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Our story

Welcome to
The Print Refinery® Louisville East

We’re here to help bring creativity and precision together! We’re more than just a print shop; we’re your local partners for creating memories your family will pass on for generations. Our story began over a decade ago when the founders T.K. and Shari Broecker decided to take their passion for excellence and creativity and build a place where high-quality custom prints could come to life!

The Print Refinery® Louisville East is a trusted name, known for personalized photo gifts and high-quality art reproductions using state-of-the-art technology. We cater to businesses and individuals, ensuring each piece is a masterpiece with exceptional service and attention to detail. Our dedicated team, led by T.K. and Shari, has built a loyal customer base through meticulous care and personalized service. Come visit us at The Print Refinery® Louisville East to bring your creative visions to life!

The Team

Originality and ingenuity propel The Print Refinery® team to create amazing experiences, products and solutions every day.

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Whitney
Grand Retail Jedi Master

Whitney has a passion for Photography. With a background in Portraits, Whitney has spent the past few years honing skills in editing and archiving. Her notes for orders are always immaculate and organized to a T! She loves her cat Kio and her husband Nick. When not working, Whitney enjoys building Legos!

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Crystal
Director of Nicknames

Crystal has a knack for family history and came to learn more about keeping history preserved. (she’s basically a genealogist) She’s a wiz at photo editing and flies through slide scanning like lightning! If not up front or helping in production, she’s at home drawing away on her iPad with her husband John and their two dogs Pierce and Millie.

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Maggie
The Aquarian Antiquarian

Maggie is a collector at heart and a creative soul! She spends her time helping customers with their antique photos or helping keep the front in order! She is a great listener and loves hearing stories. When not at work she’s either practicing yoga or spending time with her pets Blake (dog), Boo (cat) & Cowboy (cat).

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CJ
The Freelancing Student

CJ is an artist that has a passion for learning how printing works! As a student, he's dedicated to expanding his experience in sharing creative ideas and applying it to real-world challenges. When he's not helping with order, he's at home relaxing with his pets: Velma, Oliver & Ozzy (dogs),Taco (cat), Rex (goat), and his 20 chickens!

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Lindsey
Chief of OCD

Lindsey is an organizing master and has a knack at keeping things in line when it comes to our production areas. She can bring your videos to life, and has fire-proof hands due to being the genius at heat pressing! Lindsey mainly has a passion for making things easier for others (hence the "OCD"). When not at work, she is tending to her 2 dogs, 3 lizards, and her fish named Barb.

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Eddy
That Guy

Eddy is many things one can only hope to understand. He has so many skills, we don’t know how he keeps up! If Eddy isn’t helping fixing something mechanical, he’s figuring out how to make new machinery or teaching someone about photography. When not at work, he’s helping others with their video projects or riding his BMX bike around Louisville.

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Francis
King of Sneakers

Francis is our local DJ star and fashion icon. He’s always helping with the dirty work or helping solve any art-related issues our customers may have. When not in the shop, he’s putting on a show or touring the world to visit friends and find more inspiration that he can bring back home!

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Morgan
Tobie’s Keeper

Morgan is by far the biggest Hockey fan in the entire shop and is always watching the Toronto Maple Leafs & Florida Panthers. She’s also a film fanatic and loves helping her friends out with art scans! (especially giant tattoo flash sheets) Her most prized possession, besides her partner Skylar and animals Tobie (dog), Chai & Ralph (cats), is her Leica camera. She’s a big advocate for animals and veganism as well!

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Christine
Master Alchemist & Happiness Director

Christine is by far the longest working member of the team. She’s everyone’s favorite and her knowledge of film keeps us all functioning! Christine has been exposed to every chemical imagined and is still the toughest woman ever. she’s not hanging out at the shop, she’s with her family and friends (usually in the backyard with margaritas). She also loves her animals, Coco (dog), Bella (dog), Aurora (cat), and Speedracer (cat)!

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Darrel
The Swiss Army Knife

Darrel (AKA Buddy) is a man of many different talents. He has many skills in printing and production, even off-and-on the computer. If he's not making stickers for the store or helping carry large prints around the store with his dad-strength, he's at home building Legos with his wife (Jennifer) and his son (Jake AKA Mini-Buddy).Outside of Legos, he enjoys playing doing 100% completion runs on various video games such as Hogwarts Legacy or Animal Crossing.

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Kaitlyn
Head Adobe Addict

Kaitlyn is a chatterbox that has a knack for digital media and anything computer related. She can be seen wandering from department to department to help out (or crack jokes). She’s a fan of anything design related but also enjoys seeing what people bring in to be worked on! When not at work, she’s at home planning a run or hanging out with her cat Misha.

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Tobie
Captain of Marketing and Food Tester

Tobie is the store’s head newsletter writer, supervisor, and store security. He spends his time checking the film department for any issues or sleeping in production. He has a passion for anything world peace related! If he’s not at work, he’s either terrorizing the streets of Nulu or being a professional hot dog eater at home. (which is motivated by a post-dinner frosty paw)

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T.K.
Executive Sherpa & Director of Checks and Balances

T.K. is a seasoned entrepreneur and proud owner of The Print Refinery® Louisville East. He has an eye for creative visions and can turn anything into a stunning print! He’s full of stories and can find solutions to any problem, both mechanical and technical. When not at the store handling the circus, T.K. enjoys reading about anything and everything. He can be found with his nose in a book until being voluntold by his wife to help around the house. If not doing either one of those he can be found swimming with his two children, Kai and Olivia-Kate.

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Shari
The Bosses Boss

Shari is the co-owner of The Print Refinery® Louisville East and infuses the business with her passion for creativity and meticulous attention to detail. Seeing her in the store is often referred to as “seeing a unicorn” since she is usually handling all the B2B work from home. As for her passions outside of work, Shari can be found cooking amazing meals at home for her family or taking a trip to find new inspiration to bring back to the store. She is the mother of two kids and the wife of T.K., and the handler of Penelope Rose the house pig. (she’s an actual pig!)

Our Mission

The Print Refinery® fuses high tech innovations with creative storytelling in an interactive hub buzzing with ingenuity.

Our community connects families, friends and colleagues through social experiences and education. It is the place to explore unique print and photo solutions for memory preservation, decor, gift giving, graphics and commercial applications. We are design experts and artistic consultants with a knack for bringing your ideas to life.

Our Guarantee

When you visit The Print Refinery®, we want you to arrive bursting with ideas and leave with a smile.

Our passion is bringing your stories to life through artistic collaboration. Our obsession is delivering share-worthy excitement with each experience and project. We guarantee quality and excellence in every customer interaction and project encounter. If you aren’t completely thrilled with your project – let us know and we’ll make it right!