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Recruiting + Training the Next Generation of Signmakers

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4 years ago

August 28, 2020

Grant Freking

Recruiting + Training the Next Generation of Signmakers was a free webinar that aired on August 25, 2020.

In this webinar, Eric E. Larsen, Lead Designer of the Historic Theatre Marquee Division for Wagner Electric Sign Co. (Elyria, OH) and Ryan Bailey, Director of Human Resources for Federal Heath (Euless, TX), examined the challenge of recruiting, training and retaining young people in the sign industry. The webinar concluded with a live Q&A with questions submitted by the audience.

The webinar was moderated by Mark Kissling, Managing Editor of Signs of the Times.

Mars Bravo: The Most Interesting Name in the Sign Industry

Mars Bravo is not the kind of name you hear very often in the sign industry — the kind of name more likely to follow, “Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage…!” In this episode, Eric interviews Mars to find out about her start in the sign industry and her ideas for the future, first with how she got her name.