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Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer

Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer

Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer is also the president of the Dairy Girl Network Board of Directors. She was formerly a global content marketing manager with Zinpro.

Brand Manager / Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative
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Dairy Book Club: Are all professional development books the same?

September 23, 2022
Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer

Over the past two years, I’ve brought you along on my book reading journey. I’ve covered a lot of ground since January 2021. In fact, I’ve read so many books I had a realization … are all professional development books the same?


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Producer Blog: The Dairy Book Club: Sacred Cow

August 22, 2022
Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer

Have you ever heard of a book or movie with Sacred Cow in the title? When you hear that, what do you think? Personally, I had heard of this a few times but never looked into it – and for a while ignored it. I even had a secret suspicion it would wind up as an anti-ag or anti-meat book.


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The dairy book club challenge: Donate a book during Dairy Month

May 25, 2022
Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer
June Dairy Month feels like the holiday season in our industry – you spend months planning events and in-person gatherings, and are coming up with creative ideas for gifts and giveaways to celebrate the people and industry you love so much.
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The Dairy Book Club: The Power of a Positive No

April 4, 2022
Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer
A few months ago, I talked about reading more as a New Year’s resolution. Now, I want to talk about reading toward your word of the year.
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Producer Blog: The Dairy Book Club: The Alchemist

February 8, 2022
Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer
Raise your hand if “reading more” was one of your New Year’s resolutions. If yes, you’re in luck. If not, I’d reconsider it. I really committed to reading more in 2021 with my friend Dorothy – and yes, the audiobooks count too.
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Don’t forget about your soft skills

October 15, 2021
Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer
My friend Dorothy and I recently started a book club.  Well, we enjoyed that so much that we decided to read a new book every month and reflect on it.
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Make your social event go viral: What we learned from #MilkFlipCup

May 25, 2021
Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer
Remember the ALS ice bucket challenge? How about dairy dance off? The milk chug challenge? If you’re on social media, you probably remember they went viral. Some even made national news. Ever wondered how they made that happen?
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Burnout: Is it a dead end or an opportunity?

March 15, 2021
Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer
Burnout was never a word that crossed my mind. Sure, I’ve felt tired, worn down, unmotivated and sometimes a little sad, especially this last year. However, when a friend and co-worker of mine recommended I read Can’t even: How millennials became the burnout generation by Anne Helen Petersen, something inside me just clicked. I knew I needed that book.
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Female pioneers: Voices the dairy industry can learn from

November 6, 2020
Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer

For the last year and a half, I have researched, written and shared about female entrepreneurs I admire and the lessons the dairy industry can learn from them. Before I reflect on the series ending, I want to share how it started.


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What The Skimm founders and beef blogger Amanda Radke can teach us about telling our stories in 2020

June 19, 2020
Rebecca Shaw Pfeffer
Editor’s note: This article is the latest in a series from Rebecca Shaw about female entrepreneurs. The year 2020 will go down in history books.
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