Tips and Tools

Philip Chu is the product manager for UV and specialty devices at Roland DGA. 

Joseph P. Truncale, Ph.D., CAE, is the Founder and Principal of Alexander Joseph Associates, a privately held consultancy specializing in executive business advisory services with clients throughout the graphic communications industry.

Joe spent 30 years with NAPL, including 11 years as President and CEO. He is an adjunct professor at NYU teaching graduate courses in Executive Leadership; Financial Management and Analysis; Finance for Marketing Decisions; and Leadership: The C Suite Perspective. He may be reached at Joe@ajstrategy.com. Phone or text: (201) 394-8160.

Heather and Bernard Kincaid own Signarama Rivercities in South Point, Ohio. Since opening in 2017, they’ve transformed it from a small shop into a regional signage leader. Over the last seven years, the Kincaids have expanded from three employees in 2,200 square feet, to 17 staff members in a 12,000-square-foot facility, specializing in vehicle wraps and digital signage. Bernard leveraged his 18 years as a union insulator, while Heather, a former marketing executive with four Marshall University degrees, serves as President and CFO. The couple balances their business success with raising six sons and enjoying time with their granddaughter.

Virginia (Ginny) Mumm is a freelance writer and editor offering a wide range of public relations services and content marketing, including blog posts, press releases, social media posts, newsletters, trade magazine articles, and case studies. She has more than 15 years of experience working with companies in the technology, retail, construction, and consumer products industries.

Kalie VanDewater is associate content and online editor at NAPCO Media.

Theresa Hegel is the executive editor, special projects & sustainability, at ASI, where she oversees various strategic initiatives for the company’s editorial department and also serves as editor of Promo for the Planet, ASI’s award-winning educational resource hub for sustainability. She writes regularly for Counselor and PPM magazines and the ASICentral news site, with a focus on apparel, technology and sustainability. She’s won multiple regional and national awards for her writing and reporting, including three Jesse H. Neal awards for Best Range of Work By a Single Author.