Glossy Finish celebrates 20 years of making memories
CEO Haim Ariav and CTO Matt Winer join River City Live on News4JAX to mark 20 years of Glossy Finish.
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“The Experience Economy”
Founder Haim Ariav joins host TW Woodward to talk about how a photography business fits into the experience economy, where the customer is king.
Read the articleCaptureLife teams up with Glossy Finish to revolutionize the action sports photography market
A look at the partnership between CaptureLife and Glossy Finish in the fast-growing youth sports market.
Read the articleHow Glossy Finish Shoots Youth Sports at Scale
How Haim Ariav built a company that covers some of the country's largest tournaments, where hundreds of players move across up to a dozen fields.
Read the articleGlossy Finish announces its independence
Glossy Finish repurchased itself from Lifetouch National School Studios, which acquired the company in December 2013.
Read the articleGlossy Finish returns to original owners
An investment group led by founder and CEO Haim Ariav and CTO Matt Winer bought Glossy Finish back from Lifetouch National School Studios.
Read the articleGlossy Finish becomes the Official Photographer of the Florida High School Athletic Association
The FHSAA reached an agreement with Glossy Finish to provide the association's official photography services.
Read the article“From Click To Carry”
A cover story on how Glossy Finish grew from an online portal into a mobile photo lab with a retail environment.
Read the article“In Youth Sports Photography, It’s Pros Vs. Parents”
Daryl Lang reports on professional youth sports photographers competing with parents who bring their own cameras.
Read the article“Business in a box”
Larry Thall on how Glossy Finish combines on-site sport and event printing with a retail kiosk environment.
Read the article“Bringing a New Retail Experience to Action Sports”
Instead of an order tent, a 32-foot trailer housing a fully equipped digital photo studio.
Read the article“More people, more new businesses…”
How the idea for Glossy Finish started in the spring of 2006, on the athletic fields at Davis Park.
Read the article“Photo Finish”
Tony Quesada’s cover story on the 32-foot trailer Glossy Finish outfitted as a mobile kiosk and photo print lab.
Read the article“Selling the action”
How Glossy Finish sells its photos on-site from a portable print shop.
Read the articleReal Customer Testimonial
A short animated customer story about working with Glossy Finish.
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