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The Manufacturing Shake-UpSeason One Finale: 47 women - Infinite wisdomIt’s the Season 1 finale of The Manufacturing Shake-Up! 🎉
This week Jenny Drescher and Ellen Feldman Ornato enter the studio to look back at a year of powerhouse guests and unforgettable insights from women changing the face of manufacturing in Connecticut. Whether you’re early in your career or already climbing the leadership ladder, this highlight episode is packed with career-changing wisdom, real talk, and inspiration to take into your next chapter.
In this special wrap-up, Jenny and Ellen revisit some of their favorite guest moments:
⭐ Christine Marcin (Stifel Marcin) gets real about networking fears...
2025-06-1735 min
The Owner's Box @WashU OlinTactics from the Owner's Box: Purpose and ProfitOver the past few years, I've had the privilege of listening to, learning from, and working alongside an extraordinary group of private business owners. These are the kind of people who, in their own quiet way, steer the course of the American economy all the while wrestling with the big, messy questions that come with running a business. Today, on "Tactics from the Owner's Box," I want to tackle one of the trickiest challenges these leaders face: how to build a business that lasts by finding--and incentivizing--the right balance between purpose and performance.
2025-01-3005 minThe Owner's Box @WashU OlinEpisode 6: All That We Bring to the Table with Cindi BigelowFor those of you playing along at home.... while this season has highlighted a number of different voices, there is at least one that is characteristically missing -- that of a female owner taking over leadership of their family business. Our discussion with Carolyn Kindle at St. Louis CITY SC hit on pieces of this work, but this was in the context of starting something new -- a soccer club in the MLS. There is something different about stewarding something that already exists. How do you lead that well? What does it mean to own something from a deep...
2024-08-2743 minThe Manufacturing Shake-UpBrewing manufacturing success with Cindi Bigelow, Bigelow TeaTea, leadership insights, giving back, speaking up, and more tea!
As a third-generation leader, Cindi Bigelow, CEO of Bigelow Tea, shares her remarkable journey of growing through many roles before taking on the role of CEO of her family-owned tea company. She talks about the value of prioritizing – you can't do everything!
Cindi shares her incredible passion for both Connecticut and for manufacturing. She talks about her belief in being a B-Corp organization and the importance of giving back to the community.
Cindi says, "people want to work with people who lift the room." An...
2024-07-1623 min
Tea BizIran's $3.7 Billion Tea Embezzlers | Shipping Shock: Missle Threat Diverts Suez-bound Tea Cargo | Malawi Anticipates Steep DeclineHEAR THE HEADLINES – Iran Tea Company CEO Implicated in $3.7 Billion Embezzlement Scandal | Shipping Shock: Missile Threat Diverts Suez-Bound Tea Cargo | Malawi Anticipates a Steep Decline in Tea Production| GUEST – Cindi Bigelow, President and CEO, R.C. Bigelow Tea| FEATURED – In 2023, the tea industry bid farewell to several notable figures. In this episode, we pay tribute to David C. Bigelow, Jr., an industry icon who died in June at 96. A member of the silent generation born in the roaring 20s, David was a World War II veteran and 1948 Yale University graduate who transformed the specialty tea segmen...
2023-12-2239 min
For the PeopleCTC's Women of Innovation - Bigelow Tea Community Challenge / Bridge House - Lupus Foundation Norwalk ChapterThe Connecticut Technology Council's Women of Innovation event is the state's first women in tech awards, which now includes over 800 women as winners and finalists. So we'll touch base with CTC's new Executive Director to get the latest on how the CTC can help if you are in a tech or STEM field - and how you can help support Connecticut's Women of Innovation.
Then, we'll welcome back Cindi Bigelow to talk about this year's Bigelow Tea Community Challenge and meet representatives from one of the nonprofits this 35-plus year tradition helps fund - Bridge House, a supportive...
2023-09-1756 min
Electric Ladies PodcastYour Dinner From An Indoor Farm? - Jackie Roberts, AppHarvestCan Indoor Farming Save Our Food Supply From Climate Change? "A.I has enabled us to get very precise measures and give the plants precisely what the plans need...(So) The yields in our greenhouses are about 30x the traditional farm." and without any chemicals. Jackie Roberts on Electric Ladies Podcast (known as Green Connections Radio) What if we could grow our fruits and veggies without worrying about the weather? A new massive indoor farm called AppHarvest thinks they have found a way. Listen to Jackie Roberts, Chief Sustainability Officer of AppHarvest, describe...
