Women/Young Influencers & Diversity

When Mike Schwartz was growing up, the question of whether he’d join the family business wasn’t “obviously” or “no matter what.” Mike had to hear that “yes”…

Whenever Kris Lynch, regional sales manager at Capital Business Systems in Lincoln, Nebraska, encounters a challenge, she finds a way to…

After graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 2006, Kimberly Buchanan faced a common problem shared by many young graduates. Though she excelled in…

When Sharp’s Ayumi Toshinaga met us in the lobby of our hotel, we knew she wasn’t our average host. For each of our previous meetings, we had been greeted by…

Go on set and behind the scenes of our 5th Anniversary Women Influencers issue cover and cover story photo shoot in New York City with this month’s featured…

Anneliese Olson, vice president and general manager, global head of home printing solutions at HP, has spent her nearly 25-year career at HP traveling the world,…

EO Johnson CEO Mary Jo Johnson’s guiding principle is simple: lead as a servant. Since taking over her father’s business in 1999, Johnson has leaned on this core…

For Ragni Mehta, vice president and general manager of Xerox’s cut-sheet business, evolution is more than a buzzword for her nearly three-decade career at the…

Taking a look back on our four previous Women Influencers issues, The Cannata Report has featured 12 senior women executives in this editorial franchise’s…

Five years ago, in 2014, The Cannata Report launched its first initiative to highlight our industry’s diverse workplace with our first Young Influencer themed issue. Our main…

Reflecting on our four previous Young Influencers issues, The Cannata Report featured 34 young professionals in these pages, as well as on thecannatareport.com. In…

In partnership with AMETEK ESP, official sponsor of the Women Influencer franchise””and as represented at the…

Go on set and behind the scenes of our 2017 Women Influencers issue cover and cover story photo shoot in New York City, with…

Imagine sitting down to an executive meeting, having years of valuable industry knowledge and experience, and being able to…

She now plays an instrumental role not only with Marco’s internal business operations but also with its robust and aggressive growth, as the company continues…

  Hosted by The Cannata Report in partnership with AMETEK ESP, presenting sponsor of the Women Influencer franchise and inspiration behind this…

Many subscribers and partners have inquired about what goes on at a professional photo shoot in New York. So this year, we are publishing behind-the-scenes…

All of this year’s “Best Woman Executive” Frank Award nominees come from the industry’s manufacturing segment and include the following: 2015

From left to right: Jennie Fisher, SVP and GM, Office Equipment Group, GreatAmerica Financial Services; Carol Cannata, SVP, Creative & Client Services, The…

Back in 1972 when Neil Young sang, “Old man, look at my life, I’m a lot like you were,” he wasn’t singing about young influencers in today’s imaging channel but he could have been…

Just last night, Frank, Carol and I had the opportunity to have dinner with one of 2014’s inaugural Young Influencers, Aaron Dyck,…

Professionals 40 and Under Forge Our Industry’s Future This special double issue of The Cannata Report and complementary-themed content on TheCannataReport.com this…

Three Widely Respected Women Manufacturing Executives Step out of the Office and into the Spotlight From our perspective, the contributions of the women in…