Awards

2026 Counselor Awards

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Trailblazers and culture-builders, this year’s honorees are in a class of their own.

Counselor 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award: Chuck Fandos

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The promo industry’s ultimate connector reflects on a career built on relationships, me...

Counselor 2026 Sustainability Advocate of the Year: Ethix Merch

This distributor fulfills a mission to cha...

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Counselor 2026 Supplier Family Business of the Year: Dixie Seal & Stamp Co.

Thrust into leadership roles at a young ag...

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Counselor 2026 Distributor Family Business of the Year: Advertising Premium Sales

For over six decades, the Shucart family h...

Counselor 2026 Bess Cohn Humanitarian of the Year: Michelle Bottino, Fully Promoted of St. Charles

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Driven by a lifelong commitment to help others, this humanitarian uses her company as a...

Counselor 2026 Woman of Distinction: Jodie Schillinger, Maple Ridge Farms

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Raised in the promo industry, this empathetic leader is defined by her ability to empow...

Counselor 2026 Supplier Entrepreneur of the Year: Mike Natenshon, Marine Layer

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For this innovator, losing a favorite T-shirt was the prelude to building a stylish and...

Counselor 2026 Distributor Entrepreneur of the Year: Tom Rector, Thumbprint

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Starting his company during the Great Recession gave this distributor the resourcefulne...

Counselor 2026 International Person of the Year: Fred Misseri, SYNNEO

This respected leader has spent decades co...

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Counselor 2026 Person of the Year: Randy Carr, World Emblem

The CEO has driven success by being a bold...

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Counselor Top 40 Distributors 2026

This year’s top promo companies overcame s...

Counselor Top 40 Suppliers 2026

This year’s top promo companies overcame s...

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Counselor Top 40 Distributors 2026: No. 40 Eagle Promotions

Counselor's exclusive ranking of the...

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Counselor Top 40 Distributors 2026: No. 39 Genumark

Counselor's exclusive ranking of the...

Counselor Top 40 Distributors 2026: No. 38 Quality Logo Products

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Counselor's exclusive ranking of the distributors with the most revenue in the...

Counselor Top 40 Distributors 2026: No. 37 Leader Promotions

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Counselor's exclusive ranking of the distributors with the most revenue in the...

Counselor Top 40 Distributors 2026: No. 36 Smart Source

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Counselor's exclusive ranking of the distributors with the most revenue in the...

Counselor Top 40 Distributors 2026: No. 35 Myron

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Counselor's exclusive ranking of the distributors with the most revenue in the...

Counselor Top 40 Distributors 2026: No. 34 Summit Group

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Counselor's exclusive ranking of the distributors with the most revenue in the...

Counselor Top 40 Distributors 2026: No. 33 ePromos Promotional Products

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Counselor's exclusive ranking of the distributors with the most revenue in the...