Ep014 Charlie Whitaker

Charlie Whitaker is the Chief Executive Officer of Taylor Corporation, one of the largest privately owned paper companies in the world, doing $2 Billion Dollars in annual revenue, and employing over 12,000 people across 26 states. Charlie previously worked in accounting, consulting, and customer service roles largely with companies in the midwest, and had over 20 years as an executive in the paper industry before he took over Glenn Taylor's role as CEO at Taylor Corp.  In this episode, Charlie discusses; his family background, his evolving career path from accounting to consulting and eventually into the paper industry, his path to Taylor Corp, what it's like running one of the state's largest privately owned companies, how he and the rest of Taylor Corp leadership handled a $400 million dollar revenue loss during peak pandemic times, his morning routine, his commitment to the local business community, how he likes to spend his free time, and other personal and business related stories.