phoenix pictures is an american film production company that has produced films since the late 1990s with features including black swan ( 2010 ) , shutter island ( 2010 ) , the people vs. larry flynt ( 1996 ) , the thin red line ( 1998 ) , and zodiac ( 2007 ) .

producers mike medavoy and arnold messer founded phoenix in november 1995 as an independent production company .

they acquired financing from onex corporation , pearson television , and sony pictures entertainment .

its business model was based on packaging films to present to studios and to then navigate the films ' development .

variety said phoenix pictures was one of the few companies to produce more than 25 films with the same executive team in place .

phoenix pictures

veteran motion picture executive mike medavoy and former columbia pictures entertainment executive arnold w . messer on monday unveiled the formation of their new entertainment
label ,
phoenix pictures .
edward mcgurn ( producer ) began his association with mike medavoy’s phoenix pictures in 2007 , where he currently serves as vice president of production .
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medavoy - - co - founder of orion pictures , producer on such films as
black swan ,
and chief executive of phoenix pictures - - received an outstanding achievement award at the festival , applauded by the city where he was born in 1941 to ukrainian jewish refugees .
the partners stressed that their start - up will be more akin to label companies such as new regency , morgan creek productions and castle rock , which rely on major studios for their distribution than do independent movie companies , such as savoy pictures and samuel goldwyn pictures .
the management of the start - up company , which includes medavoy , messer and former carolco pictures president and current phoenix consultant peter hoffman , will own 30 % of phoenix . the remaining 70 % will be owned by onex corp . , a canadian airline food and auto parts company , by great britain ' s pearson television and sony pictures entertainment , along with two wealthy investors who medavoy and messer declined to name .
mike medavoy will close down phoenix pictures in 2013 following two decades of film production including “black swan , ” “ shutter island , ” “the people vs . larry flynt , ” “the thin red line” and “zodiac . ”
reservation road
star joaquin phoenix at the n . y . premiere .
joaquin phoenix at the n . y . premiere of
walk the line
joaquin phoenix at peta ' s 15th anniversary gala and humanitarian awards in hollywood .
joaquin phoenix at the 39th annual country music association awards in n . y .
joaquin phoenix at the n . y . premiere of
buffalo soldiers .
director james gray and joaquin phoenix on the set of
two lovers .
phoenix pictures is one of the premiere entertainment labels in the film business , bringing quality films to audiences around the world . led by mike medavoy and arnie messer , two of the industry’s most respected senior executives , phoenix has established a reputation for consistently developing first - rate projects with some of hollywood’s top creative talent .
joaquin phoenix at the dolce & gabbana party during the 60th international cannes film festival .
welcome to phoenix pictures , one of the premier entertainment labels in the film business , bringing quality films to audiences around the world . led by mike medavoy and arnold messer , two of the industry’s most respected senior executives , phoenix has established a reputation for consistently developing first - rate projects with some of hollywood ’s top creative talent .
monday ' s announcement triggered conflicting accounts of how much seed money the phoenix partners have .
joaquin phoenix and director james gray on the set of
we own the night .
spe also has tv rights to phoenix films outside of japan , north america and continental europe .
joaquin phoenix , elle fanning and director terry george on the set of
reservation road .
joaquin phoenix at the west coast opening of works by artist russell young in l . a .
joaquin phoenix at the gq 2005 men of the year awards at mr . chow beverly hills .
mike medavoy is chairman and ceo of phoenix pictures , a member of the usc center on public diplomacy advisory board , and co - author with nathan gardels of american idol after iraq : competing for hearts and minds in the global media age ( wiley - blackwell , 2009 ) .
joaquin phoenix at the premiere of
we own the night
during the 60th international cannes film festival .
` joaquin phoenix at the gala premiere of
walk the line
during the 2005 toronto international film .
a native of lincoln , nebraska , messer is a graduate of harvard law school . he launched his career in the entertainment business as senior counsel at columbia pictures television in 1979 . after a stint as vice president of business affairs at viacom international , messer returned to columbia pictures where he served first as senior vice president and later as executive vice president of worldwide business affairs . in 1983 , he was named senior executive vice president of tristar pictures and president of its telecommunications group , where he oversaw the business of theatrical production as well as all ancillary marketing and television activities for the company .
phoenix is in production on “what to expect when you’re expecting” and will be the production entity on several other existing phoenix projects such as “the last voyage of demeter , ” which medavoy said is probably the most likely to go into production next . and he’ll continue to work on projects outside the phoenix banner with phoenix president arnie messer , co - presidents bradley fischer and david thwaits and vps christopher trunkey , edward mcgurn and doug mckay .
the company was formed in 1995 by mike medavoy and arnie messer , with partners including sony pictures entertainment , onex , fremantle media and showtime . phoenix ’s first three films were the mirror has two faces , directed by barbra streisand , two - time oscar® winner milos forman’s widely acclaimed the people vs . larry flynt and oliver stone’s u - turn . in 1997 legendary filmmaker terrence malick returned to filmmaking after 19 years with the thin red line for phoenix pictures , which went on to receive seven oscar® nominations : best picture , director , screenplay based on material previously published , cinematography , editing , score and sound . that same year , phoenix produced urban legend , which was the fifth top - grossing film released by columbia / tristar in 1998 .
jeff hoffman serves as a creative executive at phoenix pictures , where he manages the story department and works on a number of the films that are currently in development at the company . before arriving at phoenix , jeff was a chesterfield screenwriting fellow with paramount pictures , a stegner fellow in poetry at stanford university , and a michener fellow at the university of texas , where he received his mfa in writing . his plays have been performed throughout the united states and can be found in anthologies that are published by vintage and samuel french . his first collection of poems , journal of american foreign policy , won the new issues poetry prize and was published in 2011 .
we control over 95 % of the gross profits after sony ' s [ distribution ] fee and before creative participations ,
messer said .
we ' re totally dependent on the performance of the pictures .
mike medavoy will close down phoenix pictures in 2013 following two decades of film production including “black swan , ” “shutter island , ” “the people vs . larry flynt , ” “the thin red line” and “zodiac . ” medavoy told variety on friday that he would shutter the company and sell the library in two years in order to spend more time [ … ]
joaquin phoenix at the photocall for
we own the night
at the palais des festivals during the 60th international cannes film festival .
