Our Mission

Creatives mission is to enhance your brand by providing high-quality, innovative, effective promotional products. We are committed to delivering exceptional customer service, ensuring timely delivery, and exceeding our clients’ expectations at every step of the process. We strive to build long-lasting relationships based on trust, integrity, and mutual respect. Our goal is to become the go-to resource for businesses seeking customized promotional products that truly reflect their unique brand identity and message.

Our Mission

Creatives mission is to enhance your brand by providing high-quality, innovative, effective promotional products. We are committed to delivering exceptional customer service, ensuring timely delivery, and exceeding our clients’ expectations at every step of the process. We strive to build long-lasting relationships based on trust, integrity, and mutual respect. Our goal is to become the go-to resource for businesses seeking customized promotional products that truly reflect their unique brand identity and message.

Our Creative Leaders

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Dan Granick

CEO

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Joyce Granick

Owner

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Mike Elowe

President

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Judy Elowe

VP of Sales

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Jeremy Brick

VP of Brand Development

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Creative's Staff

Get to know each Creative staff member. Click to learn more about their awesomeness.
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Jonathan Lee

Director of Business Development

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Philip Khuu

Marketing

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Paula Gonzalez

Accounting

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Albie Powers

Sales

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Mark Kreger

Vice President

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Sally Ezzet

Project Coordinator

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Tatiana Perez

Logistics

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Joe Sharp

Logistics Manager

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Samantha Maglalang

Production Coordinator

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Ponch Blesius

Chief Creative Officer

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Amy Mate

Support Coordinator

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Jamie Kanter

Accounting

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Larry Weiler

Sales

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Tom Meeha

Sales

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Jerry Gleicher

Sales

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Sharon Biernat, MAS

Sales

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Austin Petersen

Account Manager

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Jaycee Almanza

Project manager

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Danielle Bonilla

Director of Vendor Relations

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Sam Sherman

Marketing

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Fiona Choy

Director of Overseas Production

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Loni Vaccaro

Marketing

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Marla Saitta

Marketing

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Larry Elowe

Sales

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Manuel Hablero

Accounting

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Georgia Tsiabas

Senior Production Manager

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Jacey Brick

Production Manager

Creative Core Values

Aligning with CANI (Continuous and Never Ending Improvement) Principles

Values help us define what is important to us as an organization and serve as a foundation for our mission and vision. By aligning our actions with our core values, we create a sense of consistency, integrity, and trust with our clients, employees, and partners.

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Our CUSTOMER is our priority.

Tell us your ideas, budget, and your questions, and we’ll give you fast quotes and deliver on our delivery dates always.
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We are CREATIVE.

Got a prototype idea or the next million-dollar bobblehead concept? We are experts at taking an idea into a creative product that is ready to go to market.
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Our INTEGRITY is paramount.

We hold our team accountable for service, customers, and quality. Our 30+ year legacy speaks for itself because we shoot straight.
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We strive for EXCELLENCE.

CANI (Can I) – This is a question we ask ourselves every single day. This curiosity brings new a level of thinking to your project and its potential.
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Together We Can.

This is our motto when it comes to overcoming any production, design, or logistical challenge. We will always find a better solution than the one before.
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We are passionate about SUCCESS.

We have been known to send bottles of Champagne to our customers when their project hits it big (which happens a lot). Let’s toast to the good times that await!
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We act as a TEAM – Together Everyone Achieves More.

If you need another reminder, we think TEAM is really, really…really important for success. And we have seen a lot of it following this framework.
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We believe in CANI – Constant And Never- Ending Improvement.

If you seek creative know-how, then follow this phrase from Stu, the late founder of Creative, who built our legacy with class, kindness, and creative thinking.
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We are always focus on creative work.

When we’re not working, we are making new inventions, new experiences, or even new food concepts. We love to create, it’s sorta our thing.

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Stu Granick
– Founder

Stu’s
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Stu Granick
– Founder

Located just 30 minutes from downtown Chicago in Skokie, Illinois, our corporate headquarters serve as the hub for Creative, one of the industry's top leading companies that has grown organically with a top-level staff in Skokie and an overseas office with staff based in Hong Kong.

Creative has established itself as a well-respected and highly recognized source in the promotional products industry, providing access to top-quality custom and stock items. Thanks to our longstanding professional relationships with factories in the United States, Asia, and Europe, we are able to meet the unique and specialized needs of our clients..

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