Kate

Kate is a horticulturist, writer, voracious book reader, bicycler, cook, traveler and blogger. Blogging for Queensboro, and bringing the “behind the seams” tidbits and stories to Queensboro customers is her favorite job responsibility. She also enjoys looking at data! (She gained this appreciation only after taking four years to complete her thesis research and finish her paper. Now that data does not involve a school grade, she enjoys it!)

Kate identifies “shopping” as her main job hazard. She can find a use for just about every single one of Queensboro’s products—and is steadily acquiring each item from Queensboro.com, embroidered with her personal logo. Kate also keeps her finger on the pulse of apparel news around the ‘net. While this task is specifically research-oriented, it also results in clandestine (shhh—don’t tell her husband) personal purchases upon returning home from the office. It is a sacrifice she is willing to make. Must keep on top of the industry!

Fred

In official circles he is known as Fred Meyers, President and Founder of The Queensboro Shirt Company. Fortunately for us, Queensboro doesn’t have an official circle. We might, occasionally, have an unofficial trapezoid or two, but that’s about as geometric as we get most days. Fred likes it that way and he’s the boss.

Raised in New England, Fred moved to New York City to attend college and business school in the 1970s. It was during this time he started selling custom-embroidered logo shirts to several school groups and a few teams in a city squash league. This hobby slowly evolved into the Queensboro we are today.

After moving the business 9 times in its first 12 years of existence, Fred decided to relocate to scenic Wilmington, NC in 1995. Since then, this notorious random scribbler, father of five, and ardent tennis player has been gathering together some of Coastal Carolina’s friendliest and most talented people to bring you the best logo product experience possible at prices that will make you smile.

Fred believes that smiles are an essential part of the Queensboro culture. You’ll see that in many of his blog entries. We get to see it every day.

Jim

As Queensboro’s all-purpose research guru, Jim wades through an ocean of facts, figures, and curious bits of information. His eagerness to share these scattered factoids has bent the ear and muddled the mind of many Queensboro team members throughout the years. Fred Meyers, President and Founder, is one of his favorite victims.

In hopes of getting some work done around here, Jim will have his own spot on the Queensboro blog.

Prior to his arrival at Queensboro, Jim faithfully donned a tie to be regional electronic-services co-ordinator for a major reprographics firm, perform senior-level software support for national accounts at a large telecommunications company, and serve as assistant manager for a well-known payroll processing outfit. In between his excursions into the corporate world, he also drove a cab in Boston, digitized gait-analysis studies at a Children’s Hospital, edited a literary magazine, played drums with bands in the United States and Europe, and spent time working in various computer rooms throughout the country.

In a world of ever-increasing specialization, we hope you’ll find the time to kick back, relax, and share a few grins with our resident generalist.