Shining Stars
Name: Darren Solomon
Age: 30
Company: Prodigital Printing
Title: Vice President of Operations
Education: University of Miami
Explain how you got started in the print industry: When I was 8 years old my dad jokingly said to me: "Son, in order to be successful you need to get up early, work hard and do your very best," so the next day I woke up at 5:30 in the morning to wait for him to go to work. Now 22 years later, after graduating from the University of Miami, I am waking up at that same daunting hour to go to the office. After working summers in the warehouse, my first full-time job after college was in the laser imaging and mailing department. Soon after, I worked my way up the ranks to production manager. I may have innocently known then that I wanted to be in the industry, but after doing so for eight years I realize how exciting and rewarding printing can be.