Fail Without Fear

Steven (Steve) J. Bell is CEO and owner of Pacific Crest Industries in Sumner, Washington. He started building cabinets in a garage and now employs 185 people in a multimillion-dollar cabinet business. In 2006, he moved his business into a new factory with almost 200,000 square feet, tripling his space and enabling future growth.

Pacific Crest currently ships products throughout the 12 Western states through a network of independent kitchen and bath dealers and national merchandisers. In addition, they also sell in the Western Washington region to licensed new-construction contractors and high-rise condominium projects.

Bell was named Washington state’s Small Business Person of the Year in 2005 by the U.S. Small Business Administration.