two amazing women.

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Women in Print Alliance

• Can we start with the Women in Print Alliance (https://womeninprintalliance.org/)? Tell our listeners about the organization and its purpose. How was it started? Ann
• What does it mean to you to be a part of it? Kristin then Ann
• What changes have you seen since the inception of the women in print alliance?
• I love the mission of the alliance – to attract, retain, advance, and advocate for women in the printing industry through education, personal and professional development, networking, and community building. How can we attract more women to the printing industry?
• Ann I saw one of the blogs on the site that you wrote about a new adventure back in 2020 (https://www.printing.org/blog/women-in-print-blog/2020/07/14/are-you-ready-for-an-adventure)
• What is your best piece of advice for and women out there looking to start their own company?
• Kristin I know you are a single Mom, started your own business and really have been doing most of the business on your own. What has been the trick to balancing all of that?
• Where do you see the most opportunity for growth in your space or the industry as a whole?
• As an industry, what work do you feel still needs to be done? How can all of us support those changes?
• Where can our listeners reach out to each of you?

One last question for both of you: If a young lady who is brand new to our industry came to you in a rush and said “I have 1 minute. What is the #1 piece of advice you have for me,” how would you answer her?

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