16. Larry Zavadil & Justin Zavadil

American Solutions For Business (asi/120075)

2019 Rank: 23

Larry

Title: CEO

Industry Experience: 31 years

Justin

Title: President

Industry Experience: 23 years

Fast risers again on this year’s list (jumping another seven spots), the Zavadils have reliably led ASB to the cusp of being one of the Top 10 distributors. They’ve readily embraced technology in numerous impressive ways, from online company stores to effective use of social media to promoting cybersecurity through the creation of a Cyber Safe Pledge for its vendors. While the elder Zavadil boasts longevity (40 years leading ASB, including nearly a decade before entering promo), son Justin isn’t far behind as he nears a quarter-century in the industry, including the last three and a half years as company president of the employee-owned distributor.