Hardware Podcasts

166 - The Intergalactic Ambassador, Deborah Corn, stops in for a discussion on the past year and GO VOTE!

People of Packaging · 4 Nov 2022 · 30m

What this episode covers

Deborah Corn, founder of Print Media Center and creator of initiatives like Girls Who Print and Project Peacock TV, discusses her efforts to rebrand the printing industry and address workforce shortages through her upcoming 'Print Life' initiative. She critiques corporate marketing strategies that fail to adapt to post-pandemic realities, advocating for authentic, human-centric engagement over bureaucratic messaging. Corn also emphasizes the critical importance of civic participation, listing key issues like civil rights and climate change as reasons to vote in the upcoming midterm elections.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Myers printing
Products
Print Media Center, Project Peacock TV, Girls Who Print
Also
Pac Expo, Label Expo, Interpack

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