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WHAT EMPLOYEES SAY ABOUT PINNACLE
DESIGNS (UPIC: PINNACLE)
“Pinnacle Designs
encourages our entire staff to believe we are a
family. Successes are honored, and unfortu-
nate events are supported with true comfort.
“It’s a true team atmosphere,” says 15-year
veteran Julie Ditchik, who notes that approxi-
mately 50 percent of employees have been
with the supplier for more than 10 years.
HOW IT DIFFERENTIATES ITSELF AS AN
EMPLOYER:
Ditchik says it’s the quality of the
company itself that makes Pinnacle Designs
an attractive employer. “We pride ourselves
on having a live person always answer the
phones during business hours and we focus
on what we do best—emblematic jewelry.”
She also says the company’s motto, The
Difference is Service!, is embraced and
demonstrated at all levels from the owners, to
directors, management, customer service and
warehouse staff.
Top Executives
Brad Hartstein, President
David Messe, Executive
Vice President
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Type of Company
Supplier
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Location
San Fernando, California
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Website
www.pinnacledesigns.com___
Year Founded
1981
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Total Employees
55
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Company Motto
The Difference Is Service!
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Perks
Flexible work schedules
Casual dress code
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Employee anniversary milestones are a time for celebration with a luncheon or
dessert party featuring speeches, and a personalized award and check for the honoree. If the company has a
banner month, employees are up for a celebration. In the past, they have been treated to a carnival in the
parking lot including game booths (with gift cards or stuffed animals as prizes), food booths and an ice cream
truck with custom ice cream sandwiches. Another time, the company set up a casino in its warehouse with
blackjack and craps tables, and a roulette wheel. Players collected tickets toward various prizes; the grand
prize was a cruise to Mexico.
Great customer service is at the heart of every
order at Pinnacle Promotions, where employees
treat one another like family and embrace the
supplier’s vision, embodied in its motto: The
Difference Is Service!