NUDE Magazine 007
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<strong>NUDE</strong>: Tell us background on the company and how you<br />
got started.<br />
GLD: We started the company a little over a year ago in<br />
our hometown, Pittsburgh, Pa. We had no funding other<br />
than about $1500, which we were able to come up with<br />
between all of us. It was a long ride getting started. We<br />
moved the business between each other's basements, and<br />
could fit the entire business in a small cardboard box, so<br />
we would joke around and call it “Business in a box.”<br />
Slowly the boxes got larger and we were able to get our<br />
first ofice in Pittsburgh’s Strip District. For the next few<br />
months we worked out of that ofice before moving to<br />
NYC in May 2016. Here we have added a few pieces to the<br />
GLD team and are working on some bigger projects to<br />
really grow the brand.<br />
<strong>NUDE</strong>: So the company just moved out to New York<br />
from Pittsburgh. Do you feel like the company will grow<br />
more in NY?<br />
GLD: We feel that New York is a great place for us to<br />
continue growing the brand. We are still working on<br />
scaling the logistics of the brand, but we see New York as<br />
a great place to network and build a loyal community<br />
through our events, pop-ups, and other projects coming<br />
up this summer. We plan to continue expanding and<br />
becoming more involved in the local culture. We’re<br />
teaming up with Hot97 radio station and their “Whose<br />
Next” hip hop concerts which provide us with an<br />
opportunity to build a relationship with the local<br />
community, in addition to discovering local talent.<br />
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