PPB December 2020

Todd Po t t ebaum, MAS+ Setting Change In Motion T odd Pottebaum, MAS+, has been around the world and back again—in both his travel adventures and in his professional experiences. He’s been tomore than 25 countries and counting, with a goal of visiting 50, and together with his family—wife Sheri, daughter Savannah, and sons Jax and Jaeger—they enjoy the outdoors and action-packed sports and activities like boating, biking, wake surfing, skiing and snowmobiling. But as the president of Quality Resource Group (QRG), a Plymouth, Minnesota, distributor, Pottebaum has also gained a world of knowledge this year about how to evolve as a leader during a global pandemic, and guide his team and the promotional products industry as effectively as possible—an experience he calls unparalleled, but also invaluable. Pottebaumhas been with QRG, a family-owned distributorship, for more than 20 years, and has served as its president for nearly six. The company was founded in 1964 by a group of professionals looking to provide better solutions to their clients’ printing needs. Pottebaumwas introduced to the industry early on by his father, Dennis, who had a long career with the company and retired in 2018. Pottebaumwent to work for the company a few years after graduating from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in international trade and relations with an emphasis in economics. “It was an incredible experience Todd Pottebaum, MAS+, incoming board chair and president of Quality Resource Group, advances as PPAI’s top volunteer leader during an unprecedented time in history. By Danielle Renda THINK 72 | DECEMBER 2020 |