Meet Our Recipients - Upper Park Designs

The concept of the Seed Fund is to provide emerging entrepreneurs with small investment that propels them forward. While the capital is important, mentoring and intellectual support has proven to be the valuable components to this program.  

Upper Park Designs is a small disc golf accessory company located in Chico, California. As avid disc golfers we struggled to find a bag that met our needs and looked good doing it. Our goals were simple: create products that are unique in style, innovative in design, and unmatched in comfort. We use cutting edge design techniques and durable, outdoor materials to bring our creations to life. From your average casual player to professionals, our products are designed for all types of play. We believe the best designs should be as versatile as the people using them.

 

Our team consists of three Chico State students: Jon Richardson, Hobie Jensen, and Patrick Edelman. Each of us brings a separate skill set to the table, allowing the three of us to cover the majority of needs in the company. 

 Jon is a well-versed business major with a project management and management background. He handles marketing, customer relations, photography, and the majority of day-to-day business. Almost as outgoing as he is busy, his vision and drive keep the company on a path of growth and success.

Hobie is a complete hands on guy. As a Sustainable Manufacturing major he likes to get down into the details and ensure end-to-end quality. With his 3D printer and connections to local manufacturing companies, prototyping and testing is as easy as ever. Hobie also heads up bookkeeping and product fulfillment. 

Patrick is a passionate Computer Science student with a wide range of web programming and design skills. He provides the team insight of current web technologies and trends to help deliver methods to grow our online sales and marketing platform. . Having also worked and consulted with numerous local start-ups on web and design, he makes a great asset to the team.

For more information on Upper Park Designs, please visit them at
www.UpperParkDesigns.com
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