# 19 - Camille Corr Chism from Indigo Packaging Consulting

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2020-05-22
- Length: 44m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2020-05-22-19-camille-corr-chism-from-indigo-packaging-consulting
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/19-camille-corr-chism-from-indigo-165

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2020-05-22-19-camille-corr-chism-from-indigo-packaging-consulting#t=6) Introduction and Career Background
- [2:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2020-05-22-19-camille-corr-chism-from-indigo-packaging-consulting#t=131) Education and Entry into Packaging
- [13:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2020-05-22-19-camille-corr-chism-from-indigo-packaging-consulting#t=832) Diversity and Career Challenges
- [19:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2020-05-22-19-camille-corr-chism-from-indigo-packaging-consulting#t=1173) The Collaborative Packaging Community
- [22:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2020-05-22-19-camille-corr-chism-from-indigo-packaging-consulting#t=1326) Lessons from UPS and Testing
- [28:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2020-05-22-19-camille-corr-chism-from-indigo-packaging-consulting#t=1686) Pandemic Aftershocks: Supply Chain and Hygiene
- [31:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2020-05-22-19-camille-corr-chism-from-indigo-packaging-consulting#t=1874) E-commerce Shifts and Future Predictions
- [35:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2020-05-22-19-camille-corr-chism-from-indigo-packaging-consulting#t=2131) Personal Life and Artistic Outlet
- [41:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2020-05-22-19-camille-corr-chism-from-indigo-packaging-consulting#t=2483) Contact Information and Closing

## Topics

- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)
- [Packaging design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/packaging-design)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Indigo Packaging Consulting (company)
- Craft Foods (company)
- GM (company)
- Conagra (company)
- UPS (company)
- Michigan State (other)
- RIT (other)
- Lux Pack (other)
- Stock X (company)
- Amazon (company)
- Whole Foods (company)

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