staff spotlight - elizabeth
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Q: What is your favorite cottonitem? Why?A: So many to choose from, but I think ithas to be denim. There’s nothing like agreat pair of jeans that can be dressedup and still feel super comfortable. T-shirts are a close second.
Cotton Board Title:Vice President ofImporter Services
ElizabethKing
10 QUESTION STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Start Date:November 1999
Q: What leadership quality doyou admire most in others?Why?A: Confidence. What I’ve noticed aboutthe most effective bosses I’ve had isthat they are confident in themselves andin their staff. They are able to givepeople the leeway to succeed. I’mfortunate to work for someone like thatat The Cotton Board.
Q: What’s a fun fact about youpeople may not know?A: When I was in my late 20’s, I got ridof all my worldly possessions, bought around-the-world plane ticket, andbackpacked through the South Pacific, NewZealand, Australia, and Southeast Asiafor a year by myself. It not onlycemented my love of travel but made merealize I could land just about anywhereand not only survive but thrive.
Q: You are strandedon a desert island,what are your threeMUST HAVE items?A: An umbrella, a loungechair, and a margaritamachine. Sounds lovely!
Q: What has been the most meaningful project in yourcareer?A: I’m really proud to have been one of the chief organizers of Cotton’sSustainability Summit. Cotton has a lot to be proud of when it comes tosustainability, and it’s important to me that that message gets to the people whomake fiber choices at brands and retailers. The Summit was a big success, and I’mlooking forward to planning the next one!
Q: What’s the most unusualjob you’ve ever had?A: In college, as a summer job, I was acook at a tiny and very remote geologyexploration camp in northern Labrador,Canada. It was incredible – we were sixpeople alone in the type of vastwilderness it’s hard to imagine.Northern lights, caribou, and of courselots of bears - including at least onewho helped itself to the larder while Iwas sleeping.
October 2010
Q: What would you do for acareer if you weren’t doingthis?A: I’d be a bespoke travel agent forluxury travel to unusual places.
Elizabeth King Contact Info:[email protected] - 901.683.2500
Q: What three wordsbest describe you?A: Determined, loyal, hopeful.
Q: If you could choose,which superpower wouldyou use to help the cottonindustry? Why?A: I know Bill and Lisa chose weather, soI think I’ll go after pests – the PestSlayer. We can form a Justice League ofcotton superheroes.
Q: What motivates you towake up and go to work?A: I love my job. Before I everstarted at The Cotton Board I lovedcotton, and I am thankful every day towork for a product that I love andbelieve in.
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