spe , which will receive a low distribution fee , will have worldwide theatrical and video distribution rights to phoenix ' s movies , excluding japan .
ben anderson serves as the executive vice president at phoenix pictures , where he oversees several film , television and new media projects that are currently being developed at the company . throughout his career , ben has been a successful serial entrepreneur and has founded or advised several start - ups in media and fashion . ben’s experience is bolstered by his dual graduate degree honors of having both his j . d . and mba .
showtime was expected to be an investor and to strike a pay tv deal with phoenix , but as of monday afternoon no deal had been completed .
a paramount release of a phoenix pictures production in association with sikelia prods . and appian way . produced by mike medavoy , arnold w . messer , bradley j . fischer , martin scorsese . executive producers , chris brigham , laeta kalogridis , dennis lehane , gianni nunnari , louis phillips . co - producers , joseph reidy , emma tillinger , amy herman . directed by martin scorsese . screenplay , laeta kalogridis , based on the novel by dennis lehane .
prior to joining phoenix , he worked as a line producer and as an assistant director for filmmakers such as david ayer , wim wenders , and werner herzog .
medavoy and messer said that phoenix will not pre - sell any foreign rights to its films except for in japan , where releasing costs are higher than most territories .
its last first - look deal with sony — under which phoenix would supply part of the production costs — expired in 2004 , with “the sixth man” the final pic made under that arrangement . phoenix’s business model focuses on putting together packages , taking them to studios and then navigating the development process , even if it takes years .
harry potter and the half - blood prince not only marked rising sun pictures’ biggest contribution to the venerable potter franchise , it was among the largest and most challenging projects of any nature undertaken by the studio . a crew of artists worked for 12 months to deliver more than 250 visual effects shot that collectively amounted to nearly 22 minutes of screen time .
everything else moving in the sequence is cg . “visual effects supervisor tim burke and director david yates gave us the rough boundaries for the sequence and we played with those , ” notes yepes . “it was an overwhelming amount of objects , but we got great reference from tim and his team that included digital pictures and a catalog of every object in the room .
medavoy said the company has a unique arrangement with an international insurance broker that phoenix can use as collateral to secure loans with chemical bank , which will provide a revolving credit line for production financing .
medavoy told variety on friday that he would shutter the company and sell the library in two years in order to spend more time with his family and to focus on passion projects outside the phoenix banner .
the producer’s more - than - four decade hollywood career has encompassed stints as co - chief at united artists , orion and columbia . phoenix , notably , was involved in more than 25 films with the same exec team in place .
phoenix has a domestic network tv licensing agreement with cbs ; a distribution agreement with canal plus for continental european tv rights , and a joint venture with pearson tv to produce movies of the week that gives pearson international rights to those projects .
a source close to the deal said spe ' s direct equity investment is roughly $ 15 million , with a production financing commitment bringing the total investment to about $ 50 million . spe will contribute a certain percentage of the budget for each phoenix movie .
phoenix will initially concentrate on producing feature films , with the eventual goal of developing a presence in television and in other media . the company will make four movies a year with average budgets of $ 25 - $ 30 million - - with an ultimate target of eight annually . medavoy said the first film will probably begin production early next year .
medavoy and mckay announced a week ago that they had obtained rights to ray bradbury’s “dandelion wine , ” which will be produced outside phoenix . in july , medavoy and mcgurn reached a deal to develop and produce a feature film about the 33 chilean miners rescued from the san jose mine last year , with jose rivera ( “motorcycle diaries” ) writing the script .
shutter island , directed by martin scorsese and starring leonardo dicaprio , mark ruffalo , ben kingsley and michelle williams , will be in theaters in february 2010 . phoenix is currently completing shanghai for the weinstein company , directed by mikael hafstrom , starring john cusack and gong li , and will soon be starting on darren aronofsky’s black swan , starring natalie portman , winona ryder and mila kunis . other feature films in development include a remake of robocop for mgm , and an adaptation of john grisham’s best - selling novel playing for pizza .
phoenix has also produced dick , lake placid , directed by steve miner , whatever it takes , directed by david raynr , mad about mambo , the sequel urban legends : final cut , directed by john ottman , roger spottiswoode’s the 6th day starring arnold schwarzenegger , basic , directed by john mctiernan ; holes , based on the award - winning new york times best selling children’s novel , directed by andy davis ; in my country , stealth , directed by rob cohen , and all the king’s men , directed by steve zaillian . in 2007 came the independently financed miss potter , directed by chris noonan , pathfinder , directed by marcus nispel , resurrecting the champ , directed by rod lurie , license to wed , directed by ken kwapis and the critically acclaimed zodiac , by david fincher .
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we control $ 500 million of production financing as of today between our equity investors , bank commitment and other deals ,
messer said .
but sources close to the deal said that with a combination of equity , production financing and bank credit , the amount of immediately available money is $ 120 - $ 140 million . that could rise as high as $ 500 million , said one of the sources ,
if they ramp up to eight movies a year and the movies perform well .
the new venture puts medavoy in business with the same company , sony , that ousted him - - albeit under a different management - - in january , 1994 .
“i want to do what excites me and i want to spend more time with my family , since i now have a 13 - year - old son , ” he said . “as always , i’m ready for new challenges . ”
medavoy has been involved in more than 300 films — including seven that have won the best - picture oscar going back to 1975’s “one flew over the cuckoo’s nest . ” he also penned a 2002 biography , “you’re only as good as your next one : 100 great films , 100 good films and 100 for which i should be shot . ”
“i’ve done all kinds of films — ‘terminator , ’ ‘robocop , ’ ‘silence of the lambs , ’ ‘philadelphia’ — so what i can say is that if it’s different , then it intrigues me , ” medavoy told variety two years ago .
medavoy announced in june that he and shanghai film group were teaming on a feature film and a tv miniseries , both set in china during wwii .
medavoy , who was born in shanghai in 1941 , lived the first six years of his life there before immigrating to chile and then the u . s .
he also produced the wwii thriller “shanghai , ” which hasn’t yet been released by the weinstein co .
