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A

s executive vice president

for distributor American

Solutions For Business, Justin

Zavadil is likely an expert at

wrangling—something he’s also

come to practice at home as the

owner of three horses, a Great

Dane and, this spring, a flock of

sheep. He and his wife, Alisha,

are also parents to three-year-old

daughter Willow, and they live

near company headquarters in

Glenwood, Minnesota.

“When I’m not traveling for

work, I tend to be a homebody,”

says Zavadil. “I love University of

Minnesota sports, and I attend

most football and basketball

games when I can.” Zavadil is

also an avid outdoorsman, and is

co-owner of a bar along with his

brother on the U of M campus,

which he bellies up to whenever

he’s in Minneapolis.

Meanwhile, back at

headquarters, Zavadil shares

what a typical day is like for him

as a member of the ASB team.

What was your first job

in the industry, and

what did you learn that

has helped you in your

work today?

My dad started ASB in 1981, so

I have been around the industry

my whole life. The first job I had

was stuffing envelopes for a print

job for the local hospital when

I was six. We had to stuff the

return envelopes into the main

envelopes. It was my brother,

sister and me, and probably

not the pinnacle of quality

control. As a high school student,

I worked in the ASB mailroom,

warehouse, on the maintenance

crew and did some data-entry

work. These jobs were important

for me to learn how the company

works and to get an idea of how

all the pieces work together.

After college, I was an ASB

sales associate for four years

before I started a commercial real

estate development company

with my brother and a friend. In

2008, I returned to the ASB home

office, and my brother continues

to run the real estate company.

How long have

you served in your

current role, and what

are your primary

responsibilities?

I have been the executive vice

president for about a year and

a half. I work with the senior

leadership team on a daily basis

to achieve the strategic goals we

set for the company.

Howdoyoucollaborate

withyour coworkerson

adailybasis?

Every day is different inmy

world. After Expo in January,

I traveled to Orlando to work

an exhibit with one of our sales

associates at the Ben and Jerry’s

National [Franchisee] Conference.

I amon the road about a third of

the time, working with customers,

sales associates and vendors, and

recruiting new sales associates and

groups. When I am in Glenwood, I

amworking with the different vice

presidents and their leaders on key

projects and integrations.

Collaboration is easy, because

Jus t i n Zavad i l

Justin Zavadil

helps his team

keep American

Solutions For

Business in

the race.

by

Jen Alexander

Galloping

Toward Success

Justin Zavadil enjoys a silly moment with his wife, Alisha, and their

daughter Willow, at home in Glenwood, Minnesota.

Photo by Stacy Kron Photography

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