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2/17/2016

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Best Foods-Retail Sales-Store Manager told me I was taking a man’s job away!  My boss told me to give him my SS# so he could put me on the payroll & I would be happy to stay home!

Corn Products-Sales-Had meetings with all salesman so they would be comfortable about telling their wives they were traveling overnight with a woman salesperson!
 
Corn Product-Sales in Midwest-Boss told me to find something to do since the man I was going to take over for did not want to travel with a women!  I went and got my real estate license!
 
Seabrook Blanching Corp Sales-The owner asked me if it was okay to meet him at the Marriot.  He told me he had never met with any other women than his wife at a hotel!
After that, they flew us down to Atlanta to let us know our jobs were all gone I started to interview for my next challenge!  I spoke with several company owners regarding representing their company.  The owner of a flavor company asked me how I knew I could sell flavors?  I said I don’t but if I don’t try I will never know!  This is how I started my company!  This was back in 1990!  Fortunately, I have been able to work with many of the same customers for almost three decades!   I am lucky to be able to work in the same industry for my whole career!  A lot of the customers I do business with are personal friends who I enjoy working with.

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February 17th, 2016

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    Joni Stern is the founder of Stern Ingredients and has been a purveyor of fine ingredients to the confectionery industry for thirty years.

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