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born to russian - jewish emigrants in shanghai , medavoy’s family moved to chile in 1947 , and later to the u . s . his career began at universal studios in the 1960s . since then , in various positions at several hollywood studios , he has overseen the release of many major american films , including one flew over the cuckoo’s nest ( 1975 ) , rocky ( 1976 ) , annie hall ( 1977 ) , platoon ( 1986 ) , philadelphia ( 1993 ) , the thin red line ( 1998 ) , and others .
public diplomacy magazine managing editor lauren madow spoke with medavoy about hollywood’s complex position as a potential diplomatic actor , as well as hollywood’s shifting role on the world stage since the publication of american idol after iraq , in which he wrote : “if culture is on the front line of world affairs in the times to come , then hollywood , as much as silicon valley , the pentagon , or the u . s . state department , has a starring role . ” 1
shanghai – - the shanghai international film festival kicked off saturday night by honoring a native - son turned hollywood producer , mike medavoy .
shanghai has roots for me . my parents lived here for 24 years and this is the place that gave them the safety net they needed ,
said medavoy , who lived in china ' s biggest city until he was nearly 7 . qin yi , a silver - haired former starlet , presented medavoy with the award . holding the heavy - looking golden goblet , he fumbled a handshake from her outstretched hand .
the 50 years i ' ve spent in hollywood all started in cinemas here in shanghai ,
medavoy said , recalling the tears his late father shed upon landing at the city ' s airport 15 years ago on a father - son trip to the first shanghai international film festival .
with over 25 feature films to its credit , the company has collaborated with sought after director talents such as martin scorsese , david fincher , darren aronofsky , oliver stone , milos forman , andy davis , bryan singer and terrence malick , as well as some of the industry’s biggest stars , including leonardo dicaprio , robert downey jr . , sean penn , arnold schwarzenegger , john travolta , ben kingsley , kate winslet , john cusack , jude law , renee zellwegger , kirsten dunst , michelle williams , edward norton , samuel l . jackson , robin williams , shia labeouf , jake gyllenhaal , ewan mcgregor , mark ruffalo , sigourney weaver , jennifer lopez , anthony hopkins , jamie foxx , eva mendes , adrien brody , woody harrelson , nick nolte , ian mckellen , barbra streisand and jeff bridges .
sample some of the best american films over the past thirty - five years and there’s a good chance mike medavoy played a role in the success of many of them . from agent to studio chief to producer , he has been involved with over 300 feature films , of which 16 have been nominated and 7 have won best picture oscars® , as well as numerous international film festival awards . medavoy began his career at universal studios in 1964 . he rose from the mailroom to become a casting director . in 1965 , he became an agent at general artist corporation and then vice president at creative management agency . joining international famous agency as vice president in charge of the motion picture department in 1971 , he worked with such prestigious clients as steven spielberg , francis ford coppola , terrence malick , jane fonda , donald sutherland , gene wilder , jeanne moreau , and jean - louis trintignant .
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rsp shows its skills in home repairs , magic tricks and sleight of hand in its most ambitious potter package .
the work represented a breathtaking variety and included shots with hundreds of cg props , fluid simulations , volumetrics , particle effects , character animation , cloth simulations , cg environments , cg set extensions , concept artwork and daunting composites .
the most significant work involved the introduction of professor slughorn ( jim broadbent ) , his transformation from “chair” to human form , and the amazing reassembling of his room . the latter involved approximately 200 cg props , including fragmentary pieces of a grand piano , grandfather clock , a chandelier and a birdcage magically repair themselves in the twinkling of an eye .
“everything is broken apart when harry and dumbledore enter the room as slughorn is hiding from the death eaters . dumbledore realizes it’s a spell and counters it by straightening everything out , ” recalls gregory yepes , rising sun’s visual effects supervisor . “our people did some really clever things for this sequence . there’s a picture frame on the wall that tilts to straighten itself out and that was the only moving practical thing on the set . ”
“some of the bigger pieces were cyber scanned . we also had a lighter on set who acquired tracking and camera match - move data . we modeled low - res versions of every prop so that when we started doing animation layout , we could pick elements from a catalogue and apply pre - designated camera moves . that was carefully driven by tim and david . the whole point was to avoid spending a lot of weeks working on models and textures . there were a lot of layers , especially debris . ”
for professor slughorn’s transformation , artists replaced the actor’s body from the next down with a cg body resembling an overstuffed chair . the chair animation combines the flouncy motion of large upholstery with the gestures of the actor .
another complex scene involved weasleys’ wizard wheezes , a magic shop specializing in practical jokes . rsp created or enhanced many of the shop’s wares including animated logos for shopping bags , ever - bashing boomerangs ( that swing back to repeatedly hit the thrower ) , biting teacups ( that transform into teeth ) , pygmy puffs ( small , furry pets ) , a screaming yo - yo ( that shrieks when played with ) and dr . filibuster’s fabulous wet - start , no - heat fireworks . the team also produced a small , fire - breathing dragon for a machine that makes roasted nuts .
in several scenes , dumbledore’s hand needed to be replaced with a digital element to show how it had turned blackened and withered the result of a horcrux applied by voldemort . that required careful modeling and extremely fine compositing work to match the muscles and bones of the actor and his subtle hand gestures .
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expert , screw - turning narrative filmmaking put at the service of old - dark - madhouse claptrap ,
shutter island
arguably occupies a similar place in martin scorsese ' s filmography as
the shining
does in stanley kubrick ' s . in his first dramatic feature since
the departed ,
scorsese applies his protean skill and unsurpassed knowledge of hollywood genres to create a dark , intense thriller involving insanity , ghastly memories , mind - alteration and violence , all wrapped in a story about the search for a missing patient at an island asylum . a topnotch cast headed by leonardo dicaprio looks to lead this paramount release , postponed from its original opening date last fall to feb . 19 , to muscular returns in all markets
as kubrick did with stephen king ' s novel , scorsese uncustomarily ventures here into bestseller territory that obliges him to deliver certain expected ingredients for the mass audience and adhere to formula more than has been his nature over the years . although
the departed
and
cape fear
come close ,
shutter island
is the film that most forces the director to walk the straight and narrow in terms of carefully and clearly telling a story ; if testing himself within that discipline was his intention , this most devoted of cinema students among major american directors gets an
a .
he also chose his material well . dennis lehane ' s 2003 novel is quite a few notches above the norm for mass - market popular fiction ; ingeniously structured and populated with a rogue ' s gallery of intriguing , deceptive characters , the book is a real page - turner , spiked with game - changing twists , which draws upon perfectly legitimate medical , legal , historical and political issues .
