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She believes running her own business is in her blood. Her retired father runs an executive coaching business and her mother formerly operated an executive search firm. “I want to enjoy the fruits of my own labor,†says the Alexandria, Virginia, resident.
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“It is not an achievement gap, it is an exposure gap,†says Magloire, a former biologist, epidemiologist, and master instructor for the Princeton Review. “The earlier we engage them in STEM, the earlier we encourage those who have that ability and [the more] we will start seeing those numbers rise.â€
When Smith, Baptiste, and the original management team came up with the business plan for World Pac, they had product and service diversification as a part of the strategic plan from the start. “We said, ‘OK, our core is paper and packaging products, but what other synergistic things can we get into that support those industries?’†Baptiste says.
“I kept putting paying the debt off because I kept saying to myself, ‘He’s going to pay me back,’†Roache explains. “These are items I would have never charged for myself. I would only buy items on my credit card when I knew I could pay it off right away or to take advantage of reward points.â€
