At Cal Poly, ten students do not merely study printing. They quote the job, run the machine, answer the customer and live with the result.
Cal Poly’s student ambassadors spent decades introducing strangers to university life. Paying them changes who can afford to do the introducing.
A snack-bar startup, a college bond website, a procession of downtown banners. For more than 15 years, this San Luis Obispo studio gave local ideas a public face.

Eric Holmen is the CEO of Revenue Grid, an AI-powered revenue intelligence and sales engagement platform. Over a nearly 30-year run in marketing technology, he has served as CEO, CRO and CMO for fast-growing SaaS companies including Splash, Silverpop, Airship, SmartReply and Ortto. He is known for scaling go-to-market teams, doubling Splash's business through the pandemic, and advising startups and private equity and venture investors on operational execution. A self-taught childhood programmer turned operator, he holds three marketing patents and blends design, data and empathy in how he builds teams.