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Big changes are coming to Premier’s podcast! Billy Watkins explains we will have a change in hosts and a new name, “The Whole Package by Premier Packaging.” But don’t worry: The re-branded podcast will feature the same entertaining look at indu
In a lighthearted episode, Billy Watkins interviews Digital Media Specialist Chaz Rough and Market Researcher/Content Writer Steve Hall, who work behind the scenes on this podcast. They have cool backgrounds, from playing their music at famed p
Lori Orr, Premier’s Corporate Learning and Development Manager, talks about the key to success at work: “OWN it.” The acronym coined by Lori stands for Overcome (obstacles and problems), Welcome (help and advice), and Network (to build partners
Cohost Zach Pearson talks about his role as a Premier Supply Chain Specialist, solving problems for customers. The Pacific Northwest native tours warehouses to spot supply chain inefficiencies and does more listening than talking to understand
Cohost Billy Watkins works with Premier’s bin boxes—customizable corrugated solutions to improve product storing and picking in warehouses. Billy marvels at how scalable bin boxes are, from 125 bin boxes for one customer to 3 million for anothe
Jeff Steele, Premier’s National Industrial Sourcing Manager, finds quality raw material at the best possible prices from hundreds of suppliers around the world. In this career progression episode, he explains how good communication and Premier’
When Chip Underwood started at our Chicago division 12 years ago, the new Operations Manager had a PC on a crate and 2 coworkers. Today the division has 46 employees and Chip is Premier’s Customer Service and Procurement Director, managing team
Zach Pearson and Billy Watkins celebrate a year of cohosting the “Premier Power Hour” by looking back. What was their favorite moment on the show? What have they learned about Premier that they didn’t know before? Funniest moment? Most awkward?
Where has packaging been and where is it going? On a very special 2-moustache episode, cohosts Billy Watkins and Zach Pearson discuss the changes they’ve seen in the packaging industry, from the e-commerce explosion to the shift toward more sus
Molly Maci, a Project Manager in our Chicago office, says “The Premier Way is to do whatever it takes to get what the customer needs.” Molly, a 27-year veteran of the packaging business, gives our customers the white-glove treatment, forming a
Joining Premier after 16 years in the food industry, Ohio Valley South Sales Manager Mike Farmer considers our company “innovators,” with founder John Gaynor always looking to the future for an edge on competitors. In this fun interview, the Cl
Mekesia Yarborough was looking for “something different and more” when she first interviewed at Premier—but that job was not a good fit. Two years later, Premier leadership remembered the veteran manufacturing and distribution leader and called
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Growing up in the strip-mining regions of Kentucky sparked Mackenzie Crigger’s passion for sustainability at an early age. When she joined Premier as our new Sustainability Manager, she found an organization already tracking key sustainability
At 17, Chris Winfield started at Premier, stuffing inserts in vacuum cleaner packages in a former tobacco warehouse. Today, he’s Vice President of Sales. Chris talks about his career progression, from his favorite job (forklift driver) to a man
What makes a good salesperson? Glen Clements, a Premier Supply Chain Specialist based in Georgia, says it’s important to listen more than you talk and focus on how you can help the customer. With Premier, “you always have something to offer, so
Patty Stoff wisely “hung up” on her pay phone company job and joined Premier as an accountant. In a decade, she has worked her way up to Director of Customer Service and Procurement by asking questions, finding a mentor, and being a team player
Rebecca Okken, a dispatcher at Premier’s Indianapolis Distribution Center, is unstoppable. Whenever she was told she couldn’t do something like drive a semi because of her gender or size (4’-10”), she did ‘em anyway. Rebecca talks about her rem
The statistics are startling: 1 in 10 packages arrive damaged. Cohosts Zach Pearson and Billy Watkins discuss why damages occur during shipping and how you can ensure your package—and more importantly your product—arrives in good shape: right-s
Premier’s culture can be hard to describe, but it’s the reason employees stay with us, according to Candace Hall, Corporate Director of Human Resources. At our fast-paced company, employee input is valued, opportunities for advancement exist, a
Three years ago, Ellie Kramer knew little about packaging. Today she is Customer Service Manager for Premier’s North Central Division, working closely with our different divisions and our vendors to find solutions for our customers. In a laugh-
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As a college junior, Joe Cox began working at Premier when the company consisted of 15 employees in a gloomy tobacco warehouse. (His “job interview”: “When can you start?”) Twenty-six years later, he’s Corporate Resources Director of Premier, w
The explosion of e-commerce during the pandemic has coincided with supply chain issues making it more expensive to ship product. Billy and Zach interview Ryan Benningfield, Director of Corporate Operations for Premier, about the causes of high
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