Difference Makers

Business Revolution Enables RJ Young Difference Maker A.J. Baggott to Continue Unprecedented Growth

Being the architect of a business revolution can be a lonely job, and perhaps A.J. Baggott felt that way as he stood in front of the RJ Young family during its 2021 kickoff. The revolution in this case was the company’s Modern Office approach, a significant transition from being
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Golden Rules Enable Marco Difference Maker Clay Ostlund to Demonstrate Excellence, Versatility

Everyone should have their own personal board of directors, a group of individuals who can be relied upon to provide perspective. Clay Ostlund is fortunate to have just such a group of people who have his best interests at heart. The chief revenue officer for Marco has gleaned
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Ecommerce Destiny Finds Impact Networking Difference Maker Matt Michael

Do we choose our destiny, or does it come looking for us? The answer may be found in religion or spirituality, but life also offers a random element that sends us hurtling through life on the whims of a feather. It’s much more reassuring to think that we, alone, control our own
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Model for Success: Fearlessly Striving for Innovation has Served Difference Maker Peter Salzano Well

Starting a business from scratch is a daunting task. It offers little in the form of guarantees, and the sweat equity that must accompany the financial commitment doesn’t always produce an immediate profit. Or any at all, for that matter. Our friends at the U.S. Bureau of Labor
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Finding Apex of Success Keeps ECI Difference Maker Anna Grubb Climbing Higher

Rock climbing is not for the faint of heart. Doing it blindfolded is not for the sane of mind. Kidding! Anna Grubb discovered it is a skill and gumption she possesses, and the Gananoque, Ontario, native believes it to be a metaphor for clear communications and listening. From it,
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Collaboration and a Daily Set of New Experiences Keep GFC Difference Maker Kelly Dolphin Highly Engaged

When the title plaque at the front of an office reads “CFO,” the assumption is that the duties being handled within are rather cut and dry. But Kelly Dolphin has better insight into the chief financial officer role she occupies at Gordon Flesch Company (GFC). Droll, repetitive
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Highest of Ethics, Driving Company to Find its Best Self Motivates DME Difference Maker Erica Huentelman

You don’t need to stress the importance of establishing a sterling business reputation to Erica Huentelman. The executive assistant for Donnellon McCarthy Enterprises (DME) of Cincinnati has long appreciated embracing the highest of principles and derives no small amount of pride
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From Blank Slate to Test Program, Keypoint Difference Maker David Sweetnam Doesn’t Fear the Unknown

When it comes to Difference Makers, David Sweetnam is a bit of a unicorn. For starters, the director of lab services for EMEA and Asia at Keypoint Intelligence is one of only a handful of European-born honorees. He currently resides in England, home of the original football sport
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Sharp Difference Maker Naeran Rubio Delivers Marcom Magic

Once the world of marketing communications sunk its talons into Naeran Rubio, it was a fait accompli that she would spend her career dedicated to advancing the business persona of her employer. Not that she didn’t look elsewhere, at least initially. After all, Rubio changed
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The Art of the Relationship: SBI Difference Maker Joshua Wickstrom Seeks Connections

Anyone with baseline sales experience can peddle office equipment. It’s the timber of the relationships an executive can forge with clients and prospects that will go a long way toward the success of a company. Or its lack thereof. Joshua Wickstrom, co-owner of Sharp Business
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Impact of Absence: Toshiba Difference Maker Nyesha Newsome Can Feel the Appreciation

It’s not just the most jaded of employees who privately fear that their company views them as just a number, a garden variety commodity who could be swapped out in a heartbeat. Every now and then, however, an event or situation arises that underscores a team member’s worth, and
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Never a Dull Moment for Bay Copy Difference Maker Kim Murphy

Many workers, particularly those who’ve amassed a fair amount of tenure, often find their jobs to be stagnating or at least lacking in the change-of-pace department. The same old, same old is what causes those concentric circles to do their hypnotic eye spins. And it may not be
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Madman for Change? Passion and Drive are Twin Fortes for GoodSuite Difference Maker Brent Portera

Brent Portera is proud to say that he had a front-row seat for the evolution of Copier Headquarters to GoodSuite. Little did he know at the time that more change was in the air. It was the final day of 2019, and the newly-christened GoodSuite was holding a technology show at its
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Offix Difference Maker Ron Robey Discovers the Art of Responsibility Delegation

Starting this week and running through the end of the calendar year, ENX Magazine will highlight participating Difference Makers with extended personality profiles in The Week in Imaging newsletter. You can read about all 67 honorees in our May issue. Ron Robey sat in the lotus
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A Vote for the Industry’s Future! Electing the 2024 Difference Makers of the Office Technology Space

Is it a presidential election year already? The mere mention of it makes many Americans wince in frustration. What was once a source of national pride has degenerated into warring factions, mistrust in the election process and questions regarding the validity of results. And that
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