A Quantum Leap--From Foresight to Fortune...a Gamble Pays

For Quantum, that synergy was taking place before the company even opened its doors. Company executives sought out skilled craftspeople and trained them the Quantum way—encouraging a sense of teamwork, pride and personal responsibility for their work, to produce the highest-quality product.

"If you don't have good employees, you don't have a good business," says Cudahy. "Good salespeople, prepress technicians and press operators are difficult to find. Once you've found them, you don't want to lose them. Employees are the backbone of the company. You have to take care of them. We're always looking for ways to help our people. We keep an ear to the wall, observe carefully and incorporate what we see."