Upper Management Conference
Join us on November 18th from 5:00 – 8:30 pm for this exciting event!
Location: Sonesta Nashville Airport Hotel, 600 Marriott Dr, Nashville, TN
Cost is $35 first registrant, $20 each additional registrant.
- 5:00 — 6:00: Welcome Reception
- 6:00 — 7:00: Speaker Session
“8 Mega Trends Driving Success in the Printing Industry” — Jim Russell, New Direction Partners
Over the years, we have seen consistent trends that drive success in the printing and packaging businesses. With visits to hundreds of companies over the years, we have clearly seen that companies that take advantage of these trends are able to move their businesses forward; those that don’t struggle. In this seminar, we will encourage the audience to pay attention to these trends and think about how they apply to their own businesses. We will also entertain questions about these and other business issues and encourage networking among attendees to spur ideas for their own growth — and that of the industry at large.
- 7:00 — 8:30: Exhibitor Announcements & Tabletops
Last Year’s Exhibitors: Allied Binders & Print Finishing, LLC, Athens Paper Company, Canon Solutions America, Case Paper, Digital Print Solutions, Direct Logistics, Federated Insurance, Fujifilm Graphic Systems, HP, Independent Printers Worldwide, Kodak, Konica Minolta, McGraphics, Inc., MCS, Inc., Millcraft Paper, MONA Payment Solutions, Printers 401k, Ricoh, SalesWisdom, Supreme Color Graphics, Vanguard Digital Printing Systems, Xeikon, and XMPie.
To sign your company up as an Exhibitor please fill out this form and return it to PIAS.
About the Speaker:
Jim Russell
Partner
Prior to New Direction Partners, Jim Russell was President and CEO of Arbor Press in Royal Oak (Detroit), Michigan. During his tenure at Arbor Press, the company was recognized as an eight-time winner of the National Association for Printing Leadership’s (NAPL) prestigious Management Plus Awards program that recognizes the best managed graphic arts companies in the country. Arbor Press was also recognized twice during Jim’s leadership as one of the 50 fastest growing printers in the country.
While serving as President of Arbor Press, Jim simultaneously served as President and CEO of RBF, Inc., of Lansing, Michigan, an industry leader in the document management industry.
Jim has hands on experience as both of buyer and seller, having completed many different acquisitions and sales during the time he served as CEO of the family owned businesses. He earned a degree in Business Administration from Hope College in 1983. Jim also has served on the Board of Directors for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, NAPL, Printing Industries of Michigan, and currently serves on the Boards of numerous non-profit and faith-based organizations.
