FSI Turns 15 and Gets a Visit from Some Superheroes

Move over, Superman.  Pictured left to right: Daryl Gramling (Director of IT); Ken Marbutt (President); Forrest Marbutt (Vice President and General Manager); and Bobby Bounds (Director of Operations)

 

FSI has done some mighty crazy things since arriving on Atlanta’s fulfillment scene.  Starting with just two employees, a temp, and some serious caffeine we knocked out our first job of 200,000 kits in about 6 days.  We’ve run multiple shifts, worked into the ungodly hours of the morning; and packed just about every type of kit known to man.  So on April 1, 2011, it seemed perfectly natural to don some wetsuits, adjust our capes, and fly gallantly into FSI’s main warehouse to celebrate our most recent milestone.

Okay we actually walked into the warehouse (mainly to avoid flying into power lines, which isn't covered by insurance), but celebrate we did. Today is the fifteenth anniversary of Fulfillment Strategies International, certainly a perfect excuse to pull out all the stops.  Corporate Events catered the meal and provided outdoor games, including a dunking booth which would explain the wetsuits.  Wetsuits or not, the water was icy cold but it gave our tremendous team of employees the chance to dunk the manager of their choice for all the times they’ve been called upon to pull off some truly heroic feats.  (Attention employees: retribution will surely follow – you know who you are).

But as we dried off the water on this 51-degree April day, we warmed up to the incredible memories that are still being made.  FSI serves an amazing variety of clients, from small startups to globally-recognized leaders, and just about everything in between.  Some are getting started with just a few orders per day and others send us thousands of orders per day.  But there is one thing our clients have in common: they know FSI will do everything humanly possible to complete every job with a level of excellence befitting our favorite superheroes. They tell us all the time, “we couldn’t have done it without you.”

So on our 15-year anniversary, we’d like to say, “right back at ya.” We couldn’t be here without a dedicated staff and the clients that make it all possible.

There are some pictures below, and be sure to check out the video as well!

FSI Anniversary Video: Part 1
FSI Anniversary Video: Part 2
FSI Anniversary Video: Part 3



Fittingly, Ken takes the first dunking. We're pretty sure he was trying to use his superhero powers to fly out of the water and onto the relative safety of FSI's roof.




Cool sunglasses, $42. Wetsuit rentals, $95. The look on Forrest's face as he is
unceremonially introduced to the freezing water: priceless.




Forget those superpowers, Bobby took .000003 seconds to cry out to God for help.
(I think God was laughing too hard to do him much good.)




Daryl managed to be last in line, but his time has come.