PPB April 2022

Pa t r i ck Napur sk i The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree In February, Minnesota-based supplier Halls & Company announced Patrick Napurski as the new president and owner. Founded by Napurski’s grandmother Chris Johnson 50 years ago, Halls & Company is a quintessential family business in the promotional products industry. by Kristina Valdez Patrick Napurski says it’s been a journey growing up in the family business to now leading the company. “There are pictures of me as a baby sleeping on a couch while my mom and grandma were working,” Napurski says. Whether at a birthday party or Thanksgiving dinner, the hot topic was the family business. “It’s always been around,” he says. Chris Johnson, Napurski’s grandmother, started Minnesota-based supplier Halls & Company, (PPAI 111778, S6), the company behind IDLine and ActNow Media, 50 years ago, and earlier this year, Napurski was announced as the new president and owner. “I’m enormously honored to take this on,” | APRIL 2022 | 53 GROW

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