2010 News
November, 2010
Rob Simons Participates in Judging of 2010 Global Student Entrepreneurship Award
Nov 18, 2010
President of Toolbox Studios, Rob Simons, was a semi-finalist judge at the 2010 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards (GSEA) (http://www.gsea.org/) produced by the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) (http://eonetwork.org).
The GSEA program is the premier award for students that own and run
businesses while attending a high school, college or university.
Toolbox Expands Battle-of-the-Bands Contest for USAA
Nov 18, 2010
Toolbox financial services client USAA kicked off its 4th annual Garage Band Playoff,
a national competition open to aspiring musicians and songwriters of
all ages. This marks the fifth time Toolbox Studios has been tapped to
develop, design and implement the contest, and the fourth annual online
iteration of the contest. The web site includes custom animations, band
entry pages, and a separate voting site. The deadline to enter is Jan.
16, 2011. The bands chosen to compete will be selected shortly
thereafter, with online voting beginning Feb. 25, 2011.
Toolbox Adds New Account Manager to Team
Nov 5, 2010
Toolbox Studios is pleased to announce the addition of Alison Romike to the account service team. Alison will be responsible for project management, client communication and general planning for multiple clients.
October, 2010
Rob Simons Speaks at 2010 Charles Schwab Impact Conference
Oct 27, 2010
Rob Simons was a guest speaker at the annual Impact (http://www.impact.schwab.com/)
conference for Charles Schwab financial advisors. The presentation
educated advisors on creating marketing strategies that attract
ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) clients in an increasingly competitive
family wealth market.
Paul Soupiset Recognized in Baylor University Lariat
Oct 22, 2010
Paul Soupiset, Creative Director of Toolbox Studios and graduate of Baylor University was recognized by The Lariat in an article about alumni that are part of the fine arts industry. The article, “Former Bears flourish in fine arts, media” featured several notable arts and music alumni who have gone on to excel in their area of study.
August, 2010
Rob Simons Attends 2010 EO Leadership Academy in D.C.
Aug 22, 2010
Rob Simons, President of Toolbox Studios and seven-year member of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) (http://eonetwork.org)
was selected to an exclusive class of 20 members to attend the four-day
leadership conference in Washington, D.C. The training is designed to
improve attendees’ leadership skills to apply to business, community and
EO organizations.
July, 2010
Paul Soupiset delivered arts workshop at Laity Lodge conferences
Jul 26, 2010
This past week Toolbox Creative Director, Paul Soupiset, offered a
Poetry Sketching arts workshop at Laity Lodge retreat center in the
Texas hill country, offering participants a two-day creative session in
both creating original poetry and hand lettering and illuminating
finished poems.
June, 2010
Toolbox Studios Announces 2010 Summer Intern
Jun 15, 2010
Award-winning branding firm Toolbox Studios is pleased to announce the addition of Derek Matus to the team as their 2010 summer intern. Toolbox's internship program has thrived for over a decade, offering motivated students the opportunity to develop professional skills, collaborate on real client work, and add a fresh perspective to the Toolbox team.
Toolbox-designed Wall Street Journal publication repeats win for AEP high school Periodical of the Year
Jun 11, 2010
Toolbox Studios has again earned national recognition for its work on The Wall Street Journal Classroom Edition, winning Periodical of the Year in the high school category earlier this week at the Association of Education Publishers' (AEP) gala in Washington, DC. Toolbox president Rob Simons was on hand with the Classroom Edition staff to celebrate the win.
May, 2010
Toolbox Studios reprises role at annual Family Office Exchange Wealth Advisor Forum
May 20, 2010
For the second year Toolbox Studios shared its marketing and branding expertise as an exhibitor at the 2010 Family Office Exchange (FOX) Wealth Advisor Forum. Toolbox Founder and President Rob Simons attended the three day annual event at the Ritz-Carlton in Chicago where the Forum’s 200 attendees benefited from sessions spanning a wide array of topics.
April, 2010
Apple points publishers to Toolbox-designed LibreDigital microsite
Apr 18, 2010
Amidst a growing demand for digital books on the iPad, Apple is
directing publishers to visit apple.libredigital.com, a microsite which Toolbox
Studios recently designed for its partner LibreDigital, enabling
book publishers to have their catalogs optimized for, distributed
to, and marketed on the estimated 10 million iPad devices to be sold
this year.