2022-12-2737 min
The Women's CurrentFamily Business & Cindi BigelowCindi Bigelow is the 3rd generation President and CEO of the family-owned Bigelow Tea company. She was born with the name. But name alone does not make for sustainability at the top. It takes the skill and determination to make themselves better every day. For over 25 years, Cindi has made sure that she’s better and better every day.
Bigelow Tea is the national market leader of specialty teas. Cindi’s initiatives have included leading the company’s greening efforts. Conserving water and natural gas earned Bigelow Tea’s 2012 designation of being a ‘Zero Wat to Landfill’ company.
2022-09-2029 minElectric Ladies PodcastFood Design, Nutrition & Climate - Dr. Lara Ramdin, Dole Sunshine Foods"Think about food design as a system. We are innovating at the product end, but we're also trying to innovate ….to get food that would be otherwise be wasted back into the food supply chain…(including through) canned (and frozen) fruit and vegetables, which are really good accessible nutrition," especially in the face of climate change. Dr. Lara Ramdin on Electric Ladies Podcast We spend Labor Day weekend focused in part on food, from BBQs to picnics, to meals with friends and family. But our food supply is threatened by climate change – as we've seen with tons of foo...
2022-09-0646 min
For the PeopleLiveGirl - 35th Bigelow Tea Community Challenge - Adam's HouseMeet the the leader of LiveGirl, and and learn how to get your daughter involved with this non-profit empowering girls through year-round leadership development and mentoring that builds self-confidence and fosters diversity.
Then, visit with Cindi Bigelow, and meet a couple of recipients of The 35th Annual Bigelow Tea Community Challenge. We'll tell you how to get yourself and the whole family in on the fun supporting local agencies like Pivot Ministries and the Mercy Learning Center.
And we'll close leaving you dancing - or at least getting you prepared to see some awesome dancing as...
2022-08-2855 min
It's None of Your Business - The Family Business PodcastHard Work Infused with Foresight ft. Cindi from Bigelow TeaCreating a family business and a legacy is at the heart of this story which is why Bigelow Tea, a 3rd generational company gets better every year. It all started in a kitchen in a New York City brownstone where Ruth Campbell Bigelow was inspired from an early Colonial recipe. Ruth saw a need and was able to capitalise on it. Needless to say, Ruth and her husband David experienced many hardships early on that would have stopped most people. Cindi Bigelow, President and CEO, joins Karen and Ted for a conversation that helps listeners understand the inner workings o...
2022-05-1236 minElectric Ladies PodcastGreen Consumers Products, Cosmetics - Boma Brown-West, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)Green Consumer Products & Cosmetics - Boma Brown-West, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) "When we talk about products, there's waste in terms of products too. Like what happens when… we're done using it, when it fails, when it's broken. Certainly there are things that consumer can do in terms of being more mindful of the types of products that they're purchasing… But at the end of the day, I think the two main issues…sustainable packaging and …sustainable products……many of the decisions about the functionality of the product and the packaging… those are business decisions." Boma Brown-West on Electric Ladies Podcast
2022-02-1546 minElectric Ladies PodcastChallenges of Doing Sustainability – Kate Gaertner, Triple Win Advisory"I think the biggest issue is there are no quote unquote 'incentives' at the national level to require companies of any size, whether they're private or public to do this hard work, right. And corporate sustainability really is hard work, especially when you're talking about reducing carbon emissions within their supply chains……. (Europe has mandatory ESG reporting, but not the U.S.) So, it's only those companies that really believe in it, leaders who really care and understand that it can build resiliency, that it can also provide long-term longevity to their business models, if they embrace sustainability." K...
2022-01-1141 minElectric Ladies PodcastFood Design For Nutrition & Sustainability - Dr. Lara Ramdin, Dole Sunshine Foods"Think about food design as a system. We are innovating at the product end, but we're also trying to innovate ….to get food that would be otherwise be wasted back into the food supply chain…(including through) canned (and frozen) fruit and vegetables, which are really good accessible nutrition," especially in the face of climate change. Dr. Lara Ramdin on Electric Ladies Podcast As we commemorate Thanksgiving in the U.S., and do so on the heels of the huge UN climate conference COP26 when businesses and governments pledged "urgent action and investment" to shift to sustainable farm...
