In This Issue
- Manager’s Message – Heather Allen
- Employee Spotlight – Conner Flickinger
- Project Spotlight – Madison Hatfield Coffee Pouch
- Equipment Spotlight – Skandacor Finish pro 1523 AF
- Marketing Tip – New Custom Branded Apparel Landing Page Now Live
- Career Opportunities
- Know It to Win It– Test your knowledge and win a $25 Gift Card!
- Anniversaries – Happy Anniversary
- Birthdays – Celebrate!
manager’s Message
“Quo Vadis: Charting Our Course”
Heather ALLEN
When I was 15 years old, I came across a phrase that resonated so deeply it helped
shape my formative years: “Quo Vadis?” Two Latin words that simply mean, “Where are
you going?” Call me an eager teenager, call me a word nerd, but the meaning those
words held was profoundly exciting to me.
I scribbled them (in nice, neat handwriting, mind you) onto the silhouette of an airplane
cut from yellow construction paper and taped it at eye level onto the gold frame of the
1980s-style sliding mirrored closet doors in my bedroom. Each morning as I opened that
door to get dressed, and each evening as I opened it to game-plan the next day, I was
reminded of the opportunity we have to accomplish something great. I loved the daily
challenge of answering that question and allowing it to shape my day: Where am I
going? How will I get there?
It shifted my focus from the minutiae of my day to defining high-level goals and allowing
those to guide my actions. It’s easy to get caught up in endless to-do lists and live
moment to moment. But I realized early on that every day was my opportunity to
intentionally shape that series of single moments. I learned that every action I took
would either propel me closer to what I was reaching for or veer me that much farther
away; keeping an eye on the big picture was what truly mattered. Not only did those two
words give me daily direction, but they taught me a vital lesson: unless we define where
we are going, we cannot possibly know if we are on course.
From a teenage bedroom to a multi-location company, that principle hasn’t changed. In
our industry, it’s easy to get lost in the day-to-day mechanics of what we do—the
queues, the specs, the materials, the timelines, and the output. But ultimately, it is not
what we do, it is why we do it that matters. Just like an airplane that relies on a
constant North Star to chart its course and make adjustments, the answer to our Quo
Vadis is encapsulated in our core values and stands as the “why” that drives the
precision and care we put into every project.
But our true potential is unlocked when we look beyond our own walls.
When a customer brings us a need, they are on a journey of their own. They have their
own quo vadis. Imagine the impact we can have on the world if we consider where we
are going, and come to fully understand where our customers are trying to go. When we
understand their destination—their “why”—we stop being just a vendor. We become a
critical navigator in their success.
As we tackle a new month, I encourage us all to ask ourselves: Quo vadis? Let’s keep
our eyes on our North Star, and let’s help our customers reach theirs.
Heather Allen
Enterprise Accounts Director
Center Employee Spotlight
Conner Flickinger
Large Format / Deliveries – St. George
My name is Conner, and I’m someone who enjoys staying active, being creative, and constantly learning. I love traveling when I can and experiencing new places. A lot of my time is spent working out, going for runs, and staying focused on living a healthy lifestyle.
I’m currently studying user experience design in school and have a strong interest in design and creativity. I enjoy practicing my design skills, drawing, and reading in my free time. I’m always looking to grow, improve my skills, and push myself toward becoming better in both my personal life and career.
Project Spotlights
Madison Hatfield Coffee Pouch
Location: Boise, ID
We are just finishing up this project on trifold brochures for Madison Hatfield account out of the Boise store. They were looking for a solution to put a small coffee pouch on the front of a trifold brochure. With our new finish pro 1523 we cut out the pockets and are adhering them to the front of the brochures.
Equipment Spotlights
Skandacor Finish pro 1523 AF
Location: St. George, Utah
The FINISHpro 1523 Digital Die Cutter is a die-free flatbed cutting solution designed for the printing, packaging, and sign industries. It is a cost-effective solution for sample making, short-run production of adhesive sheets, business cards, specially shaped cards, invitations, labels, small packaging, tags, and more. The FINISHpro 1523 can process materials up to 1.8 mm thick. So far we have run all sorts of small tags and sticker sheets, pockets on brochures, custom shaped business cards, small boxes etc.
Marketing Tip
New Custom Branded Apparel Landing Page Now Live
Each center’s website now includes a dedicated Custom Branded Apparel landing page, highlighting our capabilities in embroidery, screen printing, direct-to-film, and dye sublimation. This new page gives customers a clear, focused look at our apparel offerings and helps showcase the breadth of what we can produce in-house.
You’ll find it under Print Services > Custom Branded Apparel on your center’s home page. As an example, here’s the Helena page:
https://www.alphagraphics.com/us-montana-helena-us846/print-services/custom-branded-apparel
We encourage you to check out your own center’s version and consider promoting it through email, social, and direct conversations with customers who could benefit from custom apparel work.
Career Opportunities
Here are the current career opportunities that we are looking for in the company!
Please share these links with anybody you feel would be a great fit for the company. As a reminder, there is a $100 referral reward for anyone who refers someone to work for our company and they stay with the company for 90 days
- Production Packaging and Bindery – BOISE – AG
- Shipping and Receiving Clerk – BOZEMAN – COLORWORLD
- Customer Service Specialist – REXBURG – AG
- Account Manager– MERIDIAN – INKR
- Account Manager – BOISE – AG
- Customer Service Specialist -BOISE – AG
- Shipping and Receiving Clerk – IDAHO FALLS – AG
- Finance Director – IDAHO FALLS – AG
- Installer and Delivery Driver – LOGAN – AG
- Commerical Print/Signs Outside Sales – IDAHO FALLS – AG
Know it to win it
Last month, we tested your knowledge of the content of the newsletter. Thank you all for your participation. 100% of you got an 8/10 or above score. Let’s see how you do this month.
Congratulations to Elias Doty, who won the random drawing for participating.
This month we will test your knowledge of the newsletter again.
Answer the questions below correctly to be eligible to win a $25 gift card!
The winner will be announced in next month’s newsletter. Elias, please contact Adam Bostrom at abostrom@alphagraphics.com to claim your prize!
Milestone Anniversaries
Congratulations to those completing another year of service with Speedy CPS
1 Year
Savanna Bodine
Melissa Ridge Curtis
5 Years
Julie Sumsion
Erin Daley
Makayla Strickler
Dallen Wood
20 Years
Lynn Nelson
Birthdays
Susanne Mole-Brown – 07/01
Keoni Runnels – 07/01
Justine Cloward – 07/02
Chase Shutt – 07/03
Brian James Hunter – 07/06
Dylan Bennion – 07/07
Greg Black – 07/09
Marrybell Montano – 07/09
Amy Sanders – 07/09
Sam Martin – 07/12
Charles Moore – 07/14
Randall Limb – 07/15
Michael Flammer – 07/16
Marianne Nelson – 07/16
Elis Santiago – 07/17
Emily Mattingly – 07/19
Dallen Wood – 07/25
Heather Anderson – 07/26
Kurt Shetler – 07/27
Molly Garrison – 07/30
