Leadership Matters

$200M firm co-founder reflects on first 30 years: 'Don’t be afraid to screw up'

The leadership culture at S-One, one of Sarasota's largest homegrown companies, revolves around three A's: accountability, autonomy and achievement.

Ron Simkins and Art Lambert co-founded S-One Holdings in 1994.
Ron Simkins and Art Lambert co-founded S-One Holdings in 1994.
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It might not make it through the marketing people, but a solid tagline for digital imaging and wide format printing firm S-One Holdings, which celebrated both a longevity and revenue milestone this year, could be “we’re not afraid to screw up.” 

 

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