ASK AN EXPERT Becky Harlin Owner and President Rosi Office Products and Rosi Office Furniture www.rosiop.com Vision plus Passion equals Excellence Becky Harlin started Rosi Office Products thirteen years ago after having worked twenty years as general manager for a large independent office products dealer in Salt Lake City. When the dealer sold out to a national company, Harlin left to start her own business and never looked back. She is passionate about office products and more than passionate about providing the broadest selection of competitively priced office products and furnishings as well as the best service to her customers. Rosi started with an offering of 10,000 office products and has grown to become Utah's largest independent office products dealer. Today customers can choose from 50,000 items. Harlin is supported by her well trained, enthusiastic team of office supply experts without whom she admits there would be no business. Harlin and the Rosi team compete with and routinely out-service the big supply chains in the office products arena. Harlin's vision when first developing her business was to make it a place where employees would be smiling on the way in. True to that vision, Harlin has sucessfully cultivated a culture where employees have fun while working hard. Harlin's hard work, strong direction and desire for excellence has spread throughout the company. In 2006 Utah Business Magazine named Rosi one of Utah's "Best Companies to Work For". Getting into the "Green Scene" Two years ago Harlin became aware of a growing consciousness within her customer base to purchase earth-friendly products. Harlin reacted by sourcing products that would help Rosi's customers strive to create a smaller carbon footprint in their workplaces. Rosi's staff is eager and ready to help businesses make the transition from traditional products to green products. Harlin is very excited about sponsoring the greenteamutah.com website because she and her team are eager to educate office products consumers and ease the pain of converting to a greener office. Rosi can help you conserve energy, breathe easier and reduce landfill waste Today, Rosi Office Products carries an extensive selection of nearly 2,500 office products, office furniture, jan/san and technology products that are made of recycled content, are biodegradable, are recyclable, are energy efficient, are nontoxic and are low in VOC's (gaseous emissions emitted from furniture, paint and certain chemicals). Question: How can we make our office green? Answer: My advice is to start small and take it slow. The reality is you may find yourself drowning in an overwhelming sea of green information and green expense if you try to convert too much too quickly. Keep in mind that you don't have to be totally energy efficient or environmentally friendly overnight. It's best to start with one office product or office furniture item at a time. Zero in on the one or two areas of your workplace where replacing traditionally manufactured items with green friendly items will make the biggest, most positive impact to the environment and to your business. The Rosi Office Products team is trained to help you make green product choices that are comparable to what you are currently purchasing.