Impressions - March 2015 - S4

SATURDAY, MARCH 14
S19 CorelDRAW: Producing Rhinestone Multidecoration
Apparel With a Vinyl Cutter
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Craig Mertens, Digital Art Solutions
S20 Master Decorator Series: Heat Printing 101 - How to Start
or Improve Your Business
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Courtney Matlick-Kubitza, Stahls' CAD-CUT Direct
S23 Master Decorator Series: Sublimation
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Jimmy Lamb, Sawgrass Technologies
S25 DTG and Sublimation: Which to Use When and Why
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Chris Bernat, Vapor Apparel
S29 Master Decorator Series: How to Sell DTG
Decorated Products
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Greg Kitson, Mind's Eye Graphics, Inc

S38 Artwork for Heat Printing
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Dane Clement, Great Dane Graphics

BUSINESS
FRIDAY, MARCH 13
S04 OSHA Comes to Call: What Do You Do?
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Marci Kinter, SGIA
S05 Map Your PROFITability Via Business Benchmarks
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Greg Kitson, Mind's Eye Graphics, Inc

SATURDAY, MARCH 14
S18 The New Sales Frontier: How to Find Customers
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Marco Pena, DecoNetwork

SUNDAY, MARCH 15

SUNDAY, MARCH 15

S33 Exploring All Garment Decorating Methods to Find the
Best Fit For Your Business
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Terry Combs, Equipment Zone
Andrea Bommarito, ZSK Machines
Aaron Montgomery, Coastal Business Supplies, Inc.

S32 Cha-Ching With Bling!
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Courtney Matlick-Kubitza, Stahls' CAD-CUT Direct

S36 Social Media Marketing: Solid Strategiesfor 2015
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Jay Busselle, Affinity Express

S30 Heat Transfer Technologies
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
James Ortolani, Stahls' Transfer Express

SPEAKER HIGHLIGHTS
Josh Ellsworth, General Manager Stahls' CAD-CUT Direct
Josh Ellsworth is an industry expert on apparel customization and General Manager of Stahls' CAD-CUT Direct.
His portfolio includes articles for Printwear & Impressions magazines, webinars for SGIA and Great Garment
Graphics and live seminars at Imprinted Sportswear Shows. His contributions to the CADCUTdirect youtube
site, youtube.com/cadcutdirect, and his blog, joshellsworth.com, have brought worldwide exposure. Through
his work, Josh has visited, consulted and been trusted by some of the largest apparel customization businesses in the
U.S.
James Ortolani, Product Development Specialist, Stahls' Transfer Express
James Ortolani is currently employed by STAHLS' Transfer Express in Mentor Ohio as Product Development
Specialist. He has been active in the Imprinted Sportswear Industry for over 30 years and has worked for
top industry manufactures and suppliers of garments, textile inks, heat transfer and screen-printing equipment.
James has authored over a hundred trade articles on the subject of textile screen-printing and has traveled
extensively Internationally presenting seminars and training on the topic. Prior to entering the textile printing industry
James studied Fine Arts at Pittsburg State University from 1975 to 77 specializing in Lithography, Screen-Printing, and
Sculpture. He has also helped pioneer new digital and screen-printing processes during his career and was inducted into
the Academy of Screen & Digital Print Technology (ASDPT) in 2011 for his contributions to the Screen-printing industry.
James currently holds the position of North American Ink R&D Manager for Stahls' Transfer Express Company.
Deborah Jones, President, My Embroidery Mentor
Deborah Jones is a second-generation embroiderer with 40+ years of experience. She has managed large
multi-shift embroidery operations and owned a retail embroidery store. Author of two books on embroidery
techniques, Deborah has a line of educational DVDs for embroiderers. She makes embroidery videos in her studio
outside Dallas, Texas.
http://www.youtube.com/cadcutdirect http://www.joshellsworth.com
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