June is PRIDE month and today is the day after a powerful Supreme Court ruling extending protections to the LGBTQ community and I could not be more proud than to have Paul Nowak from Quad Graphics on the podcast. Paul shares his story as a packaging nerd and gay man and how that has made him an invaluable asset to the team at Quad and the packaging industry

You can connect with Paul on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-nowak-6042a91a/

Adam Peek - www.linkedin.com/in/adampeek

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Michael Hughes offers his perspective as an Irishman who has worked for large companies like P&G and is now the CEO of Elevation Labs and has done an exceptional job of leading his team during this current Covid crisis along with his firm stance on issues of racial injustice (this episode was recorded prior to the George Floyd murder so it's not mentioned during the interview)

You can find Michael on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-hughes-91aa096/

Contact Elevation Labs at https://www.elevationlabs.com/

Connect with Adam Peek - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adampeek/

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Adept Packaging Group is doing some incredible things and Jared Spencer is right at the heart of it all!

Learn about Jared's story and journey along with some of the strides Adept is making to bring transparency and sustainability to the packaging world

You can find Jared on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/packagingconsulting/

You can connect with Adam Peek - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adampeek

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The Design Doc is in the building! Dr. VanHurley is an accomplished professor, teacher, designer, artist, author, and packaging professional. 

She drops some knowledge on her past along with some trends she is seeing going forward.

You can purchase her book "Bootstrap Branding" here - https://www.amazon.com/Bootstrap-Branding-Entrepreneurs-Building-Finances/dp/0692662448

Connect with her on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drvickievanhurley/

You can connect with Adam Peek on LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/adampeek 

If you want to listen to the podcast search for People of Packaging Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts.

Or online - https://wavve.link/peopleofpackaging/episodes

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Adam and Kate had an interview that aired live on Facebook and the Ms. Frizzle of Recycling brought the heat! She's an incredible resource for all things packaging recycling. I think you'll agree,  she needs to be a regular guest for sure!

Connect with Kate on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kateechristian/

Eco-cycle - http://ecocycle.org/

Adam Peek - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adampeek/

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Adam sits down as part of his Covideo-19 series (where he is interviewing 19 different people during this pandemic) with Jon Bybee the VP of Creative from Lakanto Foods. Jon doesn't just wax his mustache, he also waxes poetic on the creative process, the role of packaging in the natural food space, and the amazing Monkfruit.

The best way to follow and connect with Jonathan is on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/scribbleoneverything/

Go buy yourself some Lakanto Monkfruit products at https://www.lakanto.com/

You can connect with Adam Peek at https://www.linkedin.com/in/adampeek/

Follow his Video series, including this one,  https://vimeo.com/421921909 

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Meet a guy who has a team of people who literally want to save the planet. Steve is a thinker and a scientist who has developed a way to make cellulose from thin air!

Please connect up with Steve by sending an email to [email protected]

If you have connections to raw cellulose providers or people in the green tech space looking to change the world, make the intro!

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So, you don't know Camille yet, but if you're in the packaging industry...then you absolutely need to! She's an amazing human with a ton of connections, knowledge, oh and she has the receipts to back up all of my claims. 

Connect with Camille on LinkedIn -https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillecorrchism/

Connect with Adam Peek - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adampeek/

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As part of Adam's Covideo-19 series, he interview Irene and Audrey to hear about their journey to help bald and balding men find worth and practice self care. They also have a really killer unboxing experience and you can tell they really focused and cared about the community 

Mantlmen.com to peep the products

They have a Facebook page and private group as well - https://www.facebook.com/mantlmen/

You can reach Irene Kong on LinkedIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/irene-kong/

You can reach Audrey Elise at [email protected]

You can reach Adam Peek at https://www.linkedin.com/in/adampeek/

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Episode 4 with Jeff Bean from VSC is live and popping! Yes, Adam dropped a Mr Bean reference but then Jeff dropped some straight fire about his life and his passion for packaging!

LinkedIn for Jeff - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeff-bean-a389bb52/

Visible Supply Chain - https://www.visiblescm.com/

LinkedIn for Adam Peek - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adampeek/

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