Her Story
About Katie
Katie Levitz serves as Director at Wright Industries, a manufacturing company specializing in ambulances, a role she assumed in April after previous positions in the RV manufacturing sector at Grand Design RV and Brinkley RV. She began her career in marketing as a brand specialist and advanced through roles including sales and marketing liaison and executive assistant to the CEO, while also spending two years handling marketing for a local school corporation. Levitz graduated from Purdue University in three years with a marketing degree and a minor in communications, and she completed her MBA this year. She credits her mother, a successful businesswoman, for inspiring her approach in a male-dominated industry, emphasizing hard work, being a team player, respect for all colleagues from janitor to CEO, passion, authenticity, integrity, compassion, and empathy. Outside of work, she coaches girls soccer and values finding mentors, showing up fully in every capacity, and building knowledge to support her teams and organizations.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Katie
01What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received?
My mom taught me to prove to yourself that you can do better, continue making a way for yourself, show up in every capacity, create space for yourself, learn, absorb, and move forward. Be present in meetings, take notes, build knowledge so people seek you out.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
Find a mentor in every place you've worked. Latch on to everything they say, absorb and learn, be everywhere you can be, make connections. Be an approachable face with a mindset of wanting to change someone's day. Never be too big for any job.
03What values are most important to you in your work and personal life?
Hard work, being a team player, respect everyone equally from janitor to CEO, passion in everything, authenticity, integrity, compassion, empathy.
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