It’s Tuesday, so that means it is time for the “What’s on Their Desk” series with a new office supply industry expert. Today we have Sayeh Pezeshki with us, who is the Founder and CEO of Sorting with Style. As with all of our industry experts, we will take a look at her background, and then get right into hearing about and seeing her three favorite office supplies. Sayeh Pezeshki has never met an office she didn’t like, but she’s seen plenty that are … [Read more…]
This week we continue our “What’s on Their Desk” series with Chris Farley, Director of Marketing at Zebra Pen Corp. Thanks to Chris for taking the time to participate and share his favorite items with us, now let’s get to know a little about him: Chris Farley is the director of marketing of Edison, NJ-based Zebra Pen Corp., leaders in the writing instrument industry for more than 110 years. In this role, Mr. Farley is responsible for the oversight and … [Read more…]
Lots of you have probably seen my reviews of Doane Paper, or at least heard of Doane Paper before, so today in our “What’s on Their Desk Series” we will take a look at the desk of Doane Paper founder, Chad Doane. First though, I wanted to share a quick bit of background on Chad and Doane Paper. Believe it or not, Chad does not make a living from his paper and notebook empire alone, his primary way of making a living is as a marketing executive for a … [Read more…]
Many of my visitors here are very familiar with the great work that Brad from PenAddict.com does with his in-depth and detailed reviews of some of the coolest pens (and the occasional notebook) that you will find. Besides being a great blogger himself, Brad is also a great friend to all of the other bloggers in this niche. He has always been a great friend to this blog which I will always be appreciative for, although I do wish he would stop kicking my … [Read more…]
For this week’s installment of the “What’s on Their Desk” series, I had the pleasure of chatting with Steve Leveen, Co-Founder and CEO of Levenger. As a huge fan of their products, I was really excited to have the opportunity to talk to Steve about the products that he uses in his work routine, and to share that information with you today. Steve has a B.A. in Biology from the University of California, San Diego, and master’s and doctoral degrees in … [Read more…]
This week’s installment of the “What’s on Their Desk” series is our first opportunity to see what you would find on the desk of the CEO of a full-scale online office supply store. Bob Herman is the CEO and Founder of BuyOnlineNow.com, one of the largest online only office supply stores in North America. BuyOnlineNow.com (and their Canadian site BuyOnlineNow.ca) deliver thousands of products to customers in the US and Canada and have been featured by Inc. … [Read more…]
Today we continue our “What’s on Their Desk” Series with Tom Oddo from Goldspot.com. Tom and Goldspot have earned a place as a very trusted vendor and source of fountain pen information here at , and Tom has been an invaluable point of contact that has made that happen. Today we will take a look at what office supplies he relies on in his daily work to keep Goldspot.com … [Read more…]
Today in our weekly installment of the “What’s on Their Desk” series, we are fortunate to have Lily Kim from JetPens.com share her favorite office supplies with us. Lily, a graduate of Stanford University in California is one of the three co-founders of the incredibly popular JetPens.com. Lily is someone who has access to some of the most unique, desirable, and innovative Japanese office supplies out there, so when she says something is one of her … [Read more…]
Gwen Weinberg is Head Designer and owner of Three by Three Seattle, a design manufacturing company specializing in modern organizational products. Gwen believes that useful objects should be equally functional and pleasing to the eye, and incorporates bold colors and minimalist shapes into her product designs. First trained in bookbinding and jewelry making in the early 90s, Gwen merged her two skills into what would become a nationally recognized … [Read more…]
Brant Williams is Chief Marketing Officer at ReBinder, the makers of zero-waste office products, which are 100% recyclable, made in the USA, by a disabled workforce and cost the same as the toxic vinyl stuff. Brant is a passionate believer that responsible products can only reach scale when they make a CFO’s spreadsheet look better, not worse. Before ReBinder, Brant was Managing Partner of Atlas Accelerator where he led the go-to-market efforts of over … [Read more…]
Last week I announced a new weekly series here on where we will ask office supply industry experts for their insight into what are cool or “must have” office supplies for them. Being that these folks have extensive knowledge of the industry, I thought it would be fun to find out what products they rely on to get the job done at their desks. Our first participant in this series is Bert DuMars, Vice President of E-Business & … [Read more…]
In my last newsletter (sign up here to stay updated and for the chance to win the monthly contest) I mentioned that I had a new project that I was working on for the site. Now that I’ve got all of the details worked out, I wanted to tell you about it today so you don’t miss out. So have you ever wondered what some of the people at your favorite office supply stores, companies, and blogs consider to be THEIR favorite products? Starting on Tuesday, … [Read more…]
Last updated by Brian Greene at December 31, 2013.