it even offers an ending sufficiently ambiguous enough to inspire genuine debate . at its heart , however , it ' s still a potboiler , smartly fashioned to yank the reader this way and that while providing a veneer of moral inquiry for respectability ' s sake .
the script by laeta kalogridis ( an exec producer on
avatar
said to have worked closely with james cameron on developing the project ) faithfully hews to the letter and spirit of lehane ' s tome , leaving scorsese and his top - drawer collaborators with the largely technical task of crafting a drum - tight suspenser that won ' t take on too much water via the many memory flashbacks and surprise developments .
working in a format that recalls the moody , low - budget horror mysteries of the 1940s produced at rko by val lewton - - most pointedly
isle of the dead
and
the seventh victim ,
but in a far more visually vivid and explicit style - - scorsese employs an exquisite modern equivalent of old - fashioned process work to show u . s . marshals teddy daniels ( dicaprio ) and chuck aule ( mark ruffalo ) chugging the 11 miles on a ferry between boston and the eponymous island that ' s home to ashecliffe hospital
warned by welcoming deputy warden ( the excellent john carroll lynch ) that the place houses only
the most dangerous , damaged patients ,
the two men get an eyeful of weird , zombie - like inmates doing menial work around an institution that resembles an impenetrable fortress - - because it was built as one , for use during the civil war .
it ' s a heavy , deeply ominous place , outfitted by production designer dante ferretti to instill not only menace but also unease and anxiety ; it ' s deliberately made difficult for teddy and chuck , as well as for the viewer , to understand the proximity of one place to another , to know where one stands literally and figuratively , to decide where it ' s safe and where it ' s not . cloaking the mood is the pervasive disquiet of the cold war tension of 1954 .
this makes it harder to get a handle on the task at hand , which is finding rachel solando , the murderer of her three children , who somehow escaped from her tiny room , got past guards and presumably made her way out onto the island . the man in charge , dr . cawley ( ben kingsley ) , is elegant , erudite and helpful , albeit only up to a point , and after interviewing staff and patients , teddy and chuck begin to feel they ' re on a fool ' s errand .
but there are forces that keep the men on the rocky , densely forested island .
teddy , a grizzled world war ii vet tormented by the fiery death of his wife ( michelle williams in flashbacks ) two years before - - as well as by visions of the corpses he found at dachau upon helping liberate the concentration camp - - finds a cryptic note left by rachel in her room that drives him forward . he may have hidden reasons of his own for sticking around . then there ' s a gathering storm , which cuts off telephone and ferry service even before reaching full hurricane - level intensity .
one can rest assured that teddy is not alone in concealing secret motives and agendas . in fact , everyone has them and , beginning an hour in , they are parcelled out in astutely measured doses to keep you hanging on to the very end .
along the way , there are encounters with a brilliant doctor with a suspicious german accent ( max von sydow ) ; a perilous descent into the bowels of the notorious ward c , home to the worst of the worst ; rising suspicions about what really goes on in this place and accompanying doubt as to whether anyone who arrives on shutter island ever is allowed to leave .
this is high - end popcorn fare adorned with a glittering pedigree by a powerhouse cast and crew . dicaprio appears deeply into his role ; a lot is asked of him , physically and emotionally , and his battle - and - tragedy - scarred veteran embodies a tangible anguish . ruffalo is ideally cast as the older but junior agent who takes a lighter approach to serious matters . if this story had been made in the heyday of noir , kirk douglas could have played teddy and robert mitchum would have been a perfect chuck .
kingsley and von sydow bring their smooth confidence to bear on their roles as institution big shots , while jackie earle haley and patricia clarkson score in their individual big scenes .
but the greatest interest lies in the craftsmanship , which is provided in spades by ferretti , cinematographer robert richardson , visual effects and second - unit overseer rob legato , costume designer sandy powell , editor thelma schoonmaker and dozens of others . even when it ' s clear scorsese has decided to employ fakery and allow it to be obvious , it ' s done with elegance and beauty .
of at least equal interest is the soundtrack , supervised by robbie robertson , which employs mostly modern serious and classical music in the same manner of intelligent sampling that scorsese normally uses rock and borrowed movie compositions . the sudden infusions of discordant , atonal and otherwise unsettling passages by ligeti , penderecki , cage , adams and , more traditionally , mahler , among numerous others , further amplifies the sought - after climate of malignant ambiguity .
camera ( deluxe color , panavision widescreen ) , robert richardson ; editor , thelma schoonmaker ; music supervisor , robbie robertson ; production designer , dante ferretti ; supervising art director , robert guerra ; art directors , christina wilson , max biscoe ; set decorator , francesca lo schiavo ; costume designer , sandy powell ; sound ( dolby digital / dts / sdds ) , petur hliddal ; supervising sound editors , philip stockton , eugene gearty ; re - recording mixer , tom fleischman ; visual effects supervisor , rob legato ; visual effects , the basement , the syndicate , new deal studios ; special effects coordinator , r . bruce steinheimer ; special visual makeup effects , legacy effects ; stunt coordinator , george aguilar ; assistant director , joseph reidy ; second unit director - camera , legato ; casting , ellen lewis , meghan rafferty . reviewed at paramount studios , los angeles , feb . 10 , 2010 . ( in berlin film festival - - noncompeting . ) mpaa rating : r . running time : 138 min .


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welcome to reminderband , inc . reminderband is a pioneer in the silicone bracelet business and the first to offer the ability for a customer to buy just one customized wristband . as one of the first companies to offer custom silicone bracelets and wristbands ,
reminderband , inc . has received 4 . 34 out of 5 stars based on 2 customer reviews and a bbb rating of a + .
wish i could see the reminderband when i submit my payment , just to make sure i ' m getting the latest changes that i made . otherwise , awesome site with terrific choices / ideas ! everyone loved the last reminderband i made . i ' m sure they will love this one , too . ( and they did ! )
when scott huskinson and clay broadbent started reminderband in 2005 , they were simply trying to accomplish what many other business owners originally set out to do : feed their families .
reminderband offers a wide variety of colorful customized wristbands , perfect for companies , organizations , school , non - profit organizations , cancer bracelets , daycares , fundraisers and awareness causes .
rt @ relaybatons : excited to get our @ reminderband in the mail next week . we’ll be giving them out at meets . who wants one ? ! ? 👉🏽🙋🏼♀ 🙋… 7 months ago
huskinson and broadbent recruited friends , family members , hired temporaries , and recruited an extra partner to join their team . broadbent said that reminderband sold eight or nine million wristbands online during that first year of business .
