Kim Olivito
What Is Quality? A Design & Manufacturing Perspective
Quality, like beauty, is often in the eyes of the beholder. What one person thinks is "great, premium quality" another person may think...
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Kim Olivito
- Nov 17, 2020
- 2 min
Happy National Entrepreneur's Day!
The plethora of "National_______ Days makes me chuckle. But today's did catch my attention. NATIONAL ENTREPRENEUR's DAY In a free market...
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Kim Olivito
- Oct 14, 2020
- 3 min
The PAVERART Custom Floral Design Comes to Life
Building custom paver designs is challenging, but it its what we do at PAVERART! Here's a case study in a new, butterfly/floral creation.
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Kim Olivito
- Oct 2, 2020
- 2 min
Memorial & Patriotic Designs: "Lest We Forget" & "Proud To Be American"
PAVERART's Armed Forces Medallion is a design that gets me in the "feels" similar to our Proud to be American design. Here's why.
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Kim Olivito
- Aug 24, 2020
- 4 min
Summertime: Improving Key Capabilities At PAVERART
Summertime at PAVERART was productive. We improved in 2 areas: 1) Design representatives are more accurate and 2) 3D Landscaping Simulation
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Kim Olivito
- Jul 28, 2020
- 2 min
"Where Are You From?" The Golden Question
Where are you from? It's a great question to get to know somebody better. PAVERART is a NJ based business. Here's why that's important.
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Kim Olivito
- Jul 21, 2020
- 4 min
Random PAVERART Musings After Another Case of the "Mondays"
After a rough case of the "Mondays" at PAVERART, I ran through some great things to extinguish the pity party, from our team, 3D design..
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Kim Olivito
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
Welcome to the Second Half of 2020!
A provocative question from Seth Godin: Would they miss you if you were gone? Post Covid, a great question for everyone to ask themselves.
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Kim Olivito
- Jun 20, 2020
- 2 min
Volunteers: Heroes Big & Small & Needed More Than Ever
It's amazing how a stroll through PAVERART and spotting a Maltese Cross Design triggered thoughts on serving Fire Departments for 17+ years.
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Kim Olivito
- Jun 5, 2020
- 3 min
10 Days In America: Houston, We Have A Problem!
2020 won't ever be forgotten. Who knows if it will be our finest hour or not. Some thoughts on past 10 days in America.
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Kim Olivito
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Pictures ARE Worth 1k words, But Words DO Matter!
Adding text to PAVERART designs is a critical feature core to many designs, and central to the very meaning of the design itself. A built
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Kim Olivito
- Apr 27, 2020
- 4 min
Gratitude & Offense in the Eye of The Storm
Like many, my mind can become a freight train in the middle of the crisis. 2 things work for me, gratitude + staying on offense at PAVERART
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Kim Olivito
- Apr 2, 2020
- 3 min
Making a Difference, Not Just a Buck
When employees bring forward ideas, great things can happen, not just to make a buck, but to make a difference as well: Operation Neuro!
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Kim Olivito
- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
Where's YOUR 50lb. Birthday Card?
A short story of solving a problem in a small business, a 50th birthday card challenge! A couple of lessons
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Kim Olivito
- Mar 8, 2020
- 4 min
The PAVERART Construction Project: A Foundation for Our Next Chapter....
The close of 2019 ignited our 2020 construction project to set our future growth plans in motion. Key Learning's, videos and challenges.
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Mark Olivito
- Jan 29, 2020
- 3 min
Growth on Your Mind? Grab a Hammer & Some Air
Growing a business is hard work! Many elements need to come together and multiple constraints (money, space, time) need to be dealt with.
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Kim Olivito
- Jan 2, 2020
- 3 min
The PAVERART Compass Rose Design Collection: What's your True North?
A great starting point for goal setting is to look at your core values, also called your TRUE NORTH.
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Mark Olivito
- Dec 23, 2019
- 3 min
The Small Business Year End Review
The business review process is an opportunity to look back before moving forward, what worked, what didn't and your position going forward.
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Mark Olivito
- Dec 11, 2019
- 2 min
The Hardscaping Challenge: The Race to the Bottom, or NOT?
Hardscapers not focused on delighting customers with different, new offerings are prone to price wars. One solution, look at PAVERART.
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Mark Olivito
- Nov 15, 2019
- 2 min
Marketing Challenges: Breaking Through The Clutter With PAVERART
Business development is challenging, and often expensive. Often times the best advocates to promote a business are its own customers.
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