40 Under Forty 2024: Julia McGuinn, recycling manager
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Julia McGuinn
Odd by Worcester
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The seven 40 Under Forty winners who visited the Odd by Worcester Brewing bar were (from left) Seth Pitts (Class of 2021), Robert Rios (Class of 2024), Julia McGuinn (Class of 2024), Dan Joslyn (Class of 2024), Jim Cozza (Class of 2024), Jessica Casey (Class of 2024), and Erjon Metohu (Class of 2024).
- Title Construction recycling manager
- Company E.L Harvey & Sons, in Westborough
- Residence Worcester
- Birthplace Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
- College Worcester State University
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After working in the jewelry industry for 12 years, McGuinn decided to make a drastic career change to construction and recycling.
She became construction recycling manager of Westborough-based E.L Harvey & Sons in April 2022, and since then has sold and managed the recycling services for local construction projects. Large projects such as WuXi Biologics, a $30-million biomedical facility underway on Belmont Street, UMass Memorial Health’s 72-bed hospital building on Plantation Street, and the Amazon facility in Charlton have generated $2 million in revenue for E.L. Harvey. She is involved in several nonprofits, including the Young Professional Women’s Association in Worcester, previously serving as vice president. In her prior role at Sachs Jewelers in Shrewsbury, she established founding partnerships between the company and the Worcester Red Sox and exceeded annual sales goals, contributing to $6 million in revenue throughout her 11-year tenure. While McGuinn admits making a career change was challenging, she will always value her strength of making strong interpersonal connections to make a difference in the community.
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