2009 30 under 40 winners

Robin Randall, 37

Vice president of corporate marketing, Traco, Cranberry Township, Pa. 

With a flair for acting and voiceover work, Randall never thought her career would be with the family business. After some time working in the television broadcasting realm and later with a talent agent, she recognized and ultimately opted for all of the creative outlets available at Traco. “I never thought I’d be in an actual corporation but I fell in love with the energy and the environment and the vision of the company.” Being a creative and forward thinker plays into the innovation she believes is critical to succeed in the glass industry. “You need to be looking internally and externally, always aware of the market today, but you should always be building for the market of the future as well.”

Randall owned her own corporate event planning company for several years—a job she loved—but she found it didn’t provide her enough of a challenge. “I was blessed to do it all myself, but I just wasn’t challenged. It was too easy. Traco had an opening in marketing, and my dad had been talking to me for a good two years about coming back to the company. This position opened up and it was a perfect fit for me.”

Although she no longer does much acting, Randall writes a lot of poetry, loves to dance and travels as much as she can.

One-word description of the glass industry: Innovative
One-word description of self: Tenacious
Career history: 2004-present, vice president of corporate marketing, Traco, Cranberry Township, Pa.; 2001-04, owner, Inspired Events, Pittsburgh; 2000-01, various acting and voiceover jobs; 1997-2000, commercial marketing manager, Traco; 1995-97, national residential branch specialist, Traco; 1993-95, customer relations manager, Traco
Education: 1993, Bachelor of Arts, communications, Chatham College, Pittsburgh
Diversions: Spoon collecting. “I have spoons from literally all over the world. I have spoon racks all over my basement. Each spoon has a story.”
Family: Single
Favorite book: “Right now I would say ‘The Art of War’ [by Sun Tsu] because, in essence, you are at war some days.”
If a movie were made about your life, who would you cast to play you? “I picked two people who are no longer with us: Audrey Hepburn or Vivian Lee.”
Connections: 71 Progress Ave., Cranberry Township, PA, 16066, 724/776-7130, robin.randall@traco.com, www.traco.com

 
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