These 20-Under-40 Up-and-Coming Printing Industry Executives Share Their Success Stories

Tim Blackburn, 38
President
Foster Printing
Santa Ana, CA

Speaking of Blackburns...Foster Printing has its share. Dennis Blackburn entrusted the future to his sons Tim and Kris. In hindsight, it appears to have been a shrewd decision.

Oftentimes, fate plays a role in the direction we ultimately take. In the case of Tim Blackburn, his goal was to become a professional baseball player. Perhaps he'd one day take his place alongside Hideo Nomo in the Los Angeles Dodgers pitching rotation. However, a shoulder injury during Blackburn's freshman year of college put an end to his baseball playing days. But, he still had a shot at making the big leagues, so to speak.