In a nod to the national holiday that the Super Bowl has become over the last 54 years, today has been affectionately known as Super Sunday. Yet in this COVID era, for today’s 55th championship game, it is not so super Sunday.

Brendan Deely, CEO of wholesaler-distributor Banner Solutions, is a transformative leader who is humble, hungry, and also understands the power of Do It Together (DIT).

For years we have known that the very essence of work was changing, and that the future of work would require new thinking. New technologies, digitization of business, changing…

As the country turns to remote work to battle the spread of COVID-19, business leaders are turning to remote work pros and veterans to help us make the most of this new situation…

Living and breathing innovation in the distribution industry means I’ve worked with a lot of companies as they’ve introduced new technology platforms. One of the biggest struggles…

Marsh Electronics has changed shapes several times over the years. The electronics distributor has undergone a number of major structural changes in its 80-plus-year-history. Its leaders changed…

In 2010, the Edward Hines Lumber Company went bankrupt. At the time, it seemed the company would be a sure casualty of a tough economy, a crumbling housing market …

I’ve had the good fortune of working with Berlin Packaging over the past 25 years and, although they’re one of my clients, I know I’ve learned a tremendous amount from Berlin’s recently retired Chairman and CEO Andrew Berlin…

There’s a lot of talk in business circles these days about customer obsession. But for too many companies that’s all it is, talk. Here’s how I know the customer obsession concept hasn’t sunk in for a company…

Distribution is dead. Ok, I don’t want to be hyperbolic. So, let’s try this: Distribution “as we know it and we’ve relied on the past doesn’t exist anymore.” This quote comes from the mind of someone…

Distribution is changing. It’s not just that it’s changing; it’s changing with such ferocity, speed and complexity that it’s unlike anything we’ve ever experienced before…

What did you do today that will keep your business thriving five years now? As I type this, I’m about to board a flight back home to Chicago from Austin. I just spent a sun-up-to-sun-down day with a group of …