OUR STORY:
The Idea
Then 16-year-old, Benjamin Klein continued his high school’s tradition of playing ‘Orange Juice Pong’ in the school’s parking lot on the morning of their first day of senior year. As seen in the images below, Benjamin soon discovered there to be a great flaw in the fun, challenging, and entertaining game of Pong.
The table got wet, the cups “ghosted” (slid on the table), and there was no easy way to clean up. He had heard of different Pong accessories before, most of them being expensive tables that didn’t even solve these issues… So, he made it his mission to create a portable, inexpensive, and versatile pong accessory to fix the above-mentioned issues.
What Came Next???
And thus, PongPads.com® was born! PongPads™ became a division of a previously formed LLC… The Connected Artisan. The mission of The Connected Artisan is to “Connect with people; Learn about topics that interest you; and Grow.” And we believe that PongPads™ can do just that.
Father-son team Darren and Benjamin got to work researching, designing, creating, and even writing and filing patents, trademarks, and copyrights! As can be seen in the picture, the team even converted their home’s basement into the PongPads™ HQ.
Well… that brings us to present. We hope to add to the PongPads™ story in the near future. And, we anticipate to be crowdfunding and selling PongPads™ products very soon! Be sure to visit the Connect With Us! page to stay up to date on all things PongPads™!!
Meet the Team...
Today, businesses must be efficient, maximize their revenues, minimize their expenses, effective, adaptive and customer focused. Darren concentrates on making a business more efficient so that the business may remain, or become, competitive and generate profits in good times and bad.
Analyzing your business strategy is a continuous process. Affirming or making course corrections to your roadmap is essential for the future success of your business.
Darren has a proven track record of leadership, improving the financial health of the business, reducing expenses, restructuring debt and increasing margins and profitability.
Darren’s expertise in management, sales, marketing, and manufacturing make him a crucial member of the PongPads family and an incredible addition to our team.
Benjamin Klein is a native New Yorker who has been fascinated with technology, innovation, and ingenuity from a young age.
His age, skill set, and interests perfectly equip him to connect with customers in the target market, provide feedback, and manage product development geared towards an audience of similar age.
Benjamin’s experience with coding, marketing, website design, customer relations, sales, and product development make him a great addition to our team. Benjamin attends Binghamton University’s School of Management where he study’s business administration, entrepreneurship, and general business.