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WHO WE ARE
A Customer Service Company That Sells LED Lights
History
Founded in 2015, buddybuying's goal has been simple from the start. Provide great LED lighting to the world's best customers. Saving you money by providing the same great quality products as the big name companies but building our brand around unparalleled customer service. When you buy LED lights from us we will always be here for you, like family.
We make it a priority to treat every customer like they are our only customer. The end of a sale is only the beginning of the relationship. No matter what you need, we are here for you. That's the reason we are named buddybuying.
Core Values
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Customer Service
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Education
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Providing True Value
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Excellent customer experience
Meet The Team
JEREMY MENNA
Founder & CEO
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania native. Jeremy graduated from Penn State University and worked in College Athletic Facilities and Grounds for Notre Dame, University of Central Florida, University of Maryland, and University of Miami.
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Jeremy started buddybuying in 2015 with the goal of growing the company through unparalleled customer satisfaction. Jeremy would be the first to tell you that he is super fortunate to be surrounded with such an incredible team who has the pleasure to serve the world's best customers like they were family.
GARRETT KENNEDY
Director of
Operations
Davie, Florida native. From a young age Garrett has been a standout baseball player winning multiple national championships in high school with Archbishop McCarthy. Garrett continued his career at the University of Miami where he finished in the top of the ACC for batting average and was an all ACC selection as a catcher. Garrett was drafted in the 13th round of the 2015 MLB draft where he currently plays.
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Garrett handles all customer related items including order confirmation, shipment tracking, sales followup, and customer satisfaction.
WILL NIESSEN
Creative Director
Hollywood, Florida native with Canadian dual citizenship. Will is fluent in French. Grew up playing travel ice hockey on one of the top teams in the country. Played ice hockey for College of the Canyons in Los Angeles, California.
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Will is the newest member of the buddybuying team, handling all digital media, web related items, and the companies creative filter.
TIM GAMPEL
Partner Channel Manager
Tim has a Bachelor's of Science, Economics from Fitchburg State College in Massachusetts. His background includes building and selling small construction companies and selling textile leasing agreements where he achieved the highest quarterly sales volume in the company's 79 year history.
At BellSouth/AT&T he was a Business Sales Account Executive and a Data Network Engineer for National Accounts, he was recognized for being a top 1% performer in both positions. After 3 years of consulting, he helped build a VOIP start up company then retired. He has come out of retirement to be part of this one of a kind company that Jeremy Menna is building.
MICHAEL EASTON
Engineering & Development
After earning his degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Arizona, Michael spent 20 years in academia, aerospace, commercial manufacturing, healthcare, and the defense industry. His career gave him exposure to a variety of experiences, and he even managed to publish a few papers and pick up a patent or two. After starting a management consulting company, he met Jeremy in late 2019 and works every day to make buddybuying better for both its employees and customers. Born and raised in Arizona, he now lives in California's Central Valley.
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