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About Us

We believe that serving our clients means surpassing their expectations and providing solutions that will truly allow them to succeed.

Our team of savvy professionals is comprised of management, sales/marketing, creative, programming, client support and finance departments. Together, we provide extensive service and support, backed by several proprietary “back-stage” systems that create our 6-step project management model, the Internet Marketing Action Plan™

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Joe Sharp

Joe Sharp

Chief Executive Officer

Founder and CEO of Sharp Innovations, Inc., Joe Sharp's years of experience in the industry have lead him to take a unique approach to creating success for clients of Sharp Innovations.

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Paul Mindemann

Paul Mindemann

President

As the President of Sharp Innovations, Inc., Paul applies over a decade of print and interactive marketing experience to help clients find the most effective ways to reach their target audiences.

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Tom Hopta

Tom Hopta

Senior Vice President, CFO

As Senior Vice President and CFO, Tom focuses his unique abilities on financial planning and management as well as general operations management for the firm.

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Joe Sharp

Joe Sharp

Chief Executive Officer

Joseph Sharp founded Sharp Innovations, Inc. in 1999 with a desire to avoid simply doing “business as usual” in the burgeoning field of Internet marketing. To that end, he pioneered the creation of a comprehensive system to guide clients through the seemingly complex stages of website development. That original system was integral to the successful launch of literally hundreds of websites over more than a decade, and has since evolved into an even more streamlined and efficient process that remains a key part of what makes Sharp Innovations unique in the industry today.

Joe directs the sales, marketing and overall strategic management for Sharp Innovations and works closely with all new clients to ensure their communications and business objectives are met. And while serving his clients is job #1, Joe strives for a life of balance in being a source of inspiration, encouragement and giving to his fellow man. His spiritual faith is extremely important to him, and he attributes his strong faith in God as the driving force for his professional and personal achievements.

Currently residing in Lancaster and a graduate of Millersville University, Joe enjoys athletics, coaching, leadership activities, writing, drawing, creative projects, outdoor activities, dancing and music. He also volunteers for various local community service organizations as well as his local church, and aspires to participate in missions work on a global scale.

“There is something that is much rarer than ability: the ability to recognize ability.”
- Robert Half

Tom Hopta

Tom Hopta

Senior Vice President, CFO

As Senior Vice President and CFO, Tom focuses his unique abilities on financial planning and management as well as general operations management for the firm. He also works on assuring quality control inside the operation. His attention to detail and desire to follow through with his work makes him an excellent complement to the firm's management team, and in 2005 he earned recognition as one of the Top 40 Central PA Businesspeople under the age of 40 by the Central Penn Business Journal.

Tom is a graduate of Millersville University with a degree in Business Administration with a concentration in finance. Tom is an active member of Lodge #43 F. & A. M. as Worshipful Master As a Pennsylvania Freemason, he enjoys traveling the journey of freemasonry and helping other people. Tom also enjoys traveling, golf, fantasy football, surfing the net, finding a good deal and spending time with his family. He currently resides in Ephrata with his wife Libby, daughters Natalie and Lily, and his two cats, Duke and Daisy.

“I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an Honest Man.”
- George Washington

Paul Mindemann

Paul Mindemann

President

As the President of Sharp Innovations, Inc., Paul applies over a decade of print and interactive marketing experience to help clients find the most effective ways to reach their target audiences. While highly detail-oriented, Paul’s ability to see the big picture allows him to effectively manage both the creative and technical teams at Sharp Innovations, and his familiarity with both online and offline marketing practices also gives him a uniquely holistic approach to Website planning and development.

When not involved in project management or site planning, Paul also enjoys the challenge of creating compelling content for client websites and marketing materials. His writing career began with editing and contributing articles for a magazine about Porsches, but his time spent developing brand platforms and marketing campaigns for several Fortune 500 companies gave him the experience necessary to help build brands and create successful communications for all types of clients.

Paul graduated from the College of Communications at the Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Advertising and Public Relations. He resides in Lancaster with his wife, Christina, four cats and one fish. In his spare time, Paul is a contributing author to various blogs, and can often be found reading car magazines, fiddling with electronics or spending time with his family at their cabin in Perry County.

