{"id":42386,"date":"2020-11-19T14:06:51","date_gmt":"2020-11-19T22:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/?p=42386"},"modified":"2020-11-19T14:06:53","modified_gmt":"2020-11-19T22:06:53","slug":"at-the-end-of-the-day-difference-maker-ray-stasieczko-stresses-relevance-over-complacency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/the-week-in-imaging-twii\/editors-blog\/2020\/11\/at-the-end-of-the-day-difference-maker-ray-stasieczko-stresses-relevance-over-complacency\/","title":{"rendered":"At the End of the Day, Difference Maker Ray Stasieczko Stresses Relevance over Complacency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Ray Stasieczko\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Being a disruptive influence can be a lonely job. People are\nhard-wired to crave acceptance, and even if they hold an opinion that goes\nagainst the grain of conventional thinking, it is far easier to seek comfort in\nthe company of the majority.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ray Stasieczko knows a thing or two about going it alone\nwhen it comes to trends and the path to relevance in the office technology\nspace. He\u2019s been fighting the fight for more than 30 years, having spent time\nas a dealership owner, consultant and industry speaker whose views tend to lean\ndisruptive. But it\u2019s not that he\u2019s seeking to be contrary for contrary\u2019s sake.\nHis vision of the industry\u2019s future dictates that wholesale changes could well\nbe in the offering in order for the dealership community to find its way\nforward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am a disruptor, and sometimes disruptors are despised and\nsometimes applauded,\u201d said Stasieczko, a 2020 ENX Magazine<\/em> Difference Maker. \u201cMany believe they are disruptive;\nhowever, their fear of being despised scares them into complacency as they seek\nbeing applauded. In my case, I don’t fear upsetting the status quo more than I\nfear being defeated by complacency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is Stasieczko despised? That may be an extreme hot take for\nsome observers, but he\u2019s accumulated enough clairvoyant collateral to stave off\nmost detractors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • While addressing the 2017 RT Media Summit in China, Stasieczko laid out an argument in favor of HP buying Xerox to an incredulous audience, and roughly two years later it was Xerox that was pushing for a union of the OEMs. <\/li>
  • Stasieczko drew a standing-room-only crowd at ITEX regarding the acquisition of DEX Imaging by Staples, a move he had foreshadowed only a year earlier.<\/li>
  • He accurately predicted the \u201cA4 revolution,\u201d which certainly came to the foreground in 2020.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cAs our industry is now aligning much closer to where my\nwarnings described it was heading, maybe the industry\u2019s actors now realize what\nthey were once annoyed by were actually directions to help them,\u201d Stasieczko\nnoted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If not everyone believes the prognostications Stasieczko is\noffering, there\u2019s no denying that people are listening. He\u2019s penned more than\n100 articles for industry publications and has spoken at numerous BTA and manufacturer\/industry\nevents. In 2018, he founded TEASRA, The Innovation Channel consultative agency.\nHis \u201cEnd of the Day with Ray\u201d video series appears daily on YouTube and\nLinkedIn, where he has 20,000 followers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Stasieczko credits a number of people with influencing his path along the way, particularly in his formative years while delivering newspapers and mowing lawns to his time as an MP in the army\u2014on through his professional journey. \u201cI have always been conscious of the reality in all careers; people move in and out of one’s path,\u201d he said. \u201cI always try to contribute to those who walk on any path with me and am so grateful to all those who decide to walk with me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Revolutionary Ideas<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It is not so much that Stasieczko has sought validation of\nhis predictions. Rather than being seen as a foreboder of disruption, he aims\nto illustrate a path forward. One such example is the aforementioned \u201cA4\nrevolution,\u201d which he laid out during the Lexmark Boston Roadshow in 2018. The\npandemic, he points out, hurdled the A4 movement by at least five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cAny time my imagination comes to life, it reminds me to\nkeep imagining and fuels my passion,\u201d Stasieczko said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As 2020 rolls to a conclusion, Stasieczko longs for the\nopportunity to resume live speaking engagements. He\u2019s grateful for the audience\nand supporters of his work, and his moving-forward goals include adding more\ncorporate supporters \u201cwhose goals align with mine to help the channel innovate\nand transition.