INTERVIEW WOMEN IN FASTENERS NORTH AMERICAN SPECIAL
// The supply chain disruptions in 2020 have had a huge effect on how we see some of our larger customers buying. //
PAM BERRY
ADVANCE COMPONENTS Pam Berry, Co-Owner, VP Advance Components and Founder of the Women in the Fastener Industry (WIFI), leads our North American special feature, where she discusses the founding of WIFI and milestones within her career at Advance Components…
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How did you get into the industry? In 2006, my father Doug Berry – who started Advance Compo‐ nents in 1972 – passed away, leaving Advance to my sister Suzy Cravens and I. We had other careers going – Suzy in corporate at Michael’s craft stores, and I as a photojournalist at The Boston Globe. But we accepted the challenge to join the company and are so happy that we did. What does your day-to-day job involve? Keeping up with industry news and trends; working with the sales and marketing teams to implement product and services campaigns on social media platforms and our monthly newsletter;
