Industry Threadworks

Thinking about starting an apparel brand or adding merchandise to your existing business? In this episode, Ryan Williams from Industry Threadworks sits down with Nik and Lee Hawks - entrepreneurs with 17+ years of brick-and-mortar experience and a background in apparel that includes getting their line into Nordstrom and Fred Segal - to talk about what actually works when launching apparel. Whether...

In this episode, Ryan from Industry Threadworks breaks down the essentials of business formation and banking for new apparel brand owners. Cutting through the noise and keeping it practical, Ryan shares what he's learned from building multiple companies of his own and talkingn with hundreds of other business owners over the years - including what to avoid and where to save your money. Topics cover...

Choosing the right blank is one of the most important decisions every apparel brand owner can make for their line - here Ryan from Industry Threadworks breaks down the top 5 most popular blanks over the last decade and everything else you need to know to get started. With 19 years in the apparel industry and millions of shirts produced for hundreds of different brands, Ryan cuts through the noise...

Ryan from Industry Threadworks sits down with Kevin Ullman, founder of Savage Tacticians - an apparel brand he built from a random idea while doing security in Afghanistan in 2014 to a $10M business. A former Marine Corps veteran and private security contractor, Kevin rarely does interviews, making this a unique and tactical behind-the-scenes look at what it actually takes to build a 8 figure bran...

Adding apaprel to an existing business is TOTALLY different than starting & scaling an apaprel line. It's actually way simpler than most people think it can be. In this episode, Ryan Williams from Industry Threadworks sits down with Tim Speer, CEO of Veteran Inc. - a non-profit 501(c)(3) that provides free tattoos to veterans as a form of therapy and community. Tim and Ryan go through the process...