Justin Copie

Owner and CEO, Innovative Solutions

Years in current role: 6

Innovative Solutions Owner and CEO Justin Copie encourages every employee to challenge the status quo to stay innovative in a rapidly changing environment. Innovative Solutions provides technology solutions to small- and medium-sized businesses, and Copie embraces the ever-evolving nature of technology.

Copie took over Innovative Solutions in 2016, and in 2021 he led the company into a partnership with Amazon Web Services. The spike in remote work due to the pandemic led to a surge in business for Innovative Solutions, and Copie expects to have a workforce of around 160 by the end of the year.

Employees are the key to Innovative Solutions’ success, and Copie recognizes that. He ensures that staff are equipped for growth, and he believes that engaged, happy, productive employees — who also have fulfilment outside of the office — are essential to the company’s continued achievements.

This profile is part of Rochester Business Journal's Power 50 Technology list for 2022. Information used in this profile was sourced from the honoree. View the full list at rbj.net.