2021-11-2355 min
Jewelry Journey PodcastEpisode 135: Part 2 - Why Jewelers of the 60s and 70s Were Part of the Counterculture—Even if they Didn't Realize It with Jewelry Experts Susan Cummins and Cindi StraussWhat you'll learn in this episode: The characteristics that define contemporary American jewelry What narrative art jewelry is, and why it was so prevalent in the 1960s and 70s What defines American counterculture, and why so many 60s and 70s jewelers were a part of it Who the most notable American jewelry artists are and why we need to capture their stories How Susan and Cindi developed their book, and why they hope other people will build on their research About Susan Cummins Susan Cummins has been involved in numerous ways in the visual arts...
2021-11-0324 min
Jewelry Journey PodcastPart 1 - Why Jewelers of the 60s and 70s Were Part of the Counterculture—Even if they Didn't Realize It with Jewelry Experts Susan Cummins and Cindi StraussWhat you'll learn in this episode: The characteristics that define contemporary American jewelry What narrative art jewelry is, and why it was so prevalent in the 1960s and 70s What defines American counterculture, and why so many 60s and 70s jewelers were a part of it Who the most notable American jewelry artists are and why we need to capture their stories How Susan and Cindi developed their book, and why they hope other people will build on their research About Susan Cummins Susan Cummins has been involved in numerous ways in the visual arts...
2021-11-0126 min
LOVE SOMEONE with DelilahCINDI BIGELOWOnce upon a time, there was a woman who was dissatisfied with the commodity tea's that were available to her in 1940's America... She took an old Colonial recipe and started combining; black tea, spices, orange zest.. and came up with a tea blend that took her friends and family by storm! In fact, she received "Constant Comments" on this new taste sensation - and the rest of the story is history. Join 3rd generation president and CEO of Bigelow Teas, Cindi Bigelow, and I, as she shares the history of the family enterprise she...
2021-10-1233 min
CBIA BizCastWhat 2020 Taught Us About LeadershipMcCarter & English LLP's Moy Ogilvie, Bigelow Tea's Cindi Bigelow, Otis Elevator Co's Robin Fiala, InCord's Meredith Shay, and Medtronic's Valerie Finarty shared stories and insights on leadership and navigating the pandemic at CBIA's May 26 When Women Lead conference.
Patience, empathy, and listening skills are what helped these Connecticut business leaders guide their companies through the coronavirus pandemic.
Please rate, review, and subscribe to the BizCast wherever you get your podcasts—we appreciate your support! If you have a story to tell, contact Katie Krajcik (katie.krajcik@cbia.com).
2021-05-3141 min
UpFront03. Cindi Bigelow (Bigelow Tea)UpFront with Cindi Bigelow
President and CEO, Bigelow Tea
If you enjoy tea, then chances are you know the Bigelow Tea name. Cindi Bigelow is the third-generation president and CEO of family-owned Bigelow Tea, the U.S. market leader of specialty teas that produces more than 2 billion tea bags annually. On this episode Cindi shares her childhood memories of tea tasting in the family kitchen, her ambition to one day run the company and memories of her grandmother Ruth Bigelow who founded the business in her New York City apartment.
Cindi’s inspiring story gives us an inside view of wh...
2021-05-041h 04Electric Ladies PodcastJackie Roberts, Appharvest"A.I has enabled us to get very precise measures and give the plants precisely what the plans need...(So) The yields in our greenhouses are about 30x the traditional farm." and without any chemicals. Jackie Roberts on Green Connections Radio podcast What if we could grow produce in a way that was not at the mercy of weather swings or events? A new massive indoor farm called Appharvest thinks they have found a way. Listen to Jackie Roberts, Chief Sustainability Officer of Appharvest describe how their massive 60-acre indoor farm is climate resilient and...
2021-03-1236 minElectric Ladies PodcastCindi Bigelow, CEO, Bigelow Tea - on Green Connections Radio podcast"We're really a botanical business. And our botanicals come from all over the world….All botanicals are going to be impacted and have been impacted by climate change, and the real challenge is trying to get in front of that." Cindi Bigelow on Green Connections Radio podcast Do you or someone you care about drink tea? Grown around the world, it's at the mercy of climate change, just like any other crop. But how do you pivot a 75-year old business to mitigate potentially catastrophic damage to your main ingredient from climate change? Li...
2021-02-2635 min
The POWER Podcast76. Bigelow Tea Enhances Sustainability with a Vehicle-to-Grid SystemBigelow Tea Enhances Sustainability with a Vehicle-to-Grid System
Sustainability is a buzzword that’s being bantered about up and down Wall Street, and corporate leaders have taken notice. Many companies have adopted environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives, which are often tied to sustainability goals. In some cases, the pressure to do so has come from customers and/or investors, but in others, CEOs and boards are simply choosing to “do the right thing” to help save the planet.
