The Graphic Hive Staff
John Yogodzinski
John Yogodzinski is a hard-working and tech-savvy entrepreneur that works in Williamsport, PA and resides in Turbotville, PA.
In 2009 he founded his first company, The Graphic Hive as a way to assist businesses with their marketing technology, and printing needs. Realizing that art played a major role as in influencer on the creative side of The Graphic Hive’s operation, he opened a contemporary art gallery, Converge Gallery (formerly Grey Art Gallery) in June of 2011. At the beginning of 2018, Converge Gallery transitioned into a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization under the name Arthaus Projects.
Throughout the years, John has made waves by launching two successful micro brands: Frame It Here and Devoted to Your Day. Frame It Here offers in-house conservation framing featuring museum-quality materials designed to protect your most cherished items. Devoted To Your Day is focused on the details for your wedding. Backed by the power of The Graphic Hive, Devoted To Your Day can offer a lot of custom printed items and design services that complement a bride through her planning process. They are best known for their Photo Booth rentals which make any event more memorable. These sub-brands help fuel lead generation in micro niches as they utilize the power of the internet and search engine optimization to effectively make sales.
For 2017, John launched a publishing division called Hive Publishing Co., and released his first hardcover art book, Plastic Fantastic, in November 2017.
John has prior marketing experience, having worked at SupplySource Office Interiors from 2008 - 2013, serving as their Marketing and IT Coordinator.
John is a 2007 Magna Cum Laude graduate of the Pennsylvania College of Technology. In March of 2017, John was presented with the Alumni of the Year Award at the 16th annual Chamber Education celebration.
John is serving as the president of the local BNI Millionaires chapter. He also serves on the Williamsport Area High School Commercial Art Advisory Committee for their CTE program and serves a similar role for the Jersey Shore High schools Digital Media & Communications program. He also volunteers his time at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Turbotville, PA, helping to live stream worship service every week.
Outside of work, John is a huge Halloween fanatic, he enjoys playing pinball, watching stand up comedy, and nerding out.
Megan Flahart-Smith
Megan is a screenprinter at The Graphic Hive, where she’s beginning her journey in the world of screen printing and is eager to learn and grow her skills. With a strong creative foundation, she brings eight years of experience in social media marketing, blending strategy, content creation, and visual storytelling into everything she does.
Outside of work, she enjoys playing with her pets, creating social media content, and spending quality time with her three kids and her boyfriend.
Megan is a proud 2006 graduate of Muncy High School and holds a degree in Paralegal Studies from Bryant and Stratton College. As a new resident of South Williamsport, she’s excited to build connections and become part of the local community.
Mackenzie Bower
Mackenzie Bower is a Montoursville area graduate that currently resides in Williamsport. She has always had a passion for all thing sewing since her grandmother taught her how to sew as a child. Mackenzie first began embroidery work while employed at Moran Logistics. While working at Moran she expanded her skill set to include embroidery and is now able to run single, double, and six-head embroidery machines. She was also able to learn a few tips and tricks to help ensure that she can produce amazing quality garments and keep your embroidery looking clean and nice. When not at The Graphic Hive you can find her at home spending time with here animals, reading books, listening to music, or watching anime.
Jeremy Shatley
Jeremy Shatley serves as our IT Support, Web Designer, and Direct-to-garment (DTG) Expert. They has called Williamsport, PA their home for the past seven years.
Jeremy provides technical support for an array of computer problems, built our network at our South Williamsport location, provides research in new solutions to meet internal and external expectations, helps design websites, and interfaces with our customers to support their needs. Jeremy tries their best to support the company in a wide range of its every day facets.
Jeremy is a graduate from Mansfield University with a degree in Computer Information Sciences. They utilizes a myriad of technologies, from Linux based servers, Ubiquiti Security & Network equipment, and even Brother DTG printers. They utilize this knowledge every day to assist in keeping the business running smoothly.
When they are not engulfed in technology of some form or another, they turn their passions towards worldbuilding, fantasy writing, and amateur interior design. They hope to work towards their future dream of owning a cozy bookstore & coffee shop in a small New England town.
Colton Hallabuk
Colton is an established strategic communicator with over a decade of experience in demand-generation writing. He has a deep history of crafting persuasive messages that drive brand awareness and growth. With a diverse marketing background across endless industries, he has developed a unique ability to create targeted, optimized messages that hit the mark every time. His top-selling services include copywriting for websites, blogs, emails, and social media.
His experience in demand generation writing has allowed him to understand the nuances of creating content that resonates with a target audience and drives them to take action. He is an expert in creating content that converts website traffic into leads and ultimately sales. Whether you are looking to increase brand awareness, website traffic, generate leads, or boost revenue, Colton knows the right words that will get the job done.
Eric Rodgers
Eric Rodgers is a graduate from Marshall University with a degree in Business. Eric is originally from Pittsburgh and currently resides in Muncy. Eric works behinds the scenes to make and assemble beautiful picture frames and matte combinations. Eric brings his 40+ years of art and framing experience to our framing division known as Frame It Here. Trust that your cherished heirlooms and precious items will be cared for and preserved forever through our conservation framing techniques and Eric’s care.
Mariana Lagos
Mariana Lagos is a graphic designer and student at the Private University of San Pedro Sula (USAP), where she is pursuing a degree in Animation and Design Engineering.
Mariana is a bilingual professional with experience using industry-standard digital tools such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. As a freelance artist, she stands out for her creativity and collaborative approach. Her work spans various areas of graphic design, with particular interest in concept art, as well as 2D and 3D animation.
Jake Davis
Jake Davis is a Lycoming College graduate with B.A. in Communications & Computer Science and has over 15 years experience with web design and programming.
Jake has been building, maintaining, and improving dynamic web sites / web applications utilizing PHP, JavaScript, and MySQL for over 15 years, and is also well-versed in responsive theme development using HTML5, CSS3, JS and PHP. He has extensive experience utilizing a wide variety of content management systems and frameworks, and extending those systems by developing custom plugin and modules for additional functionality. He is skilled with troubleshooting application errors, fixing security holes, and optimizing existing code, and he has a long history of administering and supporting modern Linux servers for web hosting.
Jake was a previous Kolb Net Works employee having worked on many of the site development and upgrade projects for various local businesses.
Awards
2017 Chamber Impact Award
2016 Penn College Alumnus of the Year
2015 Emerging Business of the Year
