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Creating International Ties
As leader of the European Promotional Products Association, Hans Poulis strives to elevate professionalism across the European Union. Read More »
Putting The Personal Touch On Consulting
Ben Baker, founder of CMYK Solutions, spends ample one-on-one time with clients. Read More »
Promoting And Parenting
Mitch Mounger is one of those promotional products professionals who caught the entrepreneurial bug early, selling t-shirts and cups throughout the Greek system in college. After a brief stint in commercial real estate, he launched an apparel business with his sister, selling garment-dyed t-shirts to mid-sized department stores that later asked him to screen print those shirts. Read More »
It Keeps Him Running
Tony Karlicek knows the ins and outs of his company, Frederick, Maryland-based supplier Headwear USA (UPIC: gotcaps). In 2004 he started out in the warehouse, moving up in just six months to lead the domestic embroidery department. By June 2005 he was considered one of the Top 30 Under 30 by a major industry publication. After “some long, hard yards on the road,” Karlicek says, he became CEO in 2006. Read More »
One Goal, Many Roles
Since 1980, it has taken filling a couple different roles in the promotional products industry for Teri Ray, MAS, to find her perfect fit. Turns out all she really needed was to build her own business. Read More »
Always On Call
Spending countless hours on the phone with clients and traveling several days every month might wear down an ordinary sales professional. But Fran Ford, senior vice president of J Charles Crystalworks (UPIC: JCHARLES), is nothing if not extraordinary. Read More »
Leading The Charge
In March, 60 promotional products professionals headed to Washington, D.C., for PPAI’s third-annual Legislative Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.). They scheduled more than 200 meetings with key members of Congress and their staffs to educate them on the industry’s needs, challenges and interests. Janie Gaunce, owner of Lenexa, Kansas-based distributor Grapevine Designs LLC (UPIC: Grape238), and a member of the PPAI Board of Directors, was there on the front lines at Capitol Hill. Here, she provides a close-up of the day’s happenings. Read More »
It’s Showtime
Those who have been to The PPAI Expo know it’s nonstop action. From the moment your feet hit the ground each morning, your day is chock-full of networking and business-building. It’s a high-energy week that Marc Held, national sales manager … Read More »
A High-Flying Career
It’s easy to define Kimberly Laffer’s job as fast-paced. She’s director of strategic development for Motivators, Inc. (UPIC: MOTIV8RS), and she jets between the distributor’s Westbury, New York, headquarters and its newly opened regional office in Miami, Florida. As a … Read More »
View From The Top
Big things are happening fast at Camarillo, California-based distributor TAG! The Creative Source, LLC (UPIC: TAGTEAM). Last year, it landed the Supplier of the Year award from the Women’s Business Enterprise Council-West after being nominated by The Walt Disney Company, … Read More »
