{"id":36564,"date":"2019-10-24T12:37:43","date_gmt":"2019-10-24T19:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=36564"},"modified":"2019-10-24T12:37:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-24T19:37:46","slug":"procopy-difference-maker-mike-mcguirk-embraces-team-approach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/the-week-in-imaging-twii\/editors-blog\/2019\/10\/procopy-difference-maker-mike-mcguirk-embraces-team-approach\/","title":{"rendered":"ProCopy Difference Maker Mike McGuirk Embraces Team Approach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mike McGuirk, President, ProCopy Office Solutions<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

One could look at Mike McGuirk\u2014the architect of the \u201cWorst\nCopier in AZ Sweepstakes,\u201d where the winner has their temperamental machine\ndropped from a crane at 100 feet in a live, web- and radio-broadcasted event\u2014and\nassume he just marches to the beat of his own drummer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But truth be told, the president of Tempe, Arizona-based\nProCopy\u2014even with the occasional offbeat ideas\u2014is very much an old-school\nexecutive who values both individual growth and team success. With 37 years\nunder his belt, McGuirk has carved his own unique path\u2014backed by the tutelage\nand guidance of some highly-respected industry veterans\u2014and earned a spot among\nthe 2019 ENX Magazine<\/em> Difference\nMakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo me, it\u2019s really simple\u2014do what you say you are going to\ndo and people will trust you and eventually want to take the hill for you,\u201d\nMcGuirk noted. \u201cOur culture is we can do anything as a team and accomplish so\nmuch when no one cares about who gets the credit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While a team player at heart, McGuirk simply loves watching the personal development of ProCopy employees, particularly those who might not have much in terms of a business or industry background but eventually become great at their jobs. Whether they continue to thrive with ProCopy or spread their wings in another industry, McGuirk knows his team has done its part in aiding their development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven if they leave us for another industry, we helped them\nget ready to take on the world,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is why I still love doing this\n37 years down the road.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It didn\u2019t take long for this Arizona State University\ngraduate to hear the siren song of the industry. His best friend\/fraternity\nbrother nailed down a job with Xerox upon graduating, and the brother of a\nclose childhood friend landed a gig with A.B. Dick. According to McGuirk, both\nmen loved their jobs and were making great money\u2014two elements that truly\nappealed to his 22-year-old self.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deft Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

McGuirk\u2019s journey through the industry enabled him to rub\nelbows with several respected luminaries, including Gary Clancy of Uni-Copy,\nDan Doyle of Danka, Tom Johnson and Tom Metzler of Global Imaging, and Frank\nGaspari of Flex Technology Group (parent company of ProCopy, which McGuirk\njoined in 2010). Johnson offered at least one nugget of advice that has stuck\nwith McGuirk\u2026all of business is making changes in anticipation of change being\nshoved down your throat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey all shared one basic value: it is always the right\ntime to do the right thing,\u201d McGuirk observed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McGuirk had an instant impact at ProCopy. The company\nincreased its revenues and profits five times in less than five years. And\nwhile the dealer joined the FTG collective three years ago, the DNA of the\ncompany has remained firmly in place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have a\n\u201cheave-ho\u201d mentality meaning everyone grabs the rope when it comes to our customers,\u201d\nhe said. \u201cI am proud of our people and the leadership at FTG for allowing that\nto continue to flow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While revenue and\nprofit growth are high on the priority list moving forward, McGuirk also sees\nthe value in proliferating the brand and supporting the community. On the\nlatter count, the ProCopy Foundation is aimed at giving back and especially\nsupporting youth. Better citizens make better business partners, he adds, and\nthat partnership mentality is at the heart of ProCopy\u2019s ascension.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highly Active<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond the walls of ProCopy, McGuirk has made his presence\nfelt with other organizations, including board positions with the Business\nTechnology Association, Ricoh\u2019s National Dealer Council, the ASU alumni\nassociation and the Better Business Bureau. He is also president of the Select\nDealer Group peer organization. Still, McGuirk hasn\u2019t forgotten his roots when\nit comes to personal improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt is almost the\nsame as president as it was when I started as an entry-level sales rep who was\nranked 41 out of 44 reps during his first 6 months,\u201d McGuirk noted. \u201cIt is\ngrinding away, nibbling away at a lot of little things that turn into big\nthings. For me, it is not forgetting where I came from but also not losing\nsight about where we are going.