shawn has been with reminderband® since 2005 . he works with all aspects of our customer service department , including sales , order processing , art , and logistical flow . shawn brings several years of customer care and expertise to reminderband® and works hard to ensure your complete satisfaction . shawn loves cooking and video gaming in his spare time . he and his wife delaine are deeply patriotic and love spending time with their two daughters and twelve grand children .
silicone has been our mainstay for 12 years , but we’re excited to announce the addition of tyvek wristbands to the reminderband repertoire . and we can’t help but brag : we’ve got the best tyvek wristband builder on the internet .
as one of the first companies to offer custom silicone bracelets and wristbands , reminderband has been an innovator in our industry since we started in 2004 . our wristbands help empower people who wish to support , educate , and remember .
feeding a family is no easy task with huskinson’s seven kids and broadbent’s four . the two friends got to know each other while selling office products for corporate express , and they started reminderband in order to supplement the income from their full - time jobs .
after the first year , however , as competition increased and the demand for wristbands started to wane , reminderband gave rise to ifrogz , a business which designs and ships cases for apple products and smartphones on an international scale , and ear pollution , a brand of fashionable headphones and ear buds under the ifrogz company umbrella . although reminderband is still going , ifrogz has dwarfed its parent company and currently sells cases and headphones in big box stores across the nation and in about 30 different countries , according to broadbent .
with the passing of a close relative , we reached out to reminderband to have some commemorative wristbands made for the funeral . i had the pleasure of working with shawn lawlor , who is an absolute stud . he provided direction for me and offered his professional opinion on what would be the best thing for our situation . he made it very easy for us to get the font we wanted and some special logos as well . communication was prompt and clear . we were able to get exacty what we wanted . a huge thanks to shawn and the team at reminderband .
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in business just seven months , ifrogz is closing in on 20 , 000 sales . not bad for a start - up company of 24 employees - 20 in logan , four in hong kong overseeing production by chinese contractors - that has done little promotion since being spun off from huskinson ' s other business , reminderband , a maker of multi - colored , message bearing silicone bracelets .
worked with shawn lawlor to order 1 , 000 wristbands for my company . he was incredibly helpful and understanding even though we wanted a custom color , font , and image , and despite us changing our minds multiple times throughout the process . the bands were produced very quickly and shipped over the weekend - - out on a friday and arrived at the office by monday . overall , i seriously recommend reminderband !
wuthrich said that the success of the company can be attributed at least in part to its close relationships with its partners and suppliers , whom they’ve worked with since the beginning of reminderband . according to wuthrich , the good relationship they’ve built with their partners in hong kong has given ifrogz its competitive edge in producing products quickly and being able to sell an innovative , creative product that gives lots of options to the consumer .
when lance armstrong’s livestrong foundation turned the silicone wristband into a fad , huskinson and broadbent realized that there was an untapped market for custom wristbands in small quantities . they developed a unique process where they could order the stretchy yet durable bands from china , then customize them in their rented storage shed for soccer teams , cub scout troops , individuals and anyone who was looking to order them on a scale smaller than what had previously been possible or affordable . reminderband still uses this process today .
welcome to the original no minimum custom silicone wristband company . since 2004 , most of our silicone wristbands have had no minimum purchase required . that means you can order as few as one customized wrist band or thousands . reminderband has an easy and fun shopping experience , and our customer service reps are friendly and live and work in the usa . our personalized rubber wristbands are the highest quality you will find on the market with 100 % pure , thick silicone and a beautiful cut . if you are looking for tyvek or event wristbands , head over to our sister site at urltoken .
we purchase all goods and services to support academic and research programs , as well as construction and renovation projects on main campus and at our extension sites . our purchases total approximately $ 120 million per year and include scientific equipment , chemicals , furnishings , computer equipment and supplies , and a multitude of maintenance , operating , and repair items . in addition , we are responsible for the purchase of a wide range of contracted services from individuals and corporations .
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that is why scott huskinson and clay broadbent launched their tiny company in a cache valley industrial park last march . their mission : to encase and accessorize apple ' s popular line of portable music / video players - at last count , more than 60 million of them worldwide - one ipod at a time .
one of the things apple really got right with its ipods is that they are all about the ' mp3 [ digital music ] generation ' and the advent of the portable music player ,
says broadbent , ifrogz vice president .
they encourage creativity , allowing individually tailored media collections .
no doubt the combination of mp3 compression and the ipod ' s tiny , multigigabyte - capacity hard drives has led to an entertainment revolution . libraries of albums and movies that formerly filled shelves at home can now be carried around in a shirt pocket .
they provide cutting - edge technology , with the individual ' s tastes determining the play list . and yet , with the exception of rare
special edition
color schemes , ipods have come in just a few basic hues , usually black and white .
enter ifrogz and its patent - pending , three - part ipod case product . made of thick , durable silicone rubber , the customizable package starting at $ 29 includes the main case shell , dubbed the
wrapz
; an exterior protective cord , or
bandz
; and the
screenz ,
a transparent plastic sheet covering the ipod ' s face .
the screenz also incorporates an ever - growing selection of
wheel art ,
or decals covering the player ' s click wheel . choose from the hundreds available , or design your own online , even choosing your favorite photo for wheel art , if you wish .
along with the many available silicone colors , ifrogz estimates it can offer customers 319 , 124 variations , and counting . that , along with the tough , shock - resistant design of the cases , makes them different - ifrogz says better - than cheaper competitors .
the whole self - design thing is what makes us different
from other case suppliers , says huskinson , the company ' s president and ceo .
we were sort of latecomers to the game . there are a lot of ipod cases out there ; ours are just a lot better .
that has not stopped ifrogz from getting favorable reviews in several venues , and advertising in rolling stone and macworld magazines . jeremy horwitz , editor - in - chief of ilounge . com , recently gave the case a
highly recommended
; reviewer gary mazo told urltoken the ifrogz case was
one of the most well - thought - out , after - market ipod solutions out there .
huskinson and broadbent say their most treasured reviews come from everyday customers . so far , nearly 1 , 500 have posted comments on the urltoken web site .
most of the feedback is positive , some offer suggestions , too , and we welcome that ,
huskinson says .
jon of salt lake city praised the company for
a quality product that addresses all my ipod issues , from the color of the protective case down to the clear protective cover . . . . i was very pleased to have received my new ifrogz case several days earlier than expected .
pam of frontenac , kan . , said she had been frustrated in her search for a protective case in local stores , then found the ifrogz site during a google search .
i love the way the web site allows you to see the colors and wheel covers together before you purchase them . i have received numerous compliments on my hot pink / purple ipod !
she wrote .
tara of manchester , conn . , commented that ,
i have only one complaint about these . there are too many choices ! other than that , i think these are the hottest cases around !
slowly but surely , the utah company is trying to cash in on its good reviews . with an eye to retail expansion in the united states , it recently opened a pilot shopping and design portal on australia ' s digital home store web site .
and then there is huskinson ' s pride and joy : the frog rod .
painted with the company ' s logo , the customized toyota fj cruiser recently began its promotional mission with trips to reno , las vegas , hollywood and long beach , calif . more trips are planned as events and opportunities arise .
