July 10, 2013

AZ Business Magazine July/August 2013

AZ Business Magazine July/August 2013

Lenore Grobstein: 1944-2013

It’s fitting that in this issue of Az Business magazine, where we profile the “50 Most Influential Women in Arizona Business,” we also remember a dynamic colleague who influenced everyone at AZ Big Media, which publishes this magazine and<br /> seven others.</p> <p>Lenore Grobstein, who passed away on June 26, was vice president of sales and marketing for Ranking Arizona, our nearly 500-page annual publication that ranks Arizona businesses based on the outcome of the largest business opinion poll in<br /> the state. She started at AZ Big Media in 2003.</p> <p>Lenore was small in stature, but big in personality. If Ranking Arizona focused on individuals, there are several categories in which Lenore would rank No. 1. Most feisty. Most fearless. Most fiery. Most fun. And now sadly, most missed.</p> <p>Rest in peace, Lenore.<br /> <div data-gatsby-image-wrapper="" style="position:relative;overflow:hidden;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top" class="gatsby-image-wrapper gatsby-image-wrapper-constrained alignnone size-full wp-image-35711 inline-gatsby-image-wrapper"><div style="max-width:200px;display:block"><img alt="" role="presentation" aria-hidden="true" src="data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg%20height='40'%20width='200'%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20version='1.1'%3E%3C/svg%3E" style="max-width:100%;display:block;position:static"/></div><div aria-hidden="true" data-placeholder-image="" style="height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;width:100%"></div><picture><source type="image/webp" data-srcset="/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/e9f5cec7f841c1dd81e2942a47bec04d/gossie-signature.webp?eu=c8da64148b9c865af0fca7e6e5d6b071f726713ab652648c775a9adb77b6f1530b2379cef7878789f1b506a23d10af03e5bf518cb53e9385bda3db5a3894b6b6664290069133279d6729180507b70834a283a282ed3407b843c9f818048d66c505a95e7d8ffde9b1e3e6c155ffe1f569900b23f3558ccd255f40c6ebbcb6092d61b91e898f5023fbe812ea439fc250b79f61414a15c1f8b5386fc604a12d35de2283efd022a7dae7c0e43e&a=w%3D50%26h%3D10%26fm%3Dwebp%26q%3D100&cd=undefined 50w,/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/52e56e748e20954ac847962f69b467c6/gossie-signature.webp?eu=93d06844de9fdd0bf4adf3e2ef82bb20f621713eeb563ed97b5bc6de74b8a60a0720789fa6878bdcf1e507a03e18a009b1ed5f81be3bc6d5e1a089593e94e2b26442c7559d6327c763791a0754b75860ac82a5d3bf3750be499ba44b058864ce10e91f3a83eaa0e2b0bb990ee5b6ba39cf5978a20b8dd87f4c5c91ebe4a7402367b9448d9b4665e9f51be14b9a9f1ceac27f04150891b8bc2379db19eb7536db2a8cead778e78ff898bb69b92fcc65775e4402667554e48ae251fba5bb684f0ee2&a=w%3D100%26h%3D20%26fm%3Dwebp%26q%3D100&cd=undefined 100w,/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/91118e49ddf3f09bb5e744d34ab679b2/gossie-signature.webp?eu=9b8b6040d299d75af5a9f3b6b0d6ee20a5717d35be0c30882a0a988b23e5a607567b29caa080dd8ff7b503a13a19a758e4ea5f80b13f94d1eea3825b3892b1b7301190049d3623cb357a125254e10b34afdda3d4e76f16fd0189fa564e8a38c018b3006fcfb0afb7eaeecc52b0aeec64944339e61c86c365484ac5b0e4b3542261b60e9fce163cbfaa51b511d4d610f6dc391648569bb0bc3668c01fa12e2cc722&a=w%3D200%26h%3D40%26fm%3Dwebp%26q%3D100&cd=undefined 200w" sizes="(min-width: 200px) 200px, 100vw"/><img data-gatsby-image-ssr="" data-wp-inline-image="2" data-main-image="" style="height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;transform:translateZ(0);transition:opacity 250ms