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Empowering Women To Succeed Across The Entire Produce Industry With Donna Lynn Browne, Aribel Aguirre-Beck, And CarrieAnn Arias The Produce Moms Podcast
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“My goal is for someone to walk into any place where there is a board meeting and you’re looked at as an individual, not thinking that you might not be worth the position or worth being there because you’re a female.”
Aribel Aguirre-Beck (22:01-22:20)
There’s no better way to kick off Women’s History Month and The Produce Mom’s three-part miniseries than with three phenomenal, empowering, inspirational women from our incredible brand partner Naturipe Farms. Donna Lynn Browne, Senior Director Of Food Safety And Social Responsibilities, Aribel Aguirre-Beck, Chief Financial Officer And Chief Administration Officer, CarrieAnn Arias, Vice President Of Marketing For Naturipe Farms all have a lot to share when it comes to women empowerment, mentorship, and transforming the produce industry into one that values, respects, and welcomes women across the board.
Even in 2022, the age of female empowerment, it can be discouraging to see the ways different industries still don’t support and encourage the success (and equality) of women. Naturipe Farms is the exact opposite.
“I think Naturipe learned early on that women are good for business. If you read a lot of articles on successful businesses, it’s a balance. You have both male, female and different cultures in the more diverse management is expected of us and they tend to be more successful. So we have learned to empower women, give them all the tools and the additional training or support they want, says Aribel Aguirre-Beck, CFO and CAO at Naturipe Farms.
Aribel has proven to be a great inspiration for both Donna Lynn Browne and CarrieAnn Arias in part because of her role on Naturipe’s board of directors, which still remains predominantly male. It makes sense that Aribel would push past any boundaries within the produce industry and climb to the top as a woman. Her greatest advice to women starting out in the produce industry is to remember that you’re in charge of your own limits. Do whatever your heart desires and don’t let anyone limit you. If you do feel like you’re being limited, go somewhere else because women shouldn’t be limited in the produce industry, or anywhere else. She also reminds all women to speak with confidence, be who you are and go where you want to go. If you are confident, willing to work and do what it takes, you will succeed.
A perfect example of this is CarrieAnn Arias, someone who looks up to Aribel and is also a mentor for TPM’s founder, Lori Taylor. CarrieAnn started her career working in sales and marketing for an interior design business, commuting five hours a day, but deeply wanted to break into the produce industry. She decided to take a massive pay cut and leap of faith into the industry by taking on an administrative position, giving her the opportunity to learn as much as possible about the industry.
She credits her mentors for helping her work her way up the ladder. Having the support of people she could reach up to, people she looked up to, and people who would give her quality advice was key to her success. The wonderful thing about the produce industry is that it is small, so CarrieAnn Arias still regularly runs into her previous mentors at conferences and trade shows. It’s quite special to feel that type of camaraderie that many industries don’t have.
“Success for me, personally, looks like the people around you being promoted. When you’re lifting other people up you’re lifting up the whole ship! Naturipe is really strong on focusing on that type of moment of empowerment by allowing us to have the opportunity to be mentors.” CarrieAnn Arias (13:43-14:03)
Donna Lynn Browne, Senior Director of Food Safety and Social Responsibilities at Naturipe, has over 28 years of experience in agriculture and has seen the incredible turnover of women rising to the top. She started in a laboratory where she met her mentor, a man, who traveled around the world. His advice t
“My goal is for someone to walk into any place where there is a board meeting and you’re looked at as an individual, not thinking that you might not be worth the position or worth being there because you’re a female.”
Aribel Aguirre-Beck (22:01-22:20)
There’s no better way to kick off Women’s History Month and The Produce Mom’s three-part miniseries than with three phenomenal, empowering, inspirational women from our incredible brand partner Naturipe Farms. Donna Lynn Browne, Senior Director Of Food Safety And Social Responsibilities, Aribel Aguirre-Beck, Chief Financial Officer And Chief Administration Officer, CarrieAnn Arias, Vice President Of Marketing For Naturipe Farms all have a lot to share when it comes to women empowerment, mentorship, and transforming the produce industry into one that values, respects, and welcomes women across the board.
Even in 2022, the age of female empowerment, it can be discouraging to see the ways different industries still don’t support and encourage the success (and equality) of women. Naturipe Farms is the exact opposite.
“I think Naturipe learned early on that women are good for business. If you read a lot of articles on successful businesses, it’s a balance. You have both male, female and different cultures in the more diverse management is expected of us and they tend to be more successful. So we have learned to empower women, give them all the tools and the additional training or support they want, says Aribel Aguirre-Beck, CFO and CAO at Naturipe Farms.
Aribel has proven to be a great inspiration for both Donna Lynn Browne and CarrieAnn Arias in part because of her role on Naturipe’s board of directors, which still remains predominantly male. It makes sense that Aribel would push past any boundaries within the produce industry and climb to the top as a woman. Her greatest advice to women starting out in the produce industry is to remember that you’re in charge of your own limits. Do whatever your heart desires and don’t let anyone limit you. If you do feel like you’re being limited, go somewhere else because women shouldn’t be limited in the produce industry, or anywhere else. She also reminds all women to speak with confidence, be who you are and go where you want to go. If you are confident, willing to work and do what it takes, you will succeed.
A perfect example of this is CarrieAnn Arias, someone who looks up to Aribel and is also a mentor for TPM’s founder, Lori Taylor. CarrieAnn started her career working in sales and marketing for an interior design business, commuting five hours a day, but deeply wanted to break into the produce industry. She decided to take a massive pay cut and leap of faith into the industry by taking on an administrative position, giving her the opportunity to learn as much as possible about the industry.
She credits her mentors for helping her work her way up the ladder. Having the support of people she could reach up to, people she looked up to, and people who would give her quality advice was key to her success. The wonderful thing about the produce industry is that it is small, so CarrieAnn Arias still regularly runs into her previous mentors at conferences and trade shows. It’s quite special to feel that type of camaraderie that many industries don’t have.
“Success for me, personally, looks like the people around you being promoted. When you’re lifting other people up you’re lifting up the whole ship! Naturipe is really strong on focusing on that type of moment of empowerment by allowing us to have the opportunity to be mentors.” CarrieAnn Arias (13:43-14:03)
Donna Lynn Browne, Senior Director of Food Safety and Social Responsibilities at Naturipe, has over 28 years of experience in agriculture and has seen the incredible turnover of women rising to the top. She started in a laboratory where she met her mentor, a man, who traveled around the world. His advice t
38 min