Melissa McLin, 35

A third-generational printer breaks from the family business to start her own company.

  • By Amanda Postma
  • | 5:00 p.m. October 12, 2023
Melissa McLin is a third-generation printer with her late grandpa, uncle and father as her mentors.
Melissa McLin is a third-generation printer with her late grandpa, uncle and father as her mentors.
Photo by Mark Wemple
  • Class of 2023
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The family business concept looks a little different for Melissa McLin, a third generation printer, after she decided to strike out on her own instead of joining her family’s printing business. But that other business remains in the picture. 

 

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