This week we welcome Melissa Gaglione, the president of Safety4Her, a women’s safety and work gear brand aimed at supplying women with personal protective equipment (PPE). In this episode, she joins Emily to talk about her experiences as a woman in a male-dominated industry. Melissa also works in the trucking industry, running operations with her fiancé for two family-owned towing companies and two family-owned trucking companies in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Most impressively, this mother of five is also a former real estate consultant, sits on the board of several real estate organizations, and was recently named Women in Trucking Member of the Month by the Women in Trucking Association. Joining in, listeners will hear Melissa talk about what drew her to the industry in the first place, what kind of challenges she faced early on, and how she responds to negative comments online. Melissa discusses the motivation behind starting a safety workwear brand for women and gets into all the wonderful products they offer for ladies everywhere. Tune in today!
Sn. 1, #22 Safety Wear for Hardworking Women with Melissa Gaglione
Emily Soloby
Emily received her BA in Women’s Studies and JD from Temple University. Early on, she worked as a legal advocate for women in domestic violence cases. After practicing law, Emily began working on the business side of things. She is the co-owner of AAA School of Trucking, a truck and heavy equipment safety training firm, which she has spent the last 10 years growing into a thriving national business through government and military contracting and corporate partnerships.
As an executive in the transportation industry, darting from client meeting to trucking range required safety boots that met her style standards, and when she couldn’t find them anywhere, she created Juno Jones Shoes. Emily trained in shoemaking in Cuernavaca, Mexico and at the Brooklyn Shoe Space, and assembled a powerhouse team of designers, consultants, and industry experts to bring Juno Jones to life. Through Juno Jones Shoes, Emily is fulfilling her dream of not only providing women with safe, stylish footwear options for their jobs but of helping to normalize and empower women in traditionally male-dominated fields.
For more information go to junojonesshoes.com.