{"id":13911,"date":"2018-02-13T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T14:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bsuenglish.com\/?p=13911"},"modified":"2021-11-22T15:59:35","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T20:59:35","slug":"mandy-stamper-presenter-representative-and-educator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bsu.edu\/english\/blog\/2018\/02\/13\/mandy-stamper-presenter-representative-and-educator\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandy Stamper : Presenter, Representative, and Educator"},"content":{"rendered":"
BSU English grad Mandy Stamper is an independent\u00a0manufacturers’ representative for 10 companies in Indiana,\u00a0<\/em>Kentucky, and Ohio.\u00a0 She works from home on commission with architects, designers, business owners, and general contractors, among others. Although she travels for work, she has a flexible schedule and a lot of autonomy. Previously she worked for a commercial furniture dealership, selling to corporate, healthcare, higher education, and k-12 customers.<\/em><\/div>\n

\"\"After a few years, she decided she wanted the flexibility of working for herself. She gained her first contract by working the floors of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago at\u00a0Neocon<\/a>, an annual industry trade show, walking from booth to booth, asking if anyone needed a representative in Indiana.<\/em><\/p>\n

She gives educational presentations about products and consults on specifications and designs, among other tasks.\u00a0 She is married and has two children, a son at IU and a daughter in third grade.<\/i><\/p>\n

How did your English major lead to your current position? What skills did you learn as an English major that helped you transition into that job?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
I honestly just fell into this position. \u00a0I wasn\u2019t sure what I wanted to do but I knew I didn\u2019t want to teach. I got into the commercial furniture industry and never looked back!\u00a0 My English degree helped in so\u00a0many ways. Here are just a few:<\/div>\n
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