This week, we welcome two prominent industry leaders, Dave Leskusky, President of Printing United Alliance, and Tim Andrews, President & CEO of ASI, to discuss the future of their organizations and the industry as a whole. We'll explore their outlook for 2025, the ongoing partnership between Printing United Alliance and ASI, and how this collaboration is shaping the future of decorators and promotional product suppliers. Plus, we’ll dive into exciting updates, including the newly launched ASI ESP+ Stores e-commerce solution and the Printing United Alliance’s Promo Impressions e-newsletter. Don’t miss the conversation about the 2026 ASI Distributor Marketplace at PRINTING United Expo in Las Vegas, an innovative "show within a show" that’s set to redefine the industry landscape. Tune in for valuable insights and actionable updates to stay ahead in your business! Our regular listeners know this, but 2 Regular Guys are all about garment decorating, a bit of fun, and no rants, lectures, or selling. 2 Regular Guys was not created for our employers but for our industry. Since February 2013, The 2 Regular Guys have been the first and the most listened-to garment decorating industry podcast on this planet! We are humbled by all of you tuning in each week. We work hard to bring you information that will improve your business and our industry. Take a look at our incredible weekly guest list, and you’ll understand where this industry goes for news, interviews, and the heartbeat of garment decorating. Thanks for listening! Your business’ SVPs—Strengths, Values, and Passions—are the foundation for long-term success. When aligned with these, you can move from feeling overwhelmed by daily operations to gaining clarity and control. Take the SVP Business Alignment Assessment News If you have anything newsworthy you would like us to share, please email details to info@2regularguys.com. Use the subject line “Weekly News.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE7D1t4J1Fk Dad Joke Aaron: I have a fear of speed bumps, but I am slowly getting over them. Printing United Alliance and ASI Welcome back to the show Dave Leskusky, President of Printing United Alliance and Tim Andrews, President & CEO of ASI. Thank you both for spending some time with me today. I got to talk to you both briefly back in November. But for anyone who missed that or just as a recap, can you both tell us a little about you and your organization? Tim, I’d like to start with you… Dave, how about you? Tim, being an apparel podcast, some of our Regulators might not be as familiar with ASI as they will be after this. But I’d like to start off talking a bit about the promotional products industry. In a blog you wrote recently you noted that the “industry achieved a new sales record in 2024”. What is your outlook for 2025 for the promo products industry, and why? Dave, lets talk Printing in 2025 for a moment. Your research team at Napco highlighted some details at last year's Vegas event about the print industry in their State of the Industry report. A stat that stood out to me was “68.8% of respondents have diversified beyond their primary printing segment.” So far in 2025 what are you all seeing as highlights or innovations we can expect in 2025. Tim, speaking of innovations I read that ASI recently launched the ESP+ Stores e-commerce solution.Tell us about that and how apparel decorators might be interested in learning more. https://programs.asicentral.com/stores?&utm_campaign=stores_press_release Dave, as you all see your members diversify, this partnership here seems to have led to some diversification for you all as well. What can you tell us about 'Promo Impressions' e-newsletter. Does this bring printing and promotional products closer together, and what content can subscribers expect? Tim we talked a little about this last time, but lets discuss again, how does ASI’s partnership with Printing United Allia...
