Camel Custom Canvas’ president Susan Cain reflects on learning
One of the first things president and owner Susan Cain mentions about Camel Custom Canvas, in Knoxville, Tenn., is the people who have helped sustain it for more than 107 years. Employees have decades of service, repeat customers continue to return, and industry peers are an important source of support and shared knowledge. And her grandfather and father, founder and former owner, respectively, remain her inspiration.
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Camel Custom Canvas' president Susan Cain reflects on learning
One of the first things president and owner Susan Cain mentions about Camel Custom Canvas, in Knoxville, Tenn., is the people who have helped sustain it for more than 107 years. Employees have decades of service, repeat customers continue to return, and industry peers are an important source of support and shared knowledge. And her grandfather and father, founder and former owner, respectively, remain her inspiration.
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