Dex Imaging, LLC v. Impact Networking Ohio, LLC and Kenneth Vanden Haute: A Non-Compete Showdown in Northern Ohio

On March 17, 2025, Dex Imaging, a Florida-based office technology and managed print services provider, filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio against its former executive vice-president, Kenneth Vanden Haute, and his new employer, Impact Networking Ohio, LLC. 

Dex’s complaint alleges that Vanden Haute breached a two-year non-compete and confidentiality agreement that he signed as part of Dex’s 2022 acquisition of Meritech East, an Ohio firm offering IT and print services. The case, docketed as No. 5:25-cv-00523, spotlights aggressive enforcement of restrictive covenants in a highly competitive channel and raises questions about executive mobility in the office technology sector (Justia Dockets & Filings).

If You’re Still Quoting by PDF, You’re Already Behind - Inspiration from the Year 2013

By Greg Walters

The convergence wasn’t a future event. It wasn’t even a prediction. It was a condition. And it’s here, embedded in systems you forgot you were still using. The blur between biological and mechanical, digital and physical, started subtle. Now it’s invasive. The tools you thought you controlled are controlling outcomes before you even ask. You didn’t miss a moment. You missed a migration.

New to Copier Sales: The Curse of the Verbal Close

Every single salesperson you’ve known, met, or will ever meet has been struck with the curse of the verbal close.

At first, you don’t see it coming. The client says yes. They’re nodding. They like the numbers. Heck, they even liked you sharing your grandma’s ravioli recipe, and people buy from people they like.

You email the lease, update the CRM, and someone congratulates you. Maybe you even ring the bell.

You’re excited, giddy.  Your prospect said “yes.”

Then it stops.