2007 Printing Industry Hall of Fame —Fearlessly Embracing Technology - Gary Samuels

While he appeared to be pre-ordained to enter the printing industry—after all, his father Jay owned Pictorial Offset, which was founded by grandfather Harry—this third-generation Samuels actually pondered being a partner in a ski shop business. But the genetic tug was too great to ignore.

“I’d always wanted to go to college and follow in the family business,” says Samuels, who remembers sitting in his grandfather’s lap at the office as a child. “Plus, I had a very motivational father.”