PPB December 2017

M.C.Young & Associates PPAI 713696 Madison Signs, LLC PPAI 586960 Marketing Incentive Resources PPAI 396036 Mayfield Marketing Group PPAI 715599 Media Hungry Marketing PPAI 715577 Milkman Creations PPAI 713582 Minuteman Press PPAI 715445 Minuteman Press – Tempe PPAI 713592 Minuteman Press 51 PPAI 513739 Minuteman Press 70 PPAI 513795 MINUTEMAN PRESS MEDIA PPAI 649876 Minuteman Press of Merrick PPAI 513823 Moji Studios PPAI 713558 Mylestone Promotions PPAI 717177 New Normal Life PPAI 712906 No Label, LLC PPAI 717466 Nutec Embroidery Ltd PPAI 564106 Optamark PPAI 714796 PaxInk PPAI 678550 PDS Corporate Sales PPAI 313705 Peace Love Promos, Inc. PPAI 714638 PID, LLC DBA Sole Images PPAI 401467 Pinnacle Products PPAI 358589 PIP PRINTING TRIAD PPAI 624022 powering you PPAI 713772 Print Playground PPAI 709891 Print Station PPAI 260473 Procell’s Office Products and Trophies PPAI 513209 Promo Savvy PPAI 715451 Promotional Wearhouse, Inc. PPAI 288231 Proper Service, Inc. PPAI 107961 Protogear PPAI 403268 R.K. Black PPAI 713694 Rancho Bernardo Print Pros PPAI 715684 Recognition Products PPAI 362774 Rising Performance Marketing & Business Solutions PPAI 716725 Ritchey Associates, Inc DBA Blue Dimension PPAI 485976 Rock ‘N Rolled, LLC PPAI 715692 Rookies PPAI 717321 Safeguard G&S Printing and Promotions Ltd. PPAI 704665 school time PPAI 376173 Sew Fly Embroidery PPAI 454840 Showstop Graphics, LLC PPAI 715549 Signs 4 Work PPAI 714705 SIGNS ACROSS TEXAS PPAI 611431 Silk Screen Printing Co. PPAI 285784 Sing On Swag PPAI 713817 Sir Speedy PPAI 714754 Sir Speedy PPAI 532067 | DECEMBER 2017 | 115 CONNECT NEW MEMBER SPOTLIGHT How did your company get its start? Three years ago, my company, Laguna Beach Surfboards, began by selling full-size surfboards painted with metallic epoxy as art pieces. Old, beat-up surfboards retired from the water were repurposed into beautiful art pieces. For the past three years I’ve been selling my work in arts and crafts shows around Southern California. What led your company to enter the promotional products market? Earlier this spring, another artist said my art pieces would be great promotional products. After doing a lot of research and meeting with several distributors and suppliers, I decided to pull the trigger and get a booth at the Specialty Advertising Association of California’s trade show. What’s your favorite thing about being in the promotional products industry? I enjoy making the art pieces—bottle openers, plaques, full- size surfboards—so being given the opportunity to work with distributors who can sell my work is great. I am not a good salesman, so it’s very cool that I will be able to spend my time doing what I’m passionate about, and that’s making cool stuff with epoxy. Why did you join PPAI? The distributors I met this summer told me how impressive the PPAI trade show was, so I joined and now have a booth for The PPAI Expo in January. I am very excited! Jason Rate Owner Laguna Beach Surfboards Laguna Beach, California PPAI 715587