Hi, it's Erin, the Creative Director at StationeryHQ.com and stationery-loving designer of 25 years. We've worked long and hard to develop a reputation as a capable, large scale, forward thinking company. I guess it's working because every once in awhile we get an email from a frustrated customer who seems to think we are some giant corporation out to steal all their money and trick them with misinformation. Yes, those emails suck just as much you think they would.
So I thought I'd give you a little back story on the people behind SHQ. We have lots of big machines, but really we are a small company full of people with big ideas.
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A little reminder for our peeps...[/caption]
Let's start with our CEO, Mark Sarpa. He's my husband of almost 27 years. Yep, you got it. We are a Mom and Pop Shop. Mark believes with every fiber of his being that he can help you grow your business through great service, cool products and competitive prices. Mark is a very involved father of 3 kids and when he's not working (which is seldom) he likes to be on a boat with his family or watching a baseball game. The SF Giants are his favs but he will watch any team, at any level, any time.
StationeryHQ is made up of about 50 people normally and we go up to over 100 during the holiday rush. We have moms who work part time so they can pick their kids up from school, young people who are just getting started in their careers, and experienced people who have been with the company for more than 15 years.
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When the office is empty, it means our Customer Success, Accounting, and Pre-Press people are out in the warehouse helping to get 'er done.[/caption]
Every time we have a company meeting I am impressed by the dedication of our peeps. They want to be the best in the business, many of them work on their feet all day long in a production facility and they do it with a smile. We have potlucks for special occasions and people show up with enough food to feed an army. There is a particularly wild group that occasionally does Zumba during their break. Seriously.
We hope you feel like we "get" you. We kind of figure we are all on the same (wicked awesome) team of gutsy creative folks. As small business owners who've been at it for many years, we totally appreciate the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. As people, we appreciate directness, honesty and hard work so that's our promise to you.
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Erin and Mark Sarpa, owners of StationeryHQ.com[/caption]
Thanks for reading all the way to the end and thanks for being our customers. Let's do this.