Manager Profile - Changing Attitudes

Ironically, despite his bad luck with wood, Miller's first job after graduation was with Thompson Cabinet Co., in Ludington, Mich., as a spray painter.

"It was just a horrendous job," he recalls—so bad he decided to give college a try. He enrolled in the printing program at Ferris State University, ending up with a bachelor's degree in printing education. His first job was running the in-plant for the Meijer Stores retail chain.