These 20-Under-40 Up-and-Coming Printing Industry Executives Share Their Success Stories
"Optimism is critical," Gadd notes. "I work hard to infuse my team with energy. I also place a lot of trust in the people around me and let them do what they do best. I stay focused like a laser beam on our goals and plow through to completion—giving up is not an option. Luck helps, too."
A tireless community activist, he is a board member of Big Brothers/Big Sisters, sits on the 2016 Republican National Convention Advisory Council, co-chairs Cleveland Rocks New Year's Eve and was named to Crain's Cleveland 40-under-40 list for 2014. And, in October of 2013, he organized a charity event that saw 21 people (himself included) do a full-body burn that earned a "Guinness Book of World Records" entry while raising $10,000 for two local charities. Yes, 21 people were set on fire.