Monarch Trophy Studio

Monarch Trophy Studio was founded in 1972 in San Antonio, Texas by John and Sandra Bradley. ohn had recently returned from serving his country in the Army in Vietnam. ohn and Sandra opened their trophy shop out of their 1000sf home, with a showroom in the living room and production in the back rooms. John and Sandra's hard work paid off and the bus... iness continued to grow. They hired their first full time employee in 1975 and 39 years later, David Branham is still working for Monarch and is the head of the company's plaque department. In 1977 Monarch broke ground on a brand new 5000sf building in the Castle Hills area of San Antonio. t the time John thought this would be all the space he needed to accommodate the future growth.Boy was he wrong! The business continued to grow and in 1984 an additional 5000sf was added, giving the company a total of 10,000sf. his would hold the company for a while, but not for good. In 1992 the company added laser engraving and sandblasting to the company's product mix and were one of the first award stores in the country to do so. In 2000, the company added a computerized point of sale and inventory program, one of the first award stores in the country to do so. In 2001, after almost 30 years in the business, John Bradley was looking toward retirement and sold the business to Charlie and Kathy Drago. harlie and Kathy were successful entrepreneurs who had owned a chain of drug stores and steak houses among other ventures. With technology and the internet making its way into the awards business, Charlie saw the internet as the next avenue of growth for Monarch Trophy Studio. harlie has led the company into being one of the premier online awards retailers. Under Charlie's leadership the company continued the company's growth and in 2011 the company moved into the company's current 30,000sf state of the art production facility making the company the largest awards store in Texas and one of the largest in the U.S.The company has also grown to over 50 employees. In 2014, Charlie and ...Read More