{"id":21242,"date":"2016-11-22T05:21:29","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T13:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=21242"},"modified":"2016-11-22T05:21:29","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T13:21:29","slug":"difference-maker-spotlight-centric-business-systems-rick-bastinelli","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/the-week-in-imaging-twii\/editors-blog\/2016\/11\/difference-maker-spotlight-centric-business-systems-rick-bastinelli\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference Maker Spotlight: Centric Business Systems\u2019 Rick Bastinelli"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Rick Bastinelli of Centric Business Systems<\/p><\/div>\n

Yes, Rick Bastinelli\u2019s first job after graduating from college was a ski instructor. Although he concedes it was a great job, he says he realized \u2013 to his chagrin \u2013 that he needed to pursue a professional career. After what he describes as a comprehensive job search, he accepted a position as an entry-level sales representative for CopyWorld, a Savin dealership in southeastern Pennsylvania. \u201cTechnically it was my first real job after college,\u201d says Bastinelli. \u201cI stayed there for 17 years and progressed to VP of Sales for five branches prior to buying my own dealership.\u201d<\/p>\n

Today, as president of Centric Business Systems, Bastinelli manages a company of over 200 employees that operates out of five locations. He says he\u2019s fortunate to have an outstanding senior management team which allows him to spend most of his day supporting the team and focusing on the company\u2019s future vision and direction. \u201cOur industry demands that a dealership must constantly evolve to compete effectively and meet the customer demands,\u201d he explains. \u201cI concentrate on providing our team the resources, training and tools required to stay relevant.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bastinelli described being recognized by his peers as an ENX Magazine Difference Maker as an honor. He points out that the industry has several terrific dealerships and he has learned a tremendous amount from his peers. \u201cThey are all worthy of this recognition,\u201d he says. \u201cI sincerely appreciate the recognition and I am proud to be a part of a great industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bastinelli cites his father as the primary figure who helped shape his personal and profession life. While still in high school and even through college he worked for his father\u2019s manufacturing company, and it was there that he learned the importance of integrity and treating all employees with respect and appreciation. \u201cHis people skills were the key to his success in business and I try to emulate his talents,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n

He also credits Ben Simone, the president and founder of CopyWorld. \u201cBen promoted me to VP of Sales when I was 27 years old,\u201d he says. \u201cHe was a terrific mentor and hard driver who taught me a lot about sales and management. He had the confidence in me to manage five offices and I appreciate the opportunity he gave me at a young age.\u201d<\/p>\n

Asked his thoughts on the current state of the office technology industry, Bastinelli notes that it is exciting, opportunistic and constantly evolving. \u201cThe industry is loaded with great, talented people,\u201d he says. \u201cDespite the rapid speed of changes we always adapt and find a way to succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bastinelli\u2019s goal for 2016 was to register over $50 million in revenue. He says that Centric Business Systems is excited about breaking that glass ceiling and achieving that long awaited goal.<\/p>\n

What is the best advice he ever received? Bastinelli says it was to focus on hiring great people who are a team fit with the will-do and can-do to be effective. This has certainly provided the framework for what he enjoys most about his job: interacting with employees, customers and vendors. \u201cThose relationships motivate me to work hard and provide support,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yes, Rick Bastinelli\u2019s first job after graduating from college was a ski instructor. Although he concedes it was a great job, he says he realized \u2013 to his chagrin \u2013 that he needed to pursue a professional career. After what he describes as a comprehensive job search, he accepted a position as an entry-level sales representative for CopyWorld, a Savin dealership in southeastern Pennsylvania. \u201cTechnically it was my first real job after college,\u201d says Bastinelli. \u201cI stayed there for 17 years and progressed to VP of Sales for five branches prior to buying my own dealership.\u201d Today, as president of Centric Business Systems, Bastinelli manages a company of over 200 employees that operates out of five locations. He says he\u2019s fortunate to have an outstanding senior management team which allows him to spend most of his day supporting the team and focusing on the company\u2019s future vision and direction. \u201cOur industry demands that a dealership must constantly evolve to compete effectively and meet the customer demands,\u201d he explains. \u201cI concentrate on providing our team the resources, training and tools required to stay relevant.\u201d Bastinelli described being recognized by his peers as an ENX Magazine Difference Maker as an honor. He points out that the industry has several terrific dealerships and he has learned a tremendous amount from his peers. \u201cThey are all worthy of this recognition,\u201d he says. \u201cI sincerely appreciate the recognition and I am proud to be a part of a great industry.\u201d Bastinelli cites his father as the primary figure who helped shape his personal and profession life. While still in high school and even through college he worked for his father\u2019s manufacturing company, and it was there that he learned the importance of integrity and treating all employees with respect and appreciation. \u201cHis people skills were the key to his success in business and I try to emulate his talents,\u201d he says. He also credits Ben Simone, the president and founder of CopyWorld. \u201cBen promoted me to VP of Sales when I was 27 years old,\u201d he says. \u201cHe was a terrific mentor and hard driver who taught me a lot about sales and management. He had the confidence in me to manage five offices and I appreciate the opportunity he gave me at a young age.\u201d Asked his thoughts on the current state of the office technology industry, Bastinelli notes that it is exciting, opportunistic and constantly evolving. \u201cThe industry is loaded with great, talented people,\u201d he says. \u201cDespite the rapid speed of changes we always adapt and find a way to succeed.\u201d Bastinelli\u2019s goal for 2016 was to register over $50 million in revenue. He says that Centric Business Systems is excited about breaking that glass ceiling and achieving that long awaited goal. What is the best advice he ever received? Bastinelli says it was to focus on hiring great people who are a team fit with the will-do and can-do to be effective. This has certainly provided the framework for what he enjoys most about his job: interacting with employees, customers and vendors. \u201cThose relationships motivate me to work hard and provide support,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":127,"featured_media":17899,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[80,1650,1638],"tags":[2042],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21242"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/127"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21242"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21242\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21243,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21242\/revisions\/21243"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21242"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21242"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21242"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}