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Eliminating fear with caring and accountability
TEDxZagreb | October 22, 2019
Want exponential growth? Global manufacturing CEO talks of her personal interaction with fear. She discovers that replacing it with caring and accountability accelerates business growth and builds long-term, customer loyalty. As Chief Executive Officer at Bama Companies she provides strategic leadership and direction to the entire organization.
The Ultimate Female CEO and Entrepreneur
Do It My Way Podcast | December 4, 2023
Paula Marshall has been the CEO of Tulsa-based international food manufacturer, Bama Companies, Inc. since 1990. Paula explains how she started as a line worker and now leads a global empire with a completely different business model.
Meet Paula Marshall
Movers and Shakers Podcast | December 2022
Meet Paula Marshall, a Mover and Shaker in Tulsa, OK. Paula Marshall is the Chairman and CEO of Bama Companies. Join us as Paula shares the challenges she has faced and lessons she has learned while leading a global brand.
Tulsa Historical Society Hall Of Fame
Tulsa Historical Society | 2004
Bama supports a wide array of community service activities and organizations financially and with volunteer activities. Bama & Beijing Bama also have adopted schools that they support. Her companies thrive on her philosophy of commitment to employees and providing other people with opportunities and challenges for life improvement.
How to Employ Strategic Leadereship
Trailblazers Impact Podcast| 2021
It’s all about a strategic approach to leadership. Paula Marshall has served as the CEO for Bama Companies since 1984 and provides strategic leadership and direction to the organization. Bama companies is a family-owned business that specializes in frozen desserts and baked goods distributing to large companies like McDonald’s. In this episode, Paula lets us in on her strategic leadership approach
Baking Purpose into Business in Oklahoma: Stakeholder Mindset Guides Bama Companies
B The Change | 2020
As it nears a century in business, Bama Companies continues to grow as a food industry leader specializing in frozen desserts and baked goods for restaurants and retail and more than $300 million in annual revenue. But CEO Paula Marshall keeps her eye on more than the bottom line: She also sees the business as a way to benefit community and provide opportunity for people.
The Life Of Pie: Paula Marshall
CEO Magazine | 2021
At the heart of any family business lies a deep appreciation for the past. Everything a company is today is the accumulation of the passion and hard work of generations past; every step forward is an advancement of the journey started by those forebears. To be bequeathed your family’s vision and toil is a gift; your work runs through your veins. Family is a rock, and that’s never truer than in business.
Oklahoma Hall of Fame
Class of 2021
A third-generation Tulsan, Paula Marshall obtained her Associate’s Degree from Tulsa Community College and her Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees from Oklahoma City University. Starting on the production line in her late teens and serving as CEO of the Tulsa-based international food manufacturer Bama Companies, Inc. for two decades, Marshall reinforces and models daily the mission of: People Helping People Be Successful with Caring and Accountability.
Multimillion-Dollar Global Food Leader Bama Companies Credits Success To Baked-In Stakeholder Governance
Forbes | 2020
As a family-owned business that specializes in frozen desserts and baked goods, the Bama Companies growth story is impressive: From its start of homemade pies made in grandma’s kitchen to its current-day products for restaurants and retail sold in 17 countries, Bama has grown into a global business with more than $300 million in annual revenue.
