2006 PRINTING INDUSTRY HALL OF FAME — SUCCESS, THE HARD WAY

Fortunately for Hopkins, the move went off without a hitch in 2000, and the company, re-dubbed Hopkins Printing, did not miss a delivery date.

Calm Seas Ahead

Why has the sailing been so smooth? Hopkins is a self-taught man, a business education junkie who absorbs everything he latches onto, be it books or seminars. McCloud proved to be an early influence, but Hopkins has also gleaned much knowledge from Stuart Margolis and the PIA Ratio Studies, as well as Don Percy—the former Gulf States Printing Association president who penned “Simplified Estimating and Pricing for Great Profits.”