“purchased for our company outing . turn around time was surprisingly fast . great quality product . ”
“i have purchased key chains in bulk and a few bracelets . both orders turned out great . i will shop at urltoken in the future . very satisfied customer . ”
“it has been a great experience . we will leave for peru on 7 / 30 , so if there is anyway to get the bands even before the specified time so we can get them packed that would be phenomenal ! ”
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design your own custom , professional - quality wristbands by choosing custom text , colors , and graphics , or uploading your own artwork with our easy - to - use builder . they will be printed in hd on durable , waterproof , and authentic dupont tyvek . ( like so : )
also brag - worthy : we offer the smallest quantities of tyvek available . ( “smallest quantities ? ” you say . “wouldn’t you want larger quantities ? ” ) well , we offer large quantities too , but most tyvek sellers require a minimum order of 100 bands or more . our minimum is just one sheet : 10 bands . that way you don’t have to order more than you need , saving you money . we also don’t charge a setup fee , saving you more money .
so that’s our big tyvek bombshell ! keep us in mind if you’ve got an event , cause , or business that could use custom disposable wristbands . let us know if there’s patterns , fonts , or images you’d like to see that aren’t already in our builder . happy designing !
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the zaggmate case / keyboard for the original , first - generation ipad . courtesy photo
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shares of salt lake city - based zagg inc . , which sells protective film coverings to keep electronic devices scratch - and - dent free , rose 18 . 5 percent wednesday , a day after the company announced it made its first acquisition as a public company .
zagg purchased logan - based ifrogz inc . for $ 105 million in a transaction that consisted of $ 50 million in cash , 4 . 4 million restricted shares of zagg ' s common stock and the assumption of $ 5 million of ifrogz debt .
they fit perfectly with zagg ,
said robert pedersen ii , zagg ' s president and ceo .
their products are highly complementary to our own . and that will allow us to immediately broaden our product line and drive the growth of our retail footprint .
the logan company produces protective cases , headphones and earbuds for smartphones , electronic tablets and other mobile devices . it generated $ 40 . 9 million in revenue last year , with sales this year projected to top $ 60 million .
scott huskinson , ifrogz ' s president , said the acquisition was an
amazing
opportunity for the company he co - founded with partner clay broadbent .
they are strong [ in product areas ] where we are weak ,
huskinson said .
and they are weak in areas where we are strong . the opportunity for us to combine and take advantage of scale is of major league importance to our future .
one securities analyst who follows zagg , mike malouf of craig - hallum capital group inc . , said in a research note that he anticipates the acquisition will add 7 cents per share to the company ' s earnings in 2011 and 16 cents in 2012 .
ifrogz has strong relationships with existing zagg retailers such as best buy and at & t . however they bring wal - mart to the mix where zagg has no exposure . zagg on the other hand , can bring relationships with verizon , sprint and carphone warehouse to the table as potential retailers for ifrogz ' s products ,
he wrote .
for its first quarter ended march 31 , zagg reported revenue of $ 27 million , a 207 percent increase over the same quarter of the previous year . net income was $ 3 . 3 million , or 13 cents per share , a 312 percent increase .
pedersen said going forward , ifrogz will operate as a wholly - owned subsidiary of zagg and continue to be based in logan with its workforce of 45 remaining in place .
they [ ifrogz ] already are extremely profitable , so there is no need to make any big changes .
pedersen said he first met ifrogz ' s founders in the fall of 2006 while attending a trade show in new york .
we realized both companies were from utah and had dinner together . we decided we should stay in touch , and we did .
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we build high quality silicone bracelets . our custom bracelets are thick . we package each personalized bracelet at no charge . get a feel for our quality as you read our customer reviews .
reminder bands are not the cheap , flimsy bracelets most custom silicone wristband vendors sell . we have many customers who have worn their reminder bands for over a decade .
we make our custom silicone bracelets with 100 % pure latex - free silicone . many call them rubber bracelets because of their elasticity and texture , but we make from pure silicone since many are allergic to latex . our minimum order size is 1 ( one ) bracelet .
we are the first to offer custom silicone bracelets with no minimum . ( learn more about us . ) we ' ve continued that tradition and have pioneered many new wristbands since . check out our new medical alert bracelets . see our autism bracelets . no other company offers the styles , colors , fonts , art , or text options . we have a wristband for you . check out our builder or contact us at 1 - 800 - 922 - 5401 to order your reminder bands today !
color . we can produce bands in any color - - even match your custom pantone .
customizable . engrave any phrase . select a font and font color . select from thousands of art options or upload your own .
visible . a message on your wrist is a reminder to you and a message to others .
low cost . we price one reminder band low . we price in bulk even lower . buy a classic bracelet for a quarter . people will spend $ 2 to $ 5 per custom wristband for your fundraiser . this will give your cause a good profit .
my son has to have a 2nd brain surgery and the wristbands we ordered from u guys are a huge success . it is wonderful seeing people wear the wristbands in support of my son . thanks again !
easy to use website . enjoyed being able to see what my band would look like as i was creating it .
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choose a style below . then add color , text , & art . or call 800 - 922 - 5401 , and we ' ll do it for you .
our most popular custom wristband . no minimum quantity ! buy debossed , embossed , or printed .
a 1 / 4
sporty customizable rubber wristband . choose from 15 different colors .
