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Leadership Next-Generation By Stacy Ward, Managing Editor fedastacy@comcast.net nyone who thinks the E&S industry is a tough sell should look to the next generation. That's where they'll find Mark Rossi and Morgan Tucker,two up-and-coming young execs who've already received industry nods for their impressive starts out of the gate. In 2012, Rossi was named FE&S Top Achiever-Dealer and Tucker DSR of the Year. He started his version of a dealership during the recession and she turned her love for hospitality into a successful career in sales. Their passion for the industry is contagious and their story, thus far, is just as interesting. A Mark Rossi, President of Avanti Restaurant Solutions Remember: You'll be left with an empty feeling if you hit the finish line alone. When you run a race as a team, though, you'll discover that much of the reward comes from hitting the tape together. You want to be surrounded not just by cheering onlookers but by a crowd of winners, celebrating as one." Starbuck's CEO Howard Schultz, Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time 10 FEDA News & Views Photo by Steve Giraud There are remnants of CEO Howard Schultz's people-first philosophy all over Mark Rossi's leadership style—starting with the way he religiously invests into the personal development of his people. When it comes to the "No-I" in team, he gets it, and requires a total buy-in from every employee at Avanti Restaurant Solutions, the company the go-getter started 10 years ago after leaving East Bay Restaurant Supply to pursue his love for chain restaurant development. The tricky thing about building something sustainable, though, is that it requires help—something Rossi realized was warranted in his company's infancy, so he joined EO (Entrepreneur's Organization). "It's a global organization that really prides itself in helping entrepreneurs learn and grow," says the young