Graf Von Faber-Castell Classic Fountain
Graduation time has come to Montana. I know this very well, because last weekend I gathered up my two children, dressed them up in the finest threads we have to offer and ushered them 12 blocks to the University of Montana where they watched their mother graduate with an English Major and Sociology Minor. I’m incredibly proud of my wife for persevering through the trials and tribulations that came from raising a family (husband included) while wrestling with the studies of critical interpretation and social ethics. Good job babe!
Ingrid Bergman La Donna
But with the joyous rapture of graduation weekend comes the sobering and somewhat mournful realization that the last 4-5 year journey had a purpose. And that purpose – for most – was to get a J.O.B.
As the newly minted 2011 graduates explode across the social landscape, fulfilling want ad positions more efficiently than the city’s public works department fills potholes after the spring thaw, it’s our hope that they are capable of finding jobs that not only pay well, but that they like. This task alone is harder than any final they’ve ever dared take. In that vein I thought it would be appropriate to introduce our readers to some folks who truly do love their jobs. Those are the people here at Executive Essentials.
These are the folks who research, organize, filter and coordinate your orders. These are the very people that work with you at Executive Essentials to ensure that you have access to the finest pens the industry has to offer and that you receive exactly what you thought you were getting, when you thought you were getting it. And it’s no small task.
With all this experience and knowledge and love of their job, it’s no wonder that a few of them might have some opinions about their favorite pens in the EE catalog. So here are a few of the staff and their favorite Executive pens.
Ellen Bjorvik is the general manager for Executive Essentials as well as a pen buyer and expert on all things writing. As a general manager Ellen’s job requires a great deal of knowledge about the organization as a whole and the ability to multitask at a high level. She loves the Parker Duofold Pearl and Black ballpoint pen above all the rest. She enjoys this pen because of its gorgeous, classic beauty and the ease with which it writes due to its extremely well balanced nature.
Sandy Langenfeld works at Executive Essentials as a customer service representative and is also one of the local pen experts you will find helping when you order. Sandy is in love with the Retro Tornado in Purple which will be her next pen purchase. She likes the Tornado in Purple because she can use the easy flow refills with this ballpoint for a rollerball-like writing experience. Sandy also likes the Waterman Exception Rollerball in Raspberry for both the unique shape as well as the beautiful, feminine color.
Parker Dufold Pearl and Black
Waterman Exception Rollerball in Rasberry
Sylvia Draganova is another knowledgeable customer service representative at Executive Essentials that can answer all your questions and offer suggestions based on your writing needs. As one of the many pen experts on the staff she has many opinions about the best pen brands and individual writing instruments. Her favorite pen brand is Faber-Castell and her favorite pen is the Graf von Faber-Castell Classic Collection of Wood Pens and the Emotion Collection of Wood Pens which are a bit more affordable. She appreciates that these pens use a natural, sustainable resource –wood – and also admires their classic elegance. But above all else, she loves that the company is family owned, just like Executive Essentials.
Renee Silverman is the Director of eCommerce for Executive Essentials and in charge of making sure the website, blog and online catalog are looking good and in working order — among a variety of other duties. Although she is a self-professed ‘non-expert’ she knows what she likes when it comes to writing instruments, having been in the pen business for a few years. She adores the the Metropolitan Museum of Art line of pens, specifically the Tiffany Pine Bough Rollerball. She is drawn to the Tiffany Rollerball specifically because of its elegant and beautiful exterior and it’s smooth writing feel, all of which remind her of Tiffany art. Her other favorite pen is the Mont Blanc Ingrid Bergman La Donna Limited Edition Rollerball. She loves the unique, feminine shape of this pen, especially the amethyst accent! But the attribute that really causes this pen to stick out to her is the unique contrast between the mother of pearl cap and the black body. Very striking.
Those are just a few of the suggestions from the wonderful people at Executive Essentials. These are the people that are ready to answer any of your questions about any of the pens you might find. So don’t be shy.