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McGuirk and his wife, Kelly, have been married for 19 years. \u201cWe\nlove to travel and laugh at each other, and try to squeeze a lot of living out\nof life,\u201d he noted. They have three grown children\u2014Matt, Nick and Makenzie. His\npenchant for involvement also includes Junior Achievement and Big Brothers\/Big\nSisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McGuirk is a diehard New York Mets fan, even though \u201cthey break my\nheart every year.\u201d He loves all sports and playing golf, which he didn\u2019t take\nup until he turned 50. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd it shows,\u201d he quipped. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One could look at Mike McGuirk\u2014the architect of the \u201cWorst Copier in AZ Sweepstakes,\u201d where the winner has their temperamental machine dropped from a crane at 100 feet in a live, web- and radio-broadcasted event\u2014and assume he just marches to the beat of his own drummer. But truth be told, the president of Tempe, Arizona-based ProCopy\u2014even with the occasional offbeat ideas\u2014is very much an old-school executive who values both individual growth and team success. With 37 years under his belt, McGuirk has carved his own unique path\u2014backed by the tutelage and guidance of some highly-respected industry veterans\u2014and earned a spot among the 2019 ENX Magazine Difference Makers. \u201cTo me, it\u2019s really simple\u2014do what you say you are going to do and people will trust you and eventually want to take the hill for you,\u201d McGuirk noted. \u201cOur culture is we can do anything as a team and accomplish so much when no one cares about who gets the credit.\u201d While a team player at heart, McGuirk simply loves watching the personal development of ProCopy employees, particularly those who might not have much in terms of a business or industry background but eventually become great at their jobs. Whether they continue to thrive with ProCopy or spread their wings in another industry, McGuirk knows his team has done its part in aiding their development. \u201cEven if they leave us for another industry, we helped them get ready to take on the world,\u201d he said. \u201cThat is why I still love doing this 37 years down the road.\u201d It didn\u2019t take long for this Arizona State University graduate to hear the siren song of the industry. His best friend\/fraternity brother nailed down a job with Xerox upon graduating, and the brother of a close childhood friend landed a gig with A.B. Dick. According to McGuirk, both men loved their jobs and were making great money\u2014two elements that truly appealed to his 22-year-old self. Deft Guidance McGuirk\u2019s journey through the industry enabled him to rub elbows with several respected luminaries, including Gary Clancy of Uni-Copy, Dan Doyle of Danka, Tom Johnson and Tom Metzler of Global Imaging, and Frank Gaspari of Flex Technology Group (parent company of ProCopy, which McGuirk joined in 2010). Johnson offered at least one nugget of advice that has stuck with McGuirk\u2026all of business is making changes in anticipation of change being shoved down your throat. \u201cThey all shared one basic value: it is always the right time to do the right thing,\u201d McGuirk observed. McGuirk had an instant impact at ProCopy. The company increased its revenues and profits five times in less than five years. And while the dealer joined the FTG collective three years ago, the DNA of the company has remained firmly in place. \u201cWe have a \u201cheave-ho\u201d mentality meaning everyone grabs the rope when it comes to our customers,\u201d he said. \u201cI am proud of our people and the leadership at FTG for allowing that to continue to flow.\u201d While revenue and profit growth are high on the priority list moving forward, McGuirk also sees the value in proliferating the brand and supporting the community. On the latter count, the ProCopy Foundation is aimed at giving back and especially supporting youth. Better citizens make better business partners, he adds, and that partnership mentality is at the heart of ProCopy\u2019s ascension. Highly Active Beyond the walls of ProCopy, McGuirk has made his presence felt with other organizations, including board positions with the Business Technology Association, Ricoh\u2019s National Dealer Council, the ASU alumni association and the Better Business Bureau. He is also president of the Select Dealer Group peer organization. Still, McGuirk hasn\u2019t forgotten his roots when it comes to personal improvement. \u201cIt is almost the same as president as it was when I started as an entry-level sales rep who was ranked 41 out of 44 reps during his first 6 months,\u201d McGuirk noted. \u201cIt is grinding away, nibbling away at a lot of little things that turn into big things. For me, it is not forgetting where I came from but also not losing sight about where we are going.\u201d McGuirk and his wife, Kelly, have been married for 19 years. \u201cWe love to travel and laugh at each other, and try to squeeze a lot of living out of life,\u201d he noted. They have three grown children\u2014Matt, Nick and Makenzie. His penchant for involvement also includes Junior Achievement and Big Brothers\/Big Sisters. McGuirk is a diehard New York Mets fan, even though \u201cthey break my heart every year.\u201d He loves all sports and playing golf, which he didn\u2019t take up until he turned 50. \u201cAnd it shows,\u201d he quipped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":34102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3626,80,1650,82,84,1638],"tags":[869,2022],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36564"}],"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\/166"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36566,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36564\/revisions\/36566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}