Brandon Stapper
Founder/CEO
858 Graphics
Brandon Stapper is a self-made entrepreneur. His garage startup has grown into multiple web-based printing companies in 2 states that produce hundreds of specialty printing products and ship nationwide daily to more than 100,000 customers. At the age of 20, Stapper moved from Michigan to California with no money and purchased a $400 machine on eBay with a friend. The first few years they worked 80 hour weeks knocking on doors and cold calling to generate business in a down economy. Stapper has ventured into other businesses including a commercial and residential real estate investment company named Lincoln Funding, a restaurant in downtown San Diego called Kamikaze 7 Sushi and he is working on several other companies. Stapper currently sits on the board of the Entrepreneur Organization with over 9,000 members worldwide and the board of the FBI Citizens Academy which supports FBI community outreach. He has a non profit that donates printed products to other non profit events that benefit children. Stapper recently won CEO of the year by the Entrepreneur Organization, 858 Graphics has been awarded in the top 50 of the fastest growing companies for 3 years in a row by the San Diego Business Journal. Stapper was awarded the 25 in their 20s award in 2013. Stapper serves as a mentor to multiple up and coming entrepreneurs and is the youngest member of Gen Next.