\u201d The continuing evolution of his \u201cEnd of the Day with Ray\u201d series\nwill benefit from his consistency in producing relevant content for his\naudience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Stasieczko and his wife, Liz, have been married for nearly\n38 years. She has been a supportive business partner for many of his ventures\nduring the past four decades. The Stasieczkos are ardent travelers and look\nforward to the opportunity to resume exploring abroad. They enjoy strolls\nthrough their Lafayette Square Park neighborhood in St. Louis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Being a disruptive influence can be a lonely job. People are hard-wired to crave acceptance, and even if they hold an opinion that goes against the grain of conventional thinking, it is far easier to seek comfort in the company of the majority. Ray Stasieczko knows a thing or two about going it alone when it comes to trends and the path to relevance in the office technology space. He\u2019s been fighting the fight for more than 30 years, having spent time as a dealership owner, consultant and industry speaker whose views tend to lean disruptive. But it\u2019s not that he\u2019s seeking to be contrary for contrary\u2019s sake. His vision of the industry\u2019s future dictates that wholesale changes could well be in the offering in order for the dealership community to find its way forward. \u201cI am a disruptor, and sometimes disruptors are despised and sometimes applauded,\u201d said Stasieczko, a 2020 ENX Magazine Difference Maker. \u201cMany believe they are disruptive; however, their fear of being despised scares them into complacency as they seek being applauded. In my case, I don’t fear upsetting the status quo more than I fear being defeated by complacency.\u201d Is Stasieczko despised? That may be an extreme hot take for some observers, but he\u2019s accumulated enough clairvoyant collateral to stave off most detractors. While addressing the 2017 RT Media Summit in China, Stasieczko laid out an argument in favor of HP buying Xerox to an incredulous audience, and roughly two years later it was Xerox that was pushing for a union of the OEMs. Stasieczko drew a standing-room-only crowd at ITEX regarding the acquisition of DEX Imaging by Staples, a move he had foreshadowed only a year earlier. He accurately predicted the \u201cA4 revolution,\u201d which certainly came to the foreground in 2020. \u201cAs our industry is now aligning much closer to where my warnings described it was heading, maybe the industry\u2019s actors now realize what they were once annoyed by were actually directions to help them,\u201d Stasieczko noted. If not everyone believes the prognostications Stasieczko is offering, there\u2019s no denying that people are listening. He\u2019s penned more than 100 articles for industry publications and has spoken at numerous BTA and manufacturer\/industry events. In 2018, he founded TEASRA, The Innovation Channel consultative agency. His \u201cEnd of the Day with Ray\u201d video series appears daily on YouTube and LinkedIn, where he has 20,000 followers. Stasieczko credits a number of people with influencing his path along the way, particularly in his formative years while delivering newspapers and mowing lawns to his time as an MP in the army\u2014on through his professional journey. \u201cI have always been conscious of the reality in all careers; people move in and out of one’s path,\u201d he said. \u201cI always try to contribute to those who walk on any path with me and am so grateful to all those who decide to walk with me.\u201d Revolutionary Ideas It is not so much that Stasieczko has sought validation of his predictions. Rather than being seen as a foreboder of disruption, he aims to illustrate a path forward. One such example is the aforementioned \u201cA4 revolution,\u201d which he laid out during the Lexmark Boston Roadshow in 2018. The pandemic, he points out, hurdled the A4 movement by at least five years. \u201cAny time my imagination comes to life, it reminds me to keep imagining and fuels my passion,\u201d Stasieczko said. As 2020 rolls to a conclusion, Stasieczko longs for the opportunity to resume live speaking engagements. He\u2019s grateful for the audience and supporters of his work, and his moving-forward goals include adding more corporate supporters \u201cwhose goals align with mine to help the channel innovate and transition.\u201d The continuing evolution of his \u201cEnd of the Day with Ray\u201d series will benefit from his consistency in producing relevant content for his audience. Stasieczko and his wife, Liz, have been married for nearly 38 years. She has been a supportive business partner for many of his ventures during the past four decades. The Stasieczkos are ardent travelers and look forward to the opportunity to resume exploring abroad. They enjoy strolls through their Lafayette Square Park neighborhood in St. Louis.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":166,"featured_media":23554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[80,1650,82,1638],"tags":[3217],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42386"}],"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=42386"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42388,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42386\/revisions\/42388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.enxmag.com\/twii\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}