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

- Show: [People of Packaging](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging)
- Published: 2022-11-04
- Length: 30m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-04-166-the-intergalactic-ambassador-deborah-corn-stops-in-for-a-discussion-on-the-p
- Listen: https://encase.substack.com/p/166-the-intergalactic-ambassador

## Summary

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.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-04-166-the-intergalactic-ambassador-deborah-corn-stops-in-for-a-discussion-on-the-p#t=3) Introduction and Deborah Corn's Background
- [3:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-04-166-the-intergalactic-ambassador-deborah-corn-stops-in-for-a-discussion-on-the-p#t=203) Print Media Center and Project Peacock TV
- [10:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-04-166-the-intergalactic-ambassador-deborah-corn-stops-in-for-a-discussion-on-the-p#t=617) Critique of Corporate Marketing and Communication
- [17:29](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-04-166-the-intergalactic-ambassador-deborah-corn-stops-in-for-a-discussion-on-the-p#t=1049) Workforce Development and Print Life Initiative
- [21:17](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-04-166-the-intergalactic-ambassador-deborah-corn-stops-in-for-a-discussion-on-the-p#t=1277) The Importance of Voting and Civic Engagement
- [27:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/people-of-packaging/2022-11-04-166-the-intergalactic-ambassador-deborah-corn-stops-in-for-a-discussion-on-the-p#t=1651) Connecting with Deborah Corn and Closing

## Topics

- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Creator business](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/creator-business)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Print Media Center (product)
- Project Peacock TV (product)
- Girls Who Print (product)
- Myers printing (company)
- Pac Expo (other)
- Label Expo (other)
- Interpack (other)

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