On this episode of The Studentpreneur Show, we speak with Kyle Wilkins, the Director of Operations for CP Custom Prints based in California. We get into the company’s goals, background, and how you can make money by working with them.
The History of CP CustomPrints
Kyle shares the history of CP CustomPrints, a true studentpreneur story! He and his friend, Kamal Andrawis, CEO of CP CustomPrints, attended Cal Poly Pomona together.
In 2016, tired of paying too much for low quality custom gear for their fraternity and clubs, Kamal and Kyle created CP CollegePrints (recently rebranded to CP CustomPrints after expanding to serve corporations and college students). At the time, they were still students at Cal Poly Pomona!
Growing Into The Role of Director of Operations
Since then, Kyle has served as Director of Operations. His responsibilities have involved almost every aspect of the company. As he learned in college, “you learn by doing!” Kyle shares that this philosophy has rang very true with the business.
Through this position, he has been able to grow his wheelhouse to include networking, managing vendors, quality assurance, and creating a team. Since their humble beginnings in 2016, they have expanded their team and created a nationwide campus representative program.
Before jumping into Director of Operations for CP CustomPrints full time, Kyle had a full time job with a corporation after college. While it didn’t take long for Kyle to be able to transition to being at CP CustomPrints full time, the corporate job provided him with the skills and knowledge he needed to help CP grow.
In this interview with Taegan, Kyle shares business strategies and insight from his time with CP CustomPrints.
Greek Life, Campus Rep Programs, and CP CustomPrints
Since their story started with Greek Life, Taegan asks Kyle more about his fraternity experience. He says that it is not what media often portrays. In fact, CEO Kamal has a Ted Talk about the the misconceptions of Greek Life where he highlights the positive impact Greek Life and the college network has for students.
Many of their target market and ambassadors are part of Greek Life. Kyle speaks specifically to student considering campus rep opportunities. He also shares how students can get involved (and paid) with CP Custom Prints:
- Apply directly on their website https://www.cpcustomprints.com
- Submit your resume at ambassador@cpcustomprints.com
- Or DM on instagram @cpcustomprints
Curious about campus rep programs? We share 7 of the top programs (including CP CustomPrints) HERE!
Now, it wouldn’t be The Studentprenur Show without our guest sharing insight into work experience and how to approach opportunities. To hear the full episode including Kyle’s awesome insight, check out THIS EPISODE of The Studentpreneur Show.
