Member Profile: Bethany Patterson, Senior Brand & Content Manager, Slip Robotics.
Article from MHI Solutions Magazine
Although Bethany Patterson’s education didn’t focus on supply chain, her career journey eventually led her to a field that has “stretched, challenged and inspired” her in unanticipated ways.
After attending Lee University in Tennessee and transferring to the University of North Carolina—Charlotte, Patterson earned a degree in marketing and international public relations. At the time, she never imagined a career in supply chain or material handling. Yet after working in the volatile real estate sector, she sought a more stable, future‑focused industry. That search ultimately led her to an automated storage and retrieval system (AS/RS) crane manufacturer and systems integrator.
“My transition was more accidental than planned,” she recalled. “A recruiter introduced me to an AS/RS manufacturer, and that’s how I stepped into the world of supply chain and material handling.”
Her career path has been anything but linear. After college, Patterson worked in marketing for real estate brokers and earned her real estate license before realizing she was more passionate about marketing strategy than competitive sales. Freelancing gave her both breadth and independence, followed by positions with nonprofits and marketing agencies. Then that recruiter opened the door into the supply chain…