linear;width:100%;will-change:opacity;opacity:0" sizes="(min-width: 200px) 200px, 100vw" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-src="/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/7c6e28c1b187a01ab064967b1c841fb9/gossie-signature.jpg?eu=c8d96413dd988759f7aba1b4b58cbb73f0237c6fbc0d358b77599cda77e2f20200762bcaf5ddd88cf6b350a13a41a25eb6e85ad9e46cc1d6bba28b5c6fc1e3b23043c4509c66279d317c4f5551b6076beecfb1c6e7284de81597a9174f8a26cf18ba436bd1bba7fee4e4c514a6f0a26896023af35f91837e4c43c4a5afb50b7c3ee658c3d11723e9f70df64b9e9c0cecc83e12115080b2fc3d6cd2&a=w%3D50%26h%3D10%26fm%3Djpg%26q%3D100&cd=undefined" data-srcset="/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/7c6e28c1b187a01ab064967b1c841fb9/gossie-signature.jpg?eu=c8d96413dd988759f7aba1b4b58cbb73f0237c6fbc0d358b77599cda77e2f20200762bcaf5ddd88cf6b350a13a41a25eb6e85ad9e46cc1d6bba28b5c6fc1e3b23043c4509c66279d317c4f5551b6076beecfb1c6e7284de81597a9174f8a26cf18ba436bd1bba7fee4e4c514a6f0a26896023af35f91837e4c43c4a5afb50b7c3ee658c3d11723e9f70df64b9e9c0cecc83e12115080b2fc3d6cd2&a=w%3D50%26h%3D10%26fm%3Djpg%26q%3D100&cd=undefined 50w,/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/b6c2d9ad873bab9f2c65742aca30e128/gossie-signature.jpg?eu=9fdc6610dcce8103f0acf4e6efd4bd75f1712438e95567de795a9d8c21b9f600512370caa680dbd9a5e701a06f46f308e3e05b8fb6369487e8a78f596296e4e26015c7069c3474cb667e1e5155b30a61ab8df1d7ef3255b112cdf44103d26c9c42ed1b6a8de1f3b5e3ea9858ebe8fb7f891f74b91e84c866554185a5b1a44d2963b20e85800a6fe1f551f252d6d210ebdb351d110a87a7be387dd11eeb32768677c2be9778b2d0bad9fd3ca773c26d6a4c5912396313e994e4&a=w%3D100%26h%3D20%26fm%3Djpg%26q%3D100&cd=undefined 100w,/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/28c0c9825fb1cc037819bca06fdbb949/gossie-signature.jpg?eu=9dd163478b9b820ba7a9a5b3ef8db120f476703bb60430de77599f8872e5fc07042329caf0d6d8def0b651a76d15f659b7ee0881b73dc5d2eaa78a5a6897e3b06146c7049b6222cd6a7e4d0401e35b65ac8ba286ea3152be449ea41a5088659412e44c3c81b1f3b1e6edc95de4b3b63ecf5c28a603d4cd6f5a1ccafcadf41e267aa31a9fdb0b23effc13ec4cd5d005e7c6371e00419bb6fc3473d842b3706bd42a83fac139a190bcdaf836eb64d825361d1c5564360eac83ec56fdbebb6b5617e209014f2443a0ec1ee88c&a=w%3D200%26h%3D40%26fm%3Djpg%26q%3D100&cd=undefined 200w" alt="Michael Gossie Signature"/></picture><noscript><picture><source type="image/webp" srcSet="/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/e9f5cec7f841c1dd81e2942a47bec04d/gossie-signature.webp?eu=c8da64148b9c865af0fca7e6e5d6b071f726713ab652648c775a9adb77b6f1530b2379cef7878789f1b506a23d10af03e5bf518cb53e9385bda3db5a3894b6b6664290069133279d6729180507b70834a283a282ed3407b843c9f818048d66c505a95e7d8ffde9b1e3e6c155ffe1f569900b23f3558ccd255f40c6ebbcb6092d61b91e898f5023fbe812ea439fc250b79f61414a15c1f8b5386fc604a12d35de2283efd022a7dae7c0e43e&a=w%3D50%26h%3D10%26fm%3Dwebp%26q%3D100&cd=undefined 50w,/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/52e56e748e20954ac847962f69b467c6/gossie-signature.webp?eu=93d06844de9fdd0bf4adf3e2ef82bb20f621713eeb563ed97b5bc6de74b8a60a0720789fa6878bdcf1e507a03e18a009b1ed5f81be3bc6d5e1a089593e94e2b26442c7559d6327c763791a0754b75860ac82a5d3bf3750be499ba44b058864ce10e91f3a83eaa0e2b0bb990ee5b6ba39cf5978a20b8dd87f4c5c91ebe4a7402367b9448d9b4665e9f51be14b9a9f1ceac27f04150891b8bc2379db19eb7536db2a8cead778e78ff898bb69b92fcc65775e4402667554e48ae251fba5bb684f0ee2&a=w%3D100%26h%3D20%26fm%3Dwebp%26q%3D100&cd=undefined 