Personalized Padfolios

Personalized padfolios engraved with his name, a monogram, his class year or your company logo. Each one is a faux leather portfolio with a notepad inside, made for the moments a man starts something: a graduation, a first job, a promotion, a new season on the sideline. Personalization is free, and most are laser engraved in our Monroe, Connecticut workshop.

Not sure where to start?

For a graduate, the Chapter One Engraved Padfolio sets his name like the title page of a book, under a top line you choose, such as Chapter One or Class of 2027.

For a new job, a promotion or a boss, The Executive Padfolio is engraved like his own letterhead, with his initial in a monogram plate above Office of and his name.

How to choose the right padfolio

Start with the moment you are marking. Each design was drawn for one of them, so the right padfolio is usually the one whose cover already says what you want to say.

Every design above is $49.99. Our classic portfolios cost less: the Personalized Leatherette Portfolio with Notepad ($34.99) carries one or two short lines in the corner, in your choice of eight fonts and five cover colors. The Custom Logo Portfolio with Notepad ($39.99) and the Executive Logo Portfolio ($29.99) are simple logo covers for company orders.

Padfolios for a graduate: son, grandson or boyfriend

A padfolio is a graduation gift with his name on it, and it goes with him to the career fair, the first interview and the first desk. Every time he opens it, he sees the words you chose.

For a high school senior, engrave Class of 2027 on the Chapter One Engraved Padfolio and add a line from home underneath. For a college graduate, add his degree: MBA, Class of 2027 or J.D., Class of 2027 fits on the Chapter One top line or under the compass on the True North Engraved Padfolio. The compass suits a son heading somewhere new, and Chapter One suits a fresh start. More ideas for him are in our graduation gifts for him.

Finishing a master's, a PhD or law school? The Crest Master's Degree Padfolio, the Laurel Doctorate Padfolio and The Courthouse Law Padfolio each carry his degree on the cover, and you will find them with keepsake boxes and decanters in our master's, PhD and law school graduation gifts.

Padfolios for a new job, a promotion or a boss

The Executive Padfolio reads like a man's own letterhead. Choose Office of, From the Desk of or Notes from for the top line, add his name, and finish with his new title, like Senior Partner or Regional Manager. It is a thoughtful promotion gift from a spouse or parents, and a fitting thank-you from a team to a boss who earned it.

Changing careers? Engrave Chapter Two on the Chapter One Engraved Padfolio. For more, see our gifts for professional men.

Padfolios for employees, clients and work anniversaries

The Years of Service Engraved Padfolio sets the number large, like a service award, with YEARS OF SERVICE underneath, then his name, your company and an optional thank-you line. It marks a 5, 10 or 25 year anniversary with something he takes into every meeting.

For a whole team, the Custom Logo Executive Padfolio carries your logo up to 5 3/4 inches wide, with each person's name and title under it. Upload a high resolution logo file (black and white logos engrave the cleanest) and add one padfolio to your cart for each person, so every name is engraved one at a time. Ordering for a larger team? Reach out through our Contact Us page and we will help you set it up. More logo gifts are in our employee gifts.

Padfolios for a coach

The Coach's Playbook portfolios look like the ball he coaches with: football grain or pebbled basketball grain, with his name above PLAYBOOK and a play drawn in X's and O's. Add the school or team across the top and the season, the record or a thank-you from the players along the bottom. They make an end of season or banquet gift from the whole team. See more football coach gifts and basketball coach gifts.

What is inside a padfolio, and how big is it?

• Size: 9 1/2 by 12 inches.
• Closure: the seven newer designs zip around three sides (the football portfolio zips all the way around), so papers stay put in a bag.
• Inside: a lined notepad on one side and a tall pocket on the other for a resume, notes or documents.
• Pen loop: the newer designs have an elastic loop for his own pen. A pen is not included.
• Colors: the Chapter One, True North, Executive, Years of Service and Custom Logo Executive padfolios come in Rawhide, Gray or Black. Rawhide is the warm, classic choice. Black, engraved in silver, is the most formal, a good fit for a law office or a boardroom. Gray looks clean and modern. The coach portfolios have a football-grain brown or basketball-grain orange cover.
• Price: $49.99 for each of the seven newer designs, with free personalization. The classic portfolios start at $29.99.

What to engrave: lines that read well

• For a graduate: Chapter One, Class of 2027, The best is still ahead of you, Proud of every page so far.
• For a son: Find your true north, Do hard things well, Trust your journey.
• For a new job or promotion: Office of or From the Desk of above his name, and his new title below it.
• For a work anniversary: Thank you for ten years of steady leadership.
• For a coach: You taught us to believe, 2026 Season, Thank You, Coach.

Keep the line under his name short, about 40 characters or less, so it reads at a glance. Type each line exactly as you want it. Some lines are engraved in capital letters, and each product page shows which ones. Every padfolio is personalized one at a time.