Her Story
About KaBria
KaBria Carr serves as Operations Account Manager for Chartwells Dining Services at the University of Evansville in Indiana. In this role, she oversees operations for Chick-fil-A, Rodermont, and Aces. She began her career in the field approximately four years ago as an administrative assistant and later took on market and administrative responsibilities before assuming her current operations position in June of the previous year. KaBria recently earned her Human Resource Management degree in May of the previous year and aims to transition into a human resources management role within the company. Prior to her current position, she worked at Baptist Health, where she participated in the Emerging Leaders program. KaBria attributes her success to her willingness to work alongside her team and perform any task required, emphasizing that team success defines her own achievements. She values integrity, honesty, openness, accountability, and mutual support in both her professional and personal life.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with KaBria
01What do you attribute your success to?
I feel like I'm successful because I'm willing to put in the work for it. When my team sees me working with them, it's not like I'm better than any position. I'm willing to go in there and help them, I'm willing to clean drains. I'm not successful if my team is not successful. Them seeing me as a leader willing to get dirty, they work hard because they know that their boss is willing to do the things that is asked.
02What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
I had a leader whose work ethic inspired me to keep pushing. During trials when I was at work, going to school, being a parent, and commuting an hour, the outcome was just keep pushing forward. Teamwork is more important than individual because it's a domino effect.
03What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would probably tell them to keep going, no matter how hard it is, keep going. There's always light at the end of the tunnel, even when it seems pitch black, and put your best foot forward.
04What are the biggest challenges or opportunities in your field right now?
The challenge would be consistency as far as the PPEs. You're dealing with different personalities in different ways. My challenge pretty much was really understanding what the actual problem is and how we can come to a solution instead of what my expectation was. Sometimes when people come to vent to you, it's not like they want you to fix it. Sometimes they want just to be heard.
05What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
The integrity of being honest, the integrity of being open. You have to lean on one another at some point to get through. The value we hold as far as holding each other accountable, and also being there for one another, even not even getting into personal business, but being there to support.
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