“A lot of companies are really recognizing, we need to use our money to make a difference, we need to use our mone...
2021-01-2821 min
Health Power: The OG Health Podcast & Dog-Eared PodcastEP #960: Drink More WATER with Bigelow's Botanicals Cold Water Infusions for Ultimate Self-CareSend us a textAndrea is joined by CEO of Bigelow Tea, Cindi Bigelow who talks about their new line of Botanicals Cold Water Infusions. Enhanced waters make drinking water delicious! Check them out at www.bigelowtea.com Before assuming her role as the third generation president and CEO of family-owned Bigelow Tea in 2005, Cindi Bigelow spent 20 years in virtually all areas of the company that her grandmother founded. Cindi is instrumental in expanding Bigelow Tea into new channels while building awareness and brand engagement across social media—all to ensure Bigelow Tea is accessible everywhere, 24/7.
2020-09-2419 min
Doing (good) Business59 - D(g)B welcomes Cindi Bigelow, President and CEO of Bigelow TeaKelly & Lara could not be more thrilled to welcome Bigelow Tea’s President and CEO Cindi Bigelow to D(g)B. If you haven’t heard of Bigelow Tea, you may have been living under a rock for the past several decades! Bigelow is the #1 specialty tea company in America producing 2 billion tea bags a year - and they are a Certified B Corporation! Cindi is the 3rd generation President and CEO of Bigelow, which was started by her grandmother over 75 years ago, at a time when women rarely worked outside the home, let alone founded companies! Cind...
2020-09-2127 min
For the PeopleConnecticut Housing Finance Authority - Bigelow Tea Community Challenge - 2020 Veterans Stand DownWe're opening our doors to the CEO of CHFA - the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority - to chat about how this quasi-public agency is working harder than ever to support renters and homeowners, rental housing operators, and to promote broader affordable and workforce housing across the state.
Then it's time for our annual visit with Cindi Bigelow. The 2020 Bigelow Tea Community Challenge, like so many activities, is going virtual on September 27. So we'll get the lowdown on how you can get involved and also touch base with one of the event's key beneficiaries - The Connecticut Food Bank.
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2020-09-1356 min
News You Can UseThe Connection 9/6/20On this week’s program, Ann Baldwin and guest host Beth Connor from The Connection welcome a very special guest to the show! Cindi Bigelow, third generation president and CEO of family-owned Bigelow Tea joins us to talk about how her grandparents started the business here in Connecticut following the Great Depression and how today the company has become the US market leader of specialty teas, producing over 2-billion tea bags annually. Bigelow Tea has recently launched its newest product, the “Bigelow Botanicals Cold Water Infusion Line”--teas which slowly create a light and refreshing infused water. Through her company...
2020-09-0625 min
The Virtual QuadcastA Celebration of TeaIn this episode of the Virtual Quadcast, Charity Kuchyt, senior special events coordinator at Quinnipiac University, sits down virtually with Cindi Bigelow, president and CEO of Bigelow Tea. They discuss the health benefits of tea, where it originated, and the process of making the perfect cup. The Virtual Quadcast is a partnership between the Quinnipiac University Podcast Studio and the university's Events and Community Partnerships team. It's hosted by Karla Natale, associate vice president for community events, and produced by Mike Bachmann, graduate student in Quinnipiac's school of communications. David DesRoches is the executive producer and director of community...
2020-07-2247 min
Health Power: The OG Health Podcast & Dog-Eared PodcastTalk with Family-Owned Tea Company Bigelow: A Self-Care GuideSend us a textFamily members of Bigelow are serious about protecting the environment, giving back to the community and taking care of their employees and their families.Family-owned Bigelow Tea is not just a company that produces delicious tea. The company also focuses on important global issues like sustainability and local missions, including community involvement and supporting American Troops. Family members of Bigelow are serious about protecting the environment, giving back to the community and taking care of their employees and their families.Cindi Bigelow, third generation President & CEO, joins host Andrea Donsky to...
2019-05-1426 min
Food Dude Bruce NewburyNothin Succeeds Like Ted and Cindi and Teachers and TeaIt all started at a Teacher Appreciation Breakfast at the Blue Plate Diner. Ted got to thinking about what teachers mean to us and who else teaches us. Then Cindi Bigelow, CEO of Bigelow Tea, talked about her successful company and some secrets to its success.
