{"id":37713,"date":"2019-12-26T09:54:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T17:54:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=37713"},"modified":"2019-12-26T09:55:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T17:55:40","slug":"copiers-northwest-difference-maker-mark-petrie-charts-success-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/the-week-in-imaging-twii\/editors-blog\/2019\/12\/copiers-northwest-difference-maker-mark-petrie-charts-success-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Copiers Northwest Difference Maker Mark Petrie Charts Success Course"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mark Petrie, CEO, Copiers Northwest<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Early on in his professional career, Mark Petrie was\nconfronted with a truism that is as relevant now as the first time he heard it:\nLead, follow or get out of the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CEO of Seattle dealership Copiers Northwest appreciates\nthe impact of not just selecting one option. At any given time, one or more of\nthe edicts can apply to a given situation. And each has served him well in\nguiding the firm alongside his brother, President Gregg Petrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLeading the company is important, but it\u2019s also important\nto follow when you are not the expert,\u201d notes Mark Petrie, a 2019 ENX Magazine<\/em> Difference Maker. \u201cIt\u2019s\nalso important to get out of the way of your employees and allow them to do a\ngreat job. All three are vital at different times and circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A graduate of Western Washington University (like his\nbrother), Petrie is proud of the growth Copiers Northwest has enjoyed during\nits 34-year history. Delivering best-in-class service has been a hallmark of\nthe company, and Petrie relishes playing a role in enabling his clients to\nbecome more efficient. Petrie is particularly proud of the tenure enjoyed by\nmany of the dealer\u2019s employees, including managers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHow we treat our people translates into how they, in turn,\ntreat our customers,\u201d he remarked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Strength in Assets<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The power of holdings was driven home to Petrie while he was\nstill in college. His college economics professor preached about the importance\nof owning property such as stocks, companies and real estate. That played a\nrole in the creation of the dealership, and the Petries owning most of the\ncompany\u2019s 12 locations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Petrie also credits some of his success to joining the CEO\norganization Vistage 10 years ago. He has used many of the takeaways offered by\npeers and applied it to both his professional and personal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Suffice to say, Petrie was paying attention in economics class. Earlier in 2019, the brothers sold their headquarters property for 570 times the initial cash investment, not including the rents paid to themselves. The Petries are now in a five-year leaseback agreement with the national firm that purchased the land as part of a billion-dollar biotech project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOur focus for the next few years is to grow and have\nCopiers Northwest customers be remarkable with our products, print production\ncenter, solutions and services,\u201d Petrie said. \u201c(We\u2019re looking) to improve our\ncustomers\u2019 operations with new ideas and new solutions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Floaty Obsession<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Boating is a significant passion for Petrie, who has a small fishing boat along with a mid-sized vessel that is rack-kept near Puget Sound. Petrie also has a sport boat that\u2019s used for water skiing and wake surfing that he keeps on his dock. That doesn\u2019t even include stand-up paddleboards, kayaks, slide-seat rowing dingy and other \u201cfloaty\u201d toys, which paints a vivid picture of his obsession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been told I have a boating problem,\u201d he admitted. \u201cToo\nmany.\u201d\n\nRecently, Petrie spent 23 days in The\nNetherlands, where his daughter lives, and they enjoyed a tour of the Baltics.\nThat was the longest stretch of time he had ever spent away from work.\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Early on in his professional career, Mark Petrie was confronted with a truism that is as relevant now as the first time he heard it: Lead, follow or get out of the way. The CEO of Seattle dealership Copiers Northwest appreciates the impact of not just selecting one option. At any given time, one or more of the edicts can apply to a given situation. And each has served him well in guiding the firm alongside his brother, President Gregg Petrie. \u201cLeading the company is important, but it\u2019s also important to follow when you are not the expert,\u201d notes Mark Petrie, a 2019 ENX Magazine Difference Maker. \u201cIt\u2019s also important to get out of the way of your employees and allow them to do a great job. All three are vital at different times and circumstances.\u201d A graduate of Western Washington University (like his brother), Petrie is proud of the growth Copiers Northwest has enjoyed during its 34-year history. Delivering best-in-class service has been a hallmark of the company, and Petrie relishes playing a role in enabling his clients to become more efficient. Petrie is particularly proud of the tenure enjoyed by many of the dealer\u2019s employees, including managers. \u201cHow we treat our people translates into how they, in turn, treat our customers,\u201d he remarked. Strength in Assets The power of holdings was driven home to Petrie while he was still in college. His college economics professor preached about the importance of owning property such as stocks, companies and real estate. That played a role in the creation of the dealership, and the Petries owning most of the company\u2019s 12 locations. Petrie also credits some of his success to joining the CEO organization Vistage 10 years ago. He has used many of the takeaways offered by peers and applied it to both his professional and personal life. Suffice to say, Petrie was paying attention in economics class. Earlier in 2019, the brothers sold their headquarters property for 570 times the initial cash investment, not including the rents paid to themselves. The Petries are now in a five-year leaseback agreement with the national firm that purchased the land as part of a billion-dollar biotech project. \u201cOur focus for the next few years is to grow and have Copiers Northwest customers be remarkable with our products, print production center, solutions and services,\u201d Petrie said. \u201c(We\u2019re looking) to improve our customers\u2019 operations with new ideas and new solutions.\u201d Floaty Obsession Boating is a significant passion for Petrie, who has a small fishing boat along with a mid-sized vessel that is rack-kept near Puget Sound. Petrie also has a sport boat that\u2019s used for water skiing and wake surfing that he keeps on his dock. That doesn\u2019t even include stand-up paddleboards, kayaks, slide-seat rowing dingy and other \u201cfloaty\u201d toys, which paints a vivid picture of his obsession. \u201cI\u2019ve been told I have a boating problem,\u201d he admitted. \u201cToo many.\u201d Recently, Petrie spent 23 days in The Netherlands, where his daughter lives, and they enjoyed a tour of the Baltics. That was the longest stretch of time he had ever spent away from work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":34115,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3626,80,1650,82,84,1638],"tags":[2316,3763],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37713"}],"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=37713"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37713\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37715,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37713\/revisions\/37715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}