From shutdowns to reshoring, 2020 leading into 2021 has been a uniquely challenging era for industrial businesses. However, Bead Industries CEO Jill Mayer took these challenges in stride, strategically mapping out her fifth-generation family business' response to the challenges the business faced at the peak of COVID-19. In conversation with host and Thomas Chief of Marketing Shawn Fitzgerald, Mayer discusses her rise through the ranks of her 5th generation family business, how she spearheaded digital transformation at the 109-year-old company, and the traits she looks for when hiring new team members to join her workforce.

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