3 / 4
wristband offers a large debossing area . it is our widest wrist band .
a rubber wristband with cool tire tread . you ' ll love the realistic look and feel .
select two colors to make one colorful wrist band . ( i . e . , school colors )
we can make wristbands in any color . give us your pantone number , and we ' ll go to work .
raised text . durable . with options to screen print colors onto the text .
whether you are trying to place an order , return items , or make a payment , we can help . the fastest way to reach us is by calling us at 1 - 800 - 922 - 5401 . alternatively , drop us a note in the form below , and we will generally get back to you by the next business day . to track your order or to print an invoice , click the track order button located at the top of this page .
why isn ' t there a cheaper method of shipping . shipping costs more than the product .
pretty neat . easy . not as wide a range of options i would have liked for smaller , no minimum orders . otherwise would have given 5 stars .
easy to build bands and order . also easy to back up and edit .
it is truly humbling and gratifying to hear about the success our clients have in promoting awarenes . . .
917 w 600 n , ste 107 ( 622 . 13 mi ) logan , utah 84321
police officer charles
chuckie
irvine was killed in the line of duty on june 6 , 2018 , when his partner lost control of their police car and it flipped over and crashed . they were on a high - speed chase as well . chuckie was only 23 years old and had only 4 years on the force . i will use the reminderbands to honor the life of chuckie and to raise funds for concerns of police survivors ( c . o . p . s . )
- dawn scott
nd went above and beyond to help fix my mistake and save me from having to pay double . shawn was a huge help and made my day ! thanks reminderba
nd for my son . the preview of the band looked awesome , however the band we received could not be read . i contacted the company and they were not willing to remake t
he band for free . will not recommend them or order from them again .
got my items and was very very pleased . ordered for my 6month old and my 12year olad and i must say i did a small order to see quality . i ' ll place my full order today . .
love them , was able to get both my kids med id here . and perfect ones for there bags . plus a lot more highly recommend .
my bracelet and keychain were even better than expected ! both beautiful and high quality for a good price . reminderba
got my order the other day really nice quality bands and came very quick . i will be back to order again .
they said use a code to get free shipping never got free shipping they tried to charge me which i was smart and caught it super fast . i don ' t recommend this place credit card buyers beware
. . ( for the love of nate ) it is super thin and sliding down my hand . after seeing the hurt in my daughters roc - kel zy - mase mommie magee because she
hadn ' t even noticed hers came off . . i know it ' s time . we have wore these bracelets since oct 2009 . . . i have never taken it off ! she even wore hers to her prom and her wedding ! i just don ' t want to look down and it ' s gone . i know i asked a while back how can i save it but i couldn ' t bring myself to take it of but now it ' s time and i have the perfect safe place for it . . inside his memorial box with some of his other things . i still wear his pic around my neck but i take it off at a night sooo now do i replace the bracelet with another one orrrr do find something else to replace it ? ? ? hmmmmm for now i ' ll just put another one on until i find something else and before anyone says it
i know i carry him in my heart every single second of every day but i like to be able to glance down and see reminders of him missing my bubba ❤❤❤❤❤
good and unlike other companies there is no minimum number to order , and in any size . . . i will never order from another company again . . . i have in the past but all my future orders will be from reminderba
i have ordered on several occasions and have been very satisfied each time . good quality . good prices .
ons and found an option that worked well for me . they helped me stay within my budget and the finished product is better than i even expected ! they are fantastic .
g . steve larsen , i am impressed with the time you take to network with your customers .
best wristband website ! ! ! i ' ve spent a lot of time looking for a medical alert wristband .
you were the only full solution seller to provide what i , and i ' m sure many customers want and need .
excellent customer service . shawn was great to work with . i can’t wait to receive my order .
five stars ! this company was the only company who would sell a single reminder band instead of bulk . decent pricing too . $ 4 . 50 for the custom band and $ 3for shipping . also came a week earlier than exp
ected . excellent quality in the outcome of the physical band . awesome company ! would purchase from them again !
amazing company and amazing people . the products are the highest quality and very well done , the customer service is always very helpful and offers great support . i will tell all my friends about remi
nderband and have plans to buy from you again soon . special thanks to shawn for all his help and kindness ! i wish there were more people like you in the world ! !
the lowest minimums anywhere . check out our options for awareness bracelets , keychains , and tyvek : urltoken via urltoken # breastcancerawarenessmonth
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used them 5 times now . they ' re great , and they usually show up earlier than expected .
continue the great work . i do wish shipping gets faster over time , thanks : )
customer service representative stephanie was so helpful , nice & patience with me as she walked me through the process of ordering . i was up all night & kept messing up so it was both a pleasant surprise that a live person answered the phone right away then stephanie had me start over then was able to see my mistake & fixed it which in the end saved me $ 20 ! awesome ! !
i ordered custom bands a month in advance for my little sister ' s 21st birthday weekend . when they arrived , a week before her birthday , the print was very off center . i contacted the team to have the order replaced , but they were not able to provide the same color - filled ones by the time of my sister ' s birthday since the color processing takes place in china . i ' m fairly disappointed .
i originally ordered from reminderbands a month or so ago . at that time , the sizing recommendation on the website stated for a mixed group of children and adults , order medium . based on the suggestion of the site , i ordered all medium bands . when the bands arrived , they barely fit a 130lb adult woman . i contacted the company because i was extremely disappointed that at their recommendation the bands would not fit the majority of the recipients . to whoever i originally talked to , thank you . you are an amazing customer service representative . this person offered to refund our money so i could place a new order . i sent the bands back and received the refund promptly and correctly . i was very impressed by this act of customer retention so a week or so later i called back to place a new order with some xl bands . you cannot order xl bands on the site and need to call to order them . unfortunately my experience calling did not match my experience with the first representative . when i called , shawn answered the phone was shocked i got a refund . he actually said to me ,
well let me tell you i am the supervisor here and i would not have refunded your money
. who says that ? he said that he was surprised i returned to his company . i advised him due to the extreme professionalism of who i worked with earlier and them refunding my money was why i returned . shawn then tried to talk me out of ordering the xl bands and kept repeating that their sizes were not guaranteed . he stated the xl is only for a
300lb linebacker
. he was surprised when i told him i did in fact print out the measuring paper to scale and that the xl was the correct size for myself and my mother in law . i decided not to re order from this company because i did not feel like i was treated with respect when i called to place an order . all shawn did was confuse me on what i needed and then place doubt in my mind that his bands and sizes would be what i needed . i was hoping to get the bracelets for the passing of my 22yr old brother ' s memorial . someone who is working in the field of memorial products should show more compassion for their customers .
ordered paper bracelets ( concert style ) they came in and are adorable . so happy with the quality of them !
i order bands on online in november . i was super pleased with the quality and how i received them on time . the bands represented me being a brain tumor survivor and to bring awareness about brain tumors . i just ordered some on the phone with shawn lawlor due to not knowing how to reorder the same ones . he was very patient and detailed with giving me different price rates , and made me feel comfortable due to not trying to make me purchase more than i wanted and just stating the facts . love this company and their products ! highly recommend !
