Citation Press--Rags to Riches

"I wasn't used to Ohio winters. I came from a country where it was always 90 degrees," he says with a laugh. So, in 1980, Tran headed to California.

On the West Coast, Tran held a variety of jobs, but finally found work with a printing company, eventually becoming the manager. But there was one hitch: The owner could not provide health benefits. It was then that Tran knew it was time to strike out on his own.