PICA

10/19/2026

Found a few goodies from the 15th Annual PICA Foundation Golf Classic.

10/16/2026

Today's Feature Friday focuses the spotlight on BCE South of Indian Trail, NC. Specializing in printing, mailing, business cards, and specialty printing, they're been serving the printing industry since 1989. Explore their website at https://www.bcesouth.com.

10/13/2026

Join PICA for PINTS with PICA at Brewers at 4001 Yancey and spend the evening connecting with fellow print and graphic communications professionals. Meet someone new, catch up with industry friends, and discover how PICA can help you and your business connect, grow, and succeed.

What’s on tap?
• Drinks & appetizers
• Networking with fellow industry professionals
• Conversations about business, the industry, and what’s next
• A chance to learn more about PICA and its member benefits

$40 per person
Includes two drink tickets and appetizers.
Not a PICA member? Come anyway! Bring a colleague or your team and experience PICA for yourself.

Space is limited—reserve your spot today! Register: https://beeid.org/fe94f39b6c25

Wednesday, October 21
5:30–7:00 PM

10/12/2026

10/09/2026

Graphic Communications educators are the backbone of a solid future-thinking workforce development program, and at PICA, we value the time and effort graphics teachers put into their classrooms, students, and industry relationships. We're proud that one of our Emerging Leaders is Sammi Maldonado, a professor at Midlands Technical College in Columbia, SC.

The PICA Emerging Leaders program empowers the next generation of industry leaders through professional development, networking, mentorship, and hands-on leadership opportunities. Participants connect with peers and industry leaders, attend conferences, support workforce development, and take part in strategic partnerships and community initiatives. Along the way, they build the confidence, relationships, and real-world experience to grow their careers, strengthen their organizations, and help shape the future of the printing industry. Find out how you can join here: https://picanet.org/benefits/emerging-leaders/

10/09/2026

We're proud that today's Feature Friday is none other than our Chairman of the Board, John Mullis of Hearn Graphic Finishing in Winston-Salem, NC. Reach out to Hearn for all your trade shop finishing needs at hearngraphicfinishing.com.

10/08/2026

The PICA Emerging Leaders program is more than professional development—it’s a pathway to growth, leadership, and meaningful connections. Participants gain opportunities to build their networks, develop leadership skills, connect with mentors and industry leaders, attend conferences, support workforce development initiatives, collaborate with peers, and engage in strategic industry and community partnerships. They leave with more than knowledge—they gain confidence, relationships, real-world leadership experience, and a deeper understanding of how they can help shape the future of their organizations and the printing industry. Find out how you can join here: https://picanet.org/benefits/emerging-leaders/

10/06/2026

The PICA Emerging Leaders program connects participants to opportunities that go beyond their everyday roles. Through workforce development initiatives, strategic industry partnerships, professional education, and collaborative projects, participants gain real-world leadership experience while expanding their perspective on the industry.

Just as importantly, they build meaningful relationships with peers, executives, educators, suppliers, and industry veterans—creating a network of connections, knowledge, and support that can help shape their careers and strengthen their leadership journey.

Find out more here: https://picanet.org/benefits/emerging-leaders/

10/05/2026

Sharpen the Iron: Why the Best Leaders Never Stop Learning

“As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.”

That simple wisdom has powerful meaning for today’s leaders.

Iron doesn’t sharpen itself. It takes friction, pressure, and purpose. People are much the same.

In an industry changing as quickly as printing, packaging, and graphic communications, experience alone isn’t enough. Technology is evolving. Customer expectations are changing. Workforce challenges are growing. The companies that thrive will be those willing to keep learning, adapting, and investing in their people.

For owners, that may mean stepping away from the daily demands of the business to think strategically. For managers, it means strengthening leadership and developing their teams. For every employee, it means staying curious, learning new skills, and looking for better ways to contribute.

Sometimes the greatest growth comes from simply being around people who challenge our thinking.

A colleague shares a solution. A speaker introduces a new idea. Another business owner offers a different perspective. A conversation sparks a possibility we hadn't considered.

That’s the power of coming together.

This year’s PICA Fall Management Conference, Leading Forward, is built around that idea—navigating change, developing talent, and driving results. It’s an opportunity to step away from the familiar, exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and return to our businesses with a sharper perspective.

Because the real value of a conference isn’t the notes we take. It’s what we do with what we learn.

When was the last time you sharpened the iron?

Not because you aren’t good enough, but because you want to be better.

Not because you don’t know enough, but because there is always more to learn.

Keep learning. Keep growing. Keep sharpening one another.

That’s how we lead forward.