TLMI Converter of the Year

"I try to focus on the changing needs of both our customers and the marketplace," Bankson says. "In the beginning, many of the big decisions were made by the seat of the pants. For the last few years, we've had a business plan and a budget. The key is to logically keep up with them both." Overall, Bankson feels fortunate to have made many good, strategic moves along his road to the top. "David and I purchased equipment at the right time. Luckily we have amazing customers, vendors, and colleagues and we couldn't have gotten here without them." Most recently, the company has ventured into narrow-web, non-pressure-sensitive markets.