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BAG MAKERS Hires Shelley Bednarski A Regional Business Development Manager

February 7, 2024

Bag Makers, Inc., (PPAI 111408/asi37940), the promotional product industry’s leading imprinted bag supplier, announced today that Shelley Bednarski has joined the company’s sales team as a Regional Business Development Manager. Bednarski’s sales territory will include Alabama, Mississippi, and northern Florida.

Bednarski brings more than 20 years of factory and multi-line sales experience to her new role at Bag Makers. Most recently, she served as an Outside Sales Executive for SnugZ USA (which acquired Sweda in 2022), where she was responsible for sales to promotional products distributors in Florida and Puerto Rico. During her tenure, Bednarski achieved the highest overall sales growth percentage in the company in 2018, earning the Rookie of the Year award. Prior to that, she held sales positions with such companies as Chocolate Inn/Taylor & Grant, Vantage Apparel, In Stepp Marketing, and Multiline Marketing Group.

Bednarski is actively involved in regional promotional products industry associations. She is currently the President of Gold Coast Promotional Products Association (GCPPA), after previously serving as Director, Treasurer, and Vice President. She also held leadership positions with Promotional Products Association of Florida (PPAF), having served as Director, Treasurer, and President. In addition, Bednarski has earned TAS, CAS, MAS, and MASI industry certifications.