100w,/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/91118e49ddf3f09bb5e744d34ab679b2/gossie-signature.webp?eu=9b8b6040d299d75af5a9f3b6b0d6ee20a5717d35be0c30882a0a988b23e5a607567b29caa080dd8ff7b503a13a19a758e4ea5f80b13f94d1eea3825b3892b1b7301190049d3623cb357a125254e10b34afdda3d4e76f16fd0189fa564e8a38c018b3006fcfb0afb7eaeecc52b0aeec64944339e61c86c365484ac5b0e4b3542261b60e9fce163cbfaa51b511d4d610f6dc391648569bb0bc3668c01fa12e2cc722&a=w%3D200%26h%3D40%26fm%3Dwebp%26q%3D100&cd=undefined 200w" sizes="(min-width: 200px) 200px, 100vw"/><img data-gatsby-image-ssr="" data-wp-inline-image="2" data-main-image="" style="height:100%;left:0;position:absolute;top:0;transform:translateZ(0);transition:opacity 250ms linear;width:100%;will-change:opacity;opacity:0" sizes="(min-width: 200px) 200px, 100vw" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/7c6e28c1b187a01ab064967b1c841fb9/gossie-signature.jpg?eu=c8d96413dd988759f7aba1b4b58cbb73f0237c6fbc0d358b77599cda77e2f20200762bcaf5ddd88cf6b350a13a41a25eb6e85ad9e46cc1d6bba28b5c6fc1e3b23043c4509c66279d317c4f5551b6076beecfb1c6e7284de81597a9174f8a26cf18ba436bd1bba7fee4e4c514a6f0a26896023af35f91837e4c43c4a5afb50b7c3ee658c3d11723e9f70df64b9e9c0cecc83e12115080b2fc3d6cd2&a=w%3D50%26h%3D10%26fm%3Djpg%26q%3D100&cd=undefined" srcSet="/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/7c6e28c1b187a01ab064967b1c841fb9/gossie-signature.jpg?eu=c8d96413dd988759f7aba1b4b58cbb73f0237c6fbc0d358b77599cda77e2f20200762bcaf5ddd88cf6b350a13a41a25eb6e85ad9e46cc1d6bba28b5c6fc1e3b23043c4509c66279d317c4f5551b6076beecfb1c6e7284de81597a9174f8a26cf18ba436bd1bba7fee4e4c514a6f0a26896023af35f91837e4c43c4a5afb50b7c3ee658c3d11723e9f70df64b9e9c0cecc83e12115080b2fc3d6cd2&a=w%3D50%26h%3D10%26fm%3Djpg%26q%3D100&cd=undefined 50w,/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/b6c2d9ad873bab9f2c65742aca30e128/gossie-signature.jpg?eu=9fdc6610dcce8103f0acf4e6efd4bd75f1712438e95567de795a9d8c21b9f600512370caa680dbd9a5e701a06f46f308e3e05b8fb6369487e8a78f596296e4e26015c7069c3474cb667e1e5155b30a61ab8df1d7ef3255b112cdf44103d26c9c42ed1b6a8de1f3b5e3ea9858ebe8fb7f891f74b91e84c866554185a5b1a44d2963b20e85800a6fe1f551f252d6d210ebdb351d110a87a7be387dd11eeb32768677c2be9778b2d0bad9fd3ca773c26d6a4c5912396313e994e4&a=w%3D100%26h%3D20%26fm%3Djpg%26q%3D100&cd=undefined 100w,/_gatsby/image/14b4805a7ea96ceddc8f5a0f394ddcc7/28c0c9825fb1cc037819bca06fdbb949/gossie-signature.jpg?eu=9dd163478b9b820ba7a9a5b3ef8db120f476703bb60430de77599f8872e5fc07042329caf0d6d8def0b651a76d15f659b7ee0881b73dc5d2eaa78a5a6897e3b06146c7049b6222cd6a7e4d0401e35b65ac8ba286ea3152be449ea41a5088659412e44c3c81b1f3b1e6edc95de4b3b63ecf5c28a603d4cd6f5a1ccafcadf41e267aa31a9fdb0b23effc13ec4cd5d005e7c6371e00419bb6fc3473d842b3706bd42a83fac139a190bcdaf836eb64d825361d1c5564360eac83ec56fdbebb6b5617e209014f2443a0ec1ee88c&a=w%3D200%26h%3D40%26fm%3Djpg%26q%3D100&cd=undefined 200w" alt="Michael Gossie Signature"/></picture></noscript><script type="module">const t="undefined"!=typeof HTMLImageElement&&"loading"in HTMLImageElement.prototype;if(t){const t=document.querySelectorAll("img[data-main-image]");for(let e of t){e.dataset.src&&(e.setAttribute("src",e.dataset.src),e.removeAttribute("data-src")),e.dataset.srcset&&(e.setAttribute("srcset",e.dataset.srcset),e.removeAttribute("data-srcset"));const t=e.parentNode.querySelectorAll("source[data-srcset]");for(let e of t)e.setAttribute("srcset",e.dataset.srcset),e.removeAttribute("data-srcset");e.complete&&(e.style.opacity=1,e.parentNode.parentNode.querySelector("[data-placeholder-image]").style.opacity=0)}}

Michael Gossie, Editor in Chief

AZ Business Magazine July/August 2013

Lenore Grobstein: 1944-2013

Read more articles from this issue.