OPT2GREET
was incorporated in March 2009 in Miami, Florida. It was founded by the dynamic
husband and wife duo Jennifer and Stefan Ahrens. We offer environmental friendly
“green greeting” products including greeting cards combined with Carbon Offset
Certificates.
We
see OPT2GREET as our opportunity to contribute to the overall cause of reducing
greenhouse gas emissions while still enjoying the simple pleasure of connecting
with friends and loved ones.
Our
products will not just be a unique and meaningful gift for friends and family,
but contribute to changing the way our energy is made in the future.
Additionally this simple gift aids in limiting our dependency on fossil fuel by
supporting and funding renewable energy projects worldwide.
Who
we are?
Stefan
Ahrens (Co-Founder/President)
As
a highly competitive person and a former Olympian, success is very important to
Stefan. He appreciates that
nothing gets accomplished without hard work and commitment. Stefan enjoys the
outdoors and appreciates the beauty of nature. Growing up in East Germany, a
country with limited natural resources, he was introduced to an efficient use
of those resources and recycle processes from an early age on. With Germany
being one of the first countries focusing heavily on environmental protection
and alternative energy sources he experienced the importance of changing the
way of live in order to stop/limit environmental pollution.He has a Bachelor in
Science of Communication (Advertising/Graphic Design – University of
Miami) and MBA (Marketing – Florida International University). Stefan has
been working in the advertising/branding field for four years as Graphic
Designer/Project Manager and gained extensive management skills as General
Manager/Director New Business Development at a logistics company with focus on
U.S. government contracting.
Jennifer
Robertson-Ahrens (Co-Founder/Vice-President)
Jennifer
Robertson-Ahrens is a creative individual with a strong business instinct and
natural leadership qualities. Her communication and sales skills will be
imperative for OPT2GREET’s success. She gained extensive knowledge including the pros and cons
of owning a business from her parents who founded and successfully operate a 41
year-old international logistics company. Prior Jennifer helped to launch a
cosmetic wholesale line in the US gift market sector. She represented the line
for four years and worked alongside the founders developing a full bath and
bodyline of approximately twenty products. Her experience of launching and
promoting a new product as well as in increasing the product pallet within the
luxury gift market segment will be very valuable to OPT2GREET’s
product launches. While living in New York City Jennifer focused her energy on
Public Relations and Marketing. As an Account Representative she worked on
behalf of clients in government relations and tourism. She gained extensive
knowledge in direct marketing, event promotion and represented multiple clients
at trade shows.
Payment
We
gladly accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, or regular account
payments all through PayPal. You are not required to have a PayPal account to
purchase from this store. Although, if you already have a PayPal account, you
may use it. The transaction is very secure, as PayPal automatically encrypts
your confidential information in transit from your computer to ours using the
Secure Sockets Layer protocol (SSL) with an encryption key length of 128-bits
(the highest level commercially available).
Sales
Tax
We
are required by the state of Florida to charge sales tax to any order being
shipped to a
Florida address.
International
Shipments
All
international orders are shipped first class by the United States Postal
Service. However, international shipments may be subject to a duty fee.
Copyright
Information
All
content on this site is the exclusive property of OPT2GREET,LLC and is
protected by United States and international copyright laws. To license
OPT2GREET,LLC products or use OPT2GREET,LLC content in any form, please contact
us at info@opt2greet.com or 786.245.4589 with
the details of your request.