Ed Peji brings a wide range of skills, creativity, experience, and
passion to Creative Endeavors.
In
1986, Mr. Peji began his freelance cartooning career. Mr. Peji
created such characters as Macho Firefighter Man for D.E.
Williams Fire Apparel; Billy, Brock and the Recycables
for EDCO and SD Recycling; Fireball Freddy for Endless
Possibilities. Mr. Peji received the International Creative
Award. His illustrations could be seen throughout California.
In
1991, Mr. Peji did work for American Film Technologies. AFT was
one of the first computer-generated cartoon
animation studios. He worked on such projects as Attack of
the Killer Tomatoes (a Saturday morning cartoon) and the short
film Diner by Gahan Wilson.
In
1993, Ed Peji took a break from cartoon illustration and was vital
in the creation of a production facility for Upper Deck Authenticated,
a new company created by Upper Deck Card Company and Bruce McNall
Sports (owner of the Los Angeles Kings Hockey Team). Upper Deck
Authenticated had exclusive contracts with sports stars like Joe
Montana, Dan Marino, Wayne Gretzky, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird,
Michael Jordan, Reggie Jackson, Mickey Mantle, Tiger Woods and
Jeff Gordon. Mr. Peji managed the production facility, developed
products, assisted in the creation of retail stores and venues,
and represented Upper Deck with Athlete and Public Relations.
He represented Upper Deck and Media Sports Entertainment for baseball
legend, Mickey Mantle's last 7 shows.
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In
1995, Mr. Peji's services were called upon by Back Bay Merchandising,
a mail order catalog company that served numerous professional
sports teams like the LA Lakers, Mighty Ducks, Boston Celtics,
LA Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins. Mr. Peji created the production
and new product development facility.Back Bay did exclusive memorabilia
signings with Big names like Magic Johnson, Mickey Mantle, Kareem
Abdul Jabbar, Larry Bird and Bill Russell.
Through
Back Bay Merchandising, Mr. Peji would create and co-develop a
new sports collectibles business. Media Sports and Entertainment
was born. The company specialized in athlete signings and retail
sales of sports collectibles and memorabilia. Mr. Peji opened
a retail location at Universal Studios Hollywood called All
Star Collectibles, creating all it's operational and business
policies. The first year's sales revenue from the one location
was in excess of 2.2 million dollars. 2 more locations soon followed
in Florida and New York. All Star Collectibles was acquired by
the huge holding company, GE.
In
1998, Ed Peji returned to his original passion. He opened P.G.
Graphics, a company that specialized in cartoon illustration and
graphic design. While doing this, Mr. Peji was offered a partnership
in Toonscape.com. Mr. Peji created the Business Plan and Business
Model for an internet portal for all things cartoon. As President
of the company, Ed Peji helped acquire $500,000 in seed capital
and opened office in Downtown San Diego. Toonscape.com made a
huge presence in the Cartoon, Japanese Animation, Video Gaming
and Comic Book industries.
In
2000, Ed Peji started the millennium, by creating Dynamo City.
Dynamo City was an internet company that also had a brick-and-mortar
retail store. The store was a sexy internet, gaming café
that also had unique, cutting edge gifts and apparel. Dynamo City
introduced Razor Scooters, Electric Scooters and Herbal Energy
Drinks to San Diego. As the CEO and President of Dynamo City,
Inc., Ed Peji added subsidiary divisions: Dynamo City Design and
The Human Fuel Depot.
October
2002, now a master at start-up businesses, Mr. Peji wanted to
make a new company that partnered with entrepreneurs to create
new businesses and to help existing companies maximize their potential.
Ed Peji's Creative Endeavors encompasses graphic design, branding
strategies, marketing strategies, operational consulting and product
and business creation. |