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About Paige:
Paige entered the industry when she joined Allured Business
Media in 2004 as an account executive for Perfumer &
Flavorist magazine. Currently, she is the associate publisher
of the P&F brand and added two global industry events,
the World Perfumery Congress and Flavorcon. Additionally,
she serves on the Board of Directors for the Women in
Flavor & Fragrance Commerce (WFFC). In 2010, her
quest for personal and professional growth brought her
from Chicago to New York City. She feels forever fortunate
to be a part of this fascinating global business.
If the whole world was listening
and could understand, what
would you tell them about the
fragrance industry?
The fragrance industry enhances the lives of countless
people all over the globe, every day. From farmers in Haiti
Paige Crist
Associate Publisher, Allured Business Media
Perfumer & Flavorist Magazine
to factory workers in China, from chemists in the United
States to perfumers in France, and from luxury consumers
in Dubai and New York to emerging personal care shoppers
in India and sub-Saharan Africa, fragrance creates jobs
and moments of pleasure for billions. The fragrance
industry’s social responsibility magnif ies its impact
through agricultural partnerships, water recycling programs,
“We are all connected.
A single fragrance often
contains numerous of
raw materials from all
over the world”
educational and nutritional initiatives, and much more. In
every way, the fragrance industry makes lives more stable
and enjoyable.
What is a lesson that applies to
your life every day?
We are all connected. A single fragrance often contains
numerous of raw materials from all over the world. When
you think of all the people and creative energy involved in
the formulation of just one bottle of fragrance, you realize
that we are all interdependent upon one another in a
beautiful, magical, harmonious way.
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