Role:

I started on the brand design side of the business, creating sticker packs and print advertising layouts.

Within a few months of my start I jumped to the product team, where I eventually lead a team of graphic designers, responsible for the print-ables, Tshirt graphics, and patterns for the apparel line and hard goods programs.

The key to Zoo York’s magic was the tight storytelling and collaboration that happened between the product design team the marketing team and the sales team. We didn’t know to call it cross-matrixed a the time. It was just a creative environment, where young people had ideas and nothing was off limits to debate.

Lasting Impressions

The most amazing part of Zoo York was the entrepreneurial and creative environment. It attracted world class talent at the early stages of their careers. I was lucky enough to have been mentored by Kimou '“Grotesk” Meyer fr many of those years. I met my now business partner at Mythic Proportions, Chris San Juan.

And we were creatng, wtnessng and contributing to things like the start of Complex magazine, learned about marketing like usurping Barry Bonds record breaking baseball, Airforce one, and digital vandalism,

I worked along side people who became major players, founding their own brands like Opus Footwear, Norden Goods, Druthers NYC and more.

Teammates from my time at Zoo York have gone on to help significantly contribute to brands like, Nike, Specialized Bicycles, Thom Browne, LV, Calvin Klein, adidas, Under Armour, Figma and more.