GARY AND JULIE CRISP
CO-FOUNDERS
CRISP IMAGING
WHY: Founded Costa Mesa-based digital printing company Crisp Imaging in 2001, building it up to an annual run rate of around $35M in sales.
IN THE NEWS: Crisp Imaging acquired Orange-based AAA Blueprint & Digital Reprographics Inc. in May.
NOTABLE: Known for annually hosting Super Bowl Party for 500 Marines and veterans at the American Legion post in Newport Beach’s Balboa Peninsula. Super Bowl parties have raised $2M in time and gifts to benefit the Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group, whose mission is to provide support and outreach for Marines and sailors deployed at Camp Pendleton, as well as their families. Among more than a dozen nonprofits receiving gifts from the Crisps are St. Serra Catholic School, USC, Wounded Warrior Project and A+D Museum. Julie earned a bachelor’s in business and marketing from USC. She comes from a family line of USC Trojans. Her hobbies include cooking, traveling to unfamiliar places and babysitting her grandson. Gary previously worked at Unilever and PepsiCo as a sales and marketing executive. Gary’s hobbies are music, reading and sporting events. His greatest achievement? His 40-year marriage to Julie and his three children.
QUOTABLE: “We are honored to come full circle and welcome AAA to the Crisp Family. Their dedication to quality and customer care aligns perfectly with our values, and we are excited to build on their incredible legacy together.” — Gary Crisp