“I'm as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things we have done. Innovation is saying ‘no’ to a thousand things.”
- Steve Jobs


History

Our philosophy of developing a meaningful and long-lasting relationship with every one of our clients has resulted in the continual growth and expansion of our services since our founding in 1999. We invite you to read about how Sharp Innovations has grown to become a leader in Website development and Internet marketing.

1999

Sharp Innovations, Inc. was founded as a sole proprietorship in March of 1999 by Joseph Sharp. The firm was established as a home-based business while the founder and his first employee, Nicholas Bird, completed their college educations. The hiring of Thomas Hopta in December of 1999 proved to be one of the most valuable decisions made by the young company. By the end of 1999, Sharp Innovations had already created highly-effective Web presences for forty clients in the U.S. and abroad. Sharp's original mission was to provide high quality marketing services to small companies for a reasonable price—a goal that remains true to this day!

2000

2000 was an explosive year for Sharp Innovations. Joseph Sharp and Thomas Hopta worked together as strategic partners and the company grew from 40 clients to nearly 300. The company moved into its initial offices in Lancaster, PA, and the staff expanded from two employees to ten. Attracting attention all over the region, Sharp Innovations was featured in television, radio and newspapers across Pennsylvania. Feature articles were published on www.Internetday.com and Joseph Sharp was nominated for Central PA Entrepreneur of the Year. The company growth was fueled by an excellent company work ethic, unrivaled customer service and a strong economy.

2001

The creative undertakings of Sharp Innovations needed reliable technological support, so 2001 brought an expansion of Sharp’s computer networking division. This move helped to cement the firm’s position as a small business technology solution provider that is dependable, reliable and affordable. To accommodate the exploding client base, Sharp Innovations re-formed as a corporation and continued to attract top-quality team members.

2002

In 2002, Sharp Innovations, Inc. launched a trademarked Website development process called “From Concept to Solution™” This exciting new process was brought about by the experienced garnered from thousands of contacts and hundreds of client relationships, and helped to cement Sharp Innovations as a leader in Internet marketing.

2003

The year 2003 brought with it new opportunities for Sharp Innovations to take on projects from publicly traded companies while sole proprietors, community organizations and other noteworthy corporations were turning to Sharp Innovations for its unmatched customer service, proven technology solutions, and energy-filled creativity.

Sharp Innovations was selected as an "Editor's Pick" by Marketingtool.com as distinguished Web specialists for PA, NJ, DE, MD and NY in 2003, as well as being named as "recommended Web development specialists" for the Philadelphia region on other forums such as Webdeveloperdirectory.com.

2004

Sharp Innovations introduced a number of technological advancements, production processes and client services in 2004. Postini e-mail filtering, expanded Website content services and search engine optimization assistance services were all added to help serve the needs of Sharp’s varied customer base.

A re-designed discovery process helped Sharp Innovations ensure that each client's vision was brought to life, while expanded custom maintenance programs, continued Flash development and other programming advances allowed Sharp to provide services not offered by the industry at large.

2005

In 2005, Sharp Innovations made several key advancements to further increase production and service capabilities for its growing and increasingly diverse client base. The refinement of the “From Concept to Solution™” process, as well as expanded capabilities of asp.net architecture skill sets, allowed the firm to better serve with more complex, dynamically driven Websites. The client portfolio of Sharp Innovations continued to grow throughout 2005 with the successful partnership of new key clients and drastic improvements to existing services creating opportunities for further growth.

2006 - 2008

From 2006 through much of 2008, a focus on building management depth brought new skill sets and a level of real-world experience not seen since the company’s inception. And with the new personnel came new opportunities to expand the company into related areas of marketing, which has long been a request of Sharp’s varied client base. This expansion into print marketing and Search Engine Optimization fields, in particular, has opened new doors and provided opportunities for both the growth of the firm and for the continuing business growth of its highly valued clients.

2009+

The latter part of 2008 into 2009 has marked a period of renewed focus on helping clients achieve success in a volatile economy. By centralizing project management and removing barriers to development progress, the team worked to streamline the process and provide easier points of contact. An expansion of our support department has helped to ensure fast turnaround times, while the Sharp Innovations management team continues to create strategic partnerships with companies that would aid in our clients’ success by providing services not offered by Sharp directly.