Honesty, Listening, and Other Terrifying Strategies for Building Tomorrow’s Workforce
Adam Rich, Adam M Rich Co.
Building a resilient, growth-minded workforce starts with the hard stuff — honest leadership, proactive listening, and a culture that embraces challenge and change. In this session, Adam Rich, founder of the generational media powerhouse Thrillist, shared how leaders can foster trust, develop top talent, and create an environment where people thrive, even as the landscape shifts around them. Rich also explained how to practice responsible transparency, balance accountability with support, and embrace the often-uncomfortable strategies that drive retention and growth.
Scaling With Purpose: Systems That Uphold Sustainability and Core Values
Lou Raiola, Vomela
Scaling your print business doesn’t mean sacrificing your core values. Align growth strategies with your company’s mission to ensure long-term success and strengthen your brand’s reputation, all while implementing scalable solutions that reflect your purpose at every level of the operation.
Reinventing Young Talent Recruitment and Retention
Mike Ferrari, Dscoop amd student panel
Students from Dscoop partner schools discuss their career aspirations and what they seek in an employer. Hear perspectives on the industry from the next generation of printing professionals.
Workplace Vibes: Communication Tips to Building Thriving Teams
Claudia St. John, The Workplace Advisors
Studies consistently highlight the connections between emotions, performance, and overall well-being. But what does that look like in the workplace? And how does it translate into tools we can use to prioritize better teamwork, collaboration, and conflict resolution? In this session, attendees will uncover effective ways to strengthen their relationships, reduce stress, defuse conflict, and improve job satisfaction.
From Knowing to Doing: Building a Learning Culture That Fuels Innovation
Mike Philie, The PhilieGroup
In today’s fast-changing printing industry, success requires strong leadership, smart decision-making, and disciplined execution. This session will inspire printing company owners, CEOs and senior managers to align their teams, make bold decisions, and turn strategy into action. This session explored emotional intelligence, leadership alignment, hiring for impact, and setting ambitious yet achievable goals.
She*t for Brains Presents: Printing Hope — Fighting for the Soul of the Next Generation
David Rosendahl, MindFire, Inc.; Jon Bailey, Precision Proco Jessica DeCola, GPA; Chris Minn, Chat GCC
With a focus on mental health and wellness as a pillar of sustainability in the print industry, the She*t for Brains initiative creates a space for open and impactful conversations and has already created a constellation of loyal followers via a series of podcasts and online webinars.
This interactive Q&A tackled the uncomfortable truths shaping our children’s future, from digital overwhelm to fractured attention spans, declining mental health to misinformation overload.