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the first silicone wristbands that were introduced to america were in 2004 and were the distinct yellow “livestrong” rubber wristbands that were a global symbol for defeating cancer and essentially , living strong . since that time , silicone bracelets have become a favorite among kids , teens , young adults and adults worldwide . why has this phenomenon become so popular ?
these bracelets are made from natural silicone rubber . they are elastic , not easily broken , are not susceptible to high temperatures and have an easy wear - ability factor .
awareness bracelets are unscented and virtually harmless . silicone is known as being environmentally friendly , making it an excellent choice for people in today’s environmentally conscious world .
silicone wristbands are often associated with promotional activities , organized events , music concerts and sports . in fact , as a blank canvas , promotional band wristbands can convey a number of meanings , pledges , saying and mottos .
many corporate conglomerates have used silicone wristbands to advertise products . this includes mcdonalds , puma and even nike .
as wristbands are fashionable but inexpensive , it makes them extremely cost - efficient to mass - produce . this is why these types of advertising mediums are such an excellent option for non - profit organizations looking for fun fundraising tools .
while silicone wristbands have developed into modernized jewelry that offers an ideal vessel for advertising , bracelets dates back to 5 , 000 b . c . egyptians made bracelets from stones , bones and woods and they often served spiritual and religious interests . the traditional scarab bracelet was the most popular , representing regeneration and rebirth . in fact , russian archaeologists found several artifacts , including a bracelet , and when carbon tested dated to 40 , 000 b . p .
eventually bracelets evolved into using whatever materials and metals were convenient , including weaving string together to form bracelets , which was a common tradition in bulgaria and greece . in india , the number of bracelet bangles often denotes a woman’s martial status and in latin america , the traditional azabache bracelets are worn to offer protection against the evil eye .
there are a number of bracelet styles , including charm bracelets , bangles , slap bracelets , beaded bracelets , link bracelets , alternative health bracelets and sports bracelets . the latter is most often associated with silicone wristbands .
product development manager ben godfrey , left , meets with graphic designers connary fagen and chad andrews as they review prototypes of products and packaging to discuss possible improvements at ifrogz in logan thursday . ( alan murray / herald journal )
product development manager ben godfrey holds a prototype for an iphone case during a meeting at ifrogz in logan thursday . ( alan murray / herald journal )
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“our intent was to have a company where we could provide for our families , and maybe make a good workplace for other people as well , ” broadbent said .
“we developed ( our process ) and we put up a website and it just went crazy , ” broadbent said . “the first day we came in and i think we had 60 or 70 emails , of people either wanting to order or with questions ( about ordering ) . . . the next day we had 80 emails , the day after that we had 100 . ”
but no matter how international ifrogz gets , huskinson and broadbent said that the company will always call cache valley home .
“i’ve always felt like i work to live and not live to work , ” huskinson said . “so even if i wasn’t with this company , i would never see myself ( moving ) to get a better job . i would try to adapt where i love to live , to my work . ”
that means as long as huskinson and broadbent have their way , the designs for the trendy cases and audio accessories which sell at best buy , walmart and at & t stores all over the u . s . will always originate right here in cache valley with ifrogz’ creative design team .
“all of the design work is done in house , and we use local talent , ” said kent wuthrich , who has worked as the creative design director for ifrogz since the beginning of the company . “we try to keep it real and ( hire ) people from around here . ”
wuthrich said the design process for new products usually begins with a new season or a new product , such as the new iphone 4 that will be available on the verizon network next month .
once initial ideas are discussed and sketches made , wuthrich and his design team use a computer program to create virtual prototypes . the manufacturer in china then takes the design , creates a prototype and sends it back to cache valley for final approval . the design team will then make any necessary changes and send it back again .
once the product is exactly how they want it , which wuthrich said sometimes takes several trips back and forth , it’s ready for the ifrogz sales team to take to retailers and collect orders . wuthrich said that part of what ifrogz does is try to forecast how well new products will do so that when apple comes out with a new ipod or iphone , ifrogz will have enough cases to meet demand .
although ifrogz has achieved a measure of success that neither huskinson or broadbent had ever anticipated , they hesitate to rest on their laurels or take too much of the credit .
“we feel blessed and grateful to have a business that’s doing what it’s doing , but by no means do we feel like it’s because we’re geniuses or anything , ” huskinson said . “it’s fortunate that we have good people . . . without them , we wouldn’t be where we’re at . ”
with ifrogz doing well , huskinson and broadbent have found a myriad of ways to give back to the community from which they launched their business . in addition to creating jobs , ifrogz has given donations to schools here in cache valley , sponsored community events and athletes , even built a library in china and donated soccer balls to kids in guatemala .
but huskinson , who hesitated even mentioning the extent to which ifrogz has helped the community , said they didn’t do it in order to get praise or recognition . they did it because they felt it was the right thing to do .
“when we first started , it was just . . . a couple of guys starting a business , and now as it’s grown into what it is , ” huskinson said . “i believe we currently have around 50 employees here in cache valley — and your mindset really changes — that this isn’t our business anymore , this is our employees’ business , this is the community’s business , you might say , and we have an obligation to do the right things that will keep it going . ”
rebecca smith , technical writer and social media guru for the company , said that ifrogz really is a great place to work . “they treat us very well here , ” she said . “it’s not just fluff for a newspaper article , they really are good people . ”
for those thinking about starting a business of their own , huskinson offered this advice : “first thing you have to ask yourself , is your spouse supportive of what you want to do ? ” he said . “are they willing to ride the roller coaster of owning a business ? if not , you might want to reconsider what you want to do and just take a nine - to - five job . then go with what you believe and follow your gut — you’ll get all sorts of nay - sayers , but sometimes you still have to go with your gut . ”