HOF 05 Greatness Surrounds Greatness -- Roy Grossman

"Mostly, I take the recommendations of people that I trust, because they're in a much better position than I am to know if what they're recommending makes sense."

Grossman was born to be a printer. His grandfather founded Laurel Printing in 1917, and the leadership baton was passed along to Bernard Grossman, Roy's father. One of Roy's earliest memories of working at Laurel was as a 9-year-old, banding product for what he thought was Laurel's largest customer. He made $5 for working the entire day and felt pretty good about his contribution—until someone slipped and he learned that the product was actually bound for the dumpster.