Hardware Podcasts

19 - Camille Corr Chism from Indigo Packaging Consulting

People of Packaging · 22 May 2020 · 44m

What this episode covers

Camille Corr Chism, founder of Indigo Packaging Consulting, discusses her 30-year career spanning Craft Foods, GM, Conagra, and UPS, and her transition to helping startups with packaging. She shares insights on navigating diversity in the engineering industry, the importance of testing over calculation, and the collaborative nature of the packaging community. Chism also predicts industry shifts driven by the pandemic, including supply chain disruptions, the rise of e-commerce packaging, and new hygiene concerns for food packaging.

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companies scaling up

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Indigo Packaging Consulting, Craft Foods, GM, Conagra, UPS, Stock X, Amazon, Whole Foods
Also
Michigan State, RIT, Lux Pack

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