2019-05-0522 min
Perry Yeatman PodcastCindi Bigelow - President and CEO, Bigelow TeaCindi Bigelow was literally born into her role as the 3rd generation head of the family business. But that in no way should suggest she didn’t fully earn her spot. Since the age of 16, she’s been working hard to be ready to take her place at the helm. Hear how she has helped the company (and herself) thrive by: keeping the business in front of ego; learning to not be a control freak; defining what “having it all” means to her; and creating an environment people want to work in. If you liked what you heard, ple...
2018-05-2939 min
Health Power: The OG Health Podcast & Dog-Eared PodcastSummer Teas for Ultimate Self-CareSend us a textBreak out the iced tea for summer.Summertime is perfect for enjoying a tall glass of iced tea.Cindi Bigelow recommends mixing tea flavors to create your own summer concoction. Bigelow carries a lemon ginger, lavender chamomile, and green tea that all have a probiotic available for summer. Peach green tea with turmeric and matcha green tea with turmeric also make an appearance this summer.To make iced tea, add two teabags to three or four ounces of boiling water. Let steep for a few minutes. Pour over ice and...
2018-05-2923 min
Health Power: The OG Health Podcast & Dog-Eared PodcastSeasonal Tea: Self-Care Cold Weather Remedy For Ultimate Self-CareSend us a textWhen the weather turns cold, there's no better remedy that a piping hot cup of tea.When the weather turns cold, there's no better remedy that a piping hot cup of tea. Seasonal teas are a great way to celebrate the flavors and aromas of the season. For three generations, the Bigelow family has delighted in crafting deliciously different, world class teas and herbal teas for your health and enjoyment, and they all begin and end with quality ingredients.What makes Bigelow's seasonal teas so special is that e...
2017-12-0519 min
Health Power: The OG Health Podcast & Dog-Eared PodcastTea Time: Drink Your Way to 7 Health Benefits for Ultimate Self-CareSend us a textMost of us know how important it is to put good things in our bodies to help us stay strong. What if it was as easy as drinking tea daily?Most of us know how important it is to put good things in our bodies to help us stay strong.But, not everyone knows the best way to get those elements into a daily regimen. Bigelow Teas' newest line, Benefits, is designed to help support your well-being, all while allowing you to enjoy the amazing flavors for which Bigelow Tea...
2017-04-2517 min
Health Power: The OG Health Podcast & Dog-Eared PodcastTea Proudly! How Family-Owned Company Stays True to Its RootsSend us a textBigelow Tea is a family-owned company that truly cares not only about the quality of the tea, but also its employees, U.S. troops, and the environment.Tea has amazing health benefits, from treating acute conditions such as cold and flu to more broad perks of anti-aging and everyday wellness.Bigelow Tea is a family-owned company that truly cares not only about the quality of the tea, but its employees and the environment. The company also sends tea to U.S. troops deployed around the world (about 1 million bags a...
2016-12-0622 min
Health Power: The OG Health Podcast & Dog-Eared PodcastTea Time: Making Iced Tea By the Glass For Ultimate Self-CareSend us a textYou may think that you have to brew an entire pitcher of iced tea, but you can actually create unique flavors by the glass and create your own special recipes.Is there anything better than a nice tall glass of fresh-brewed iced tea during the dog days of summer?You may think that you have to brew an entire pitcher of iced tea, but you can actually inspire unique flavors by the glass and create your own special recipes.Cindi Bigelow, third generation President and CEO of family-owned Bigelow Tea...
2016-08-1009 min
Health Power: The OG Health Podcast & Dog-Eared PodcastWhat's New in the Tea World For Ultimate Self-Care ?Send us a textDrinking tea can satisfy more than just your palate. It can be an opportunity for shared experiences.Drinking tea can satisfy more than just your palate. It can be an opportunity for shared experiences.In the Bigelow clan, tea has always been a familial tradition. Cindi Bigelow is the third generation President & CEO of family-owned Bigelow Tea, the U.S. market leader of specialty teas that produces over 1.6 billion tea bags annually.In this segment, she joins host Andrea Donsky to share what's new in the tea world, in...
2016-05-0409 min
Health Power: The OG Health Podcast & Dog-Eared PodcastTea: Good for You, Inside & OutSend us a textDrinking tea is good for your health and appearance.Drinking tea is not just a wonderful way to warm up or relax. It also provides health benefits.Certain teas are full of antioxidants. Tea is good for heart health, it can stimulate your organs, and some teas are wonderful for skin health.Cindi Bigelow, President and CEO of family-owned Bigelow Tea, joins Andrea to discuss just how great tea is for you.Bigelow also discusses some of the company's newest flavors and why we should all have a c...
2016-03-0209 min