Women in Manufacturing: Melanie Protti-Lawrence

The first series on our podcast features Women in Manufacturing.  Through this series, we will speak with several women holding careers in manufacturing. We’ll talk about their companies and careers, how they found themselves working in manufacturing, and advice they would give to women considering careers in manufacturing. For our third episode in the Women in Manufacturing series, we spoke with Melanie Protti-Lawrence, President of Lawrence Brothers, Inc in Bluefield, Virginia. Melanie talks about her love for traveling, why she came back home to Southwest Virginia to run the family business, and how that business has a passion for giving second chances and giving back to the community.