Dedication:
This story is one of teamwork. It is about a group of individuals, whose shared vision, trust in one another, and hard work founded a highly-successful business. Gathered through personal interviews with key players and shaped through South Dakota author Judith Zwolak’s inquisitive nature, Built on a Handshake reveals the heart and soul of a unique Midwestern start-up company.
The company, known today as Showplace Wood Products, was made
possible through the resources of a group of investors who shared significant personal and financial risk, along with an unshakeable confidence.
That group had a lot of reasons to be confident: A visionary leader, the
right ideas, a steadfast core team, and something else that ensured the effort’s success. That something else was the quality of the people who come to work each day and build the cabinets, support the dealers, and keep everything running as smoothly as it does.
On behalf of the entire founding team, we dedicate this book to the employee-
owners of Showplace Wood Products.
