WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT THE EDUCATIONAL PRODUCTS INDUSTRY ? It is an industry of friends . You can know almost everyone in it from around the world .
WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL DAY LIKE ? 5:00 am – wake up , work out for 1 hour and 10 minutes . Most of my day is spent in our SC factory . In bed by 9:30 – not exciting .
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DO WHEN YOU ARE NOT AT WORK ? We live on a large lake so we spend as much time as possible on it . We have a great group of friends both in SC and Canada so we do a lot together with them . Most importantly though is keeping up with our 3 grown children .
HOW HAD EDMARKET HELPED YOUR BUSINESS ? EDmarket has helped us connect with many of our distributors and other supply companies in the many years we have been members .
WHAT CHANGES ARE YOU WITNESSING IN THE EDUCATIONAL MARKETPLACE ? Because I have been involved for so many years I have seen a lot of changes . The digital age has been a huge change , website marketing , Amazon sales ( a huge education in itself ).
HOW HAS YOUR COMPANY ADAPTED ? By continually updating equipment and skills .
WHAT HAS MADE YOUR BUSINESS SUCCESSFUL ? We try very hard to bring out products that are original . Then , we try to be a good supplier .
WHAT ONE PIECE OF ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE OTHERS IN OUR INDUSTRY ? Set yourself apart from other suppliers . Be original . essentials | www . edmarket . org 5