{"id":1317,"date":"2011-11-08T16:52:20","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T20:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/?p=1317"},"modified":"2011-11-08T16:52:20","modified_gmt":"2011-11-08T20:52:20","slug":"counselor-names-power-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/2011\/11\/08\/counselor-names-power-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Counselor Names Power 50"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Timidity has no place in business. And if Polyconcept\u2019s recent history has shown us anything, it\u2019s exactly that. When Polyconcept\u2019s Philippe Varnier, Yann Leca and David Nicholson purchased Trimark Sportswear, they changed the game by becoming the first major supplier to sell both hard goods and apparel.<\/p>\n<p>This big, bold move also helped propel them from No. 8 to No. 1 on this year\u2019s <em>Counselor<\/em> Power 50 list.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/asp\/open\/EducationAndEvents\/power-50-2011.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"right\" src=\"http:\/\/timandrewsblog-asicentral.com\/timblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/50.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By definition, the business leaders on our annual list set the agenda for the market, provide successful examples for others to follow and, ultimately, dictate how business is done in the ad specialty industry. Last night we honored them for their outstanding business acumen at the fifth annual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/asp\/open\/EducationandEvents\/powersummit2011.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">ASI Power Summit<\/a> in Dana Point, California.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the top of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/asp\/open\/EducationAndEvents\/power-50-2011.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">2011 <em>Counselor<\/em> Power 50 list<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Philippe Varnier, Yann Leca and David Nicholson, Polyconcept\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Marty Lott, SanMar (<em>asi\/84863<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Kevin Lyons-Tarr, 4imprint (<em>asi\/197045<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Greg Muzzillo and Vera Muzzillo, Proforma (<em>asi\/300094<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Marc Simon, Halo Branded Solutions (<em>asi\/356000<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Eric Bensussen and Jay Deutsch, BDA (<em>asi\/137616<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Myers and Hank Harrell, Broder Bros. (<em>asi\/42090<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Rich Witaszak, Staples Promotional Products (<em>asi\/120601<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Gene Geiger and Jo-an Lantz, Geiger (<em>asi\/202900<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Nicolas Paillot, Norwood and BIC Graphic North America (<em>asi<\/em><em>\/40480<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>For the complete\u00a0<em>Counselor<\/em> Power 50 ranking, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/asp\/open\/EducationAndEvents\/power-50-2011.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>. For photos of the Power Summit and Monday\u2019s\u00a0awards ceremony, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.asicentral.com\/asp\/open\/EducationAndEvents\/powersummitgallery\/2011\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also worth noting the newcomers who hit the list for the first time, since they\u2019re definitely among the ones to watch. They are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fred Parker, CEO of Bluegrass Promotional Marketing<\/li>\n<li>Daniel Tsai, Jennifer Tsai and Glenn Oyoung, leaders of Tri-Mountain (<em>asi\/92125<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Billy Dolan, Vivian Lo and Jason Miller, CEO\/owners and president of Camsing Global<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more info and details on why these leaders moved up \u2013 or down \u2013 read the upcoming December issue of <em>Counselor <\/em>and check it out online at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.counselormag.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.counselormag.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Let me know what you think of this year\u2019s ranking by posting a comment or e-mailing me <a href=\"mailto:tim.andrews@asicentral.com\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>. I\u2019m also on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/Tim_Andrews_ASI\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/timothymandrews\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/timasitv\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timidity has no place in business. And if Polyconcept\u2019s recent history has shown us anything, it\u2019s exactly that. When Polyconcept\u2019s Philippe Varnier, Yann Leca and David Nicholson purchased Trimark Sportswear, they changed the game by becoming the first major supplier to sell both hard goods and apparel. 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