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25 Aug

How Dibs Cofounder Jeff Lee Keeps Mind and Body

How Dibs Cofounder Jeff Lee Keeps Mind and Body
Jeff Lee talks a mile a minute and no wonder — his days are jam-packed. The entrepreneur has not one, not two, but three jobs, all related to his lifelong passion for beauty and fitness. Lee, who's the cofounder and chief executive officer of Dibs, can also be an authorized fitness trainer and a beauty pageant coach for elite contestants within the Miss Universe and Miss World competitions. “Should you take a look at the dawn of civilization, the pursuit of beauty and fitness are a number of the earliest things we've within the archeological records,” Lee said, during a recent interview — a rare moment of sitting still. “Fitness and wonder are tools people use to feel higher about themselves on...
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20 Aug

Recent York Pilates’ Cofounder Brion Isaacs Was a Drummer

Recent York Pilates’ Cofounder Brion Isaacs Was a Drummer
Recent York Pilates cofounder Brion Isaacs was 16 years old when he formed his first band. “We were called The Sexy Magazines,” said Isaacs, who was the designated drummer of the punk group, while his best friend Franco V. was on vocals. From the start of their friendship, the pair bonded over music. “After we were 5 - 6, we dressed up as Guns N’ Roses for Halloween — I remember playing the drums on my suitcase,” Isaacs said. Because Franco’s mother was a music agent, Isaacs spent much of his adolescence tagging along to shows by the likes of Ozzy Osbourne, Neil Young and Elvis Costello, and it wasn’t long before The Sexy Magazines was opening for heavy-hitters...
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28 Jun

Born x Raised Cofounder Chris ‘Spanto’ Printup Has Died

Born x Raised Cofounder Chris ‘Spanto’ Printup Has Died
Born x Raised cofounder Chris “Spanto” Printup has died. The streetwear label issued a press release on Wednesday confirming Printup’s passing, stating the designer, 42, was involved in a automobile accident on Sunday in Albuquerque, Latest Mexico. The statement read partially: “[Printup] leaves behind his wife Anna and three children, Marilyn, Carter and David, a sister, three brothers, his mother, stepmother and stepfather, his beloved grandparents, his family at Born x Raised, his prolonged native family, the town of Los Angeles that he loved and championed and an intensive network of true friends.” Printup was best known for launching and operating his popular Los Angeles-based streetwear brand, Born x Raised, since 2013 with cofounder Alex “2Tone” Erdmann. The brand takes inspiration from the...
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7 Jun

Vegamour Appoints Recent CEO, Cofounder Daniel Hodgdon Steps Down

Vegamour Appoints Recent CEO, Cofounder Daniel Hodgdon Steps Down
Executive shifts are afoot at Vegamour. Dan Hodgdon, who cofounded the hair care company in 2016 alongside Christina Zeigler, is exiting his role as chief executive officer. The corporate’s board has appointed Robert Schaeffler, Vegamour’s current president, to the role, effective immediately. Hodgdon will maintain his board seat, in line with a memo seen by WWD. “Dan pioneered a completely latest brand and category in hair wellness with Vegamour and we're incredibly grateful for his creativity and vision that built the corporate we have now today based on the values of sustainability, innovation and integrity,” read the memo. Schaeffler, who joined the brand in October 2022 as president, will maintain his previous responsibilities, though the brand will now not have a president...
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