Today we’d like to introduce you to Cesar Figueroa
Cesar, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
I started my career in software sales, but always wanted to be an entrepreneur. I picked up golfing years later and fell in love, when I noticed a gap in the golf glove space for something a bit more fashion forward, rather than the same plain white golf glove, I decided to take my step forward. It took me about a year from idea, to forming my LLC, to finding the initial designs, then the right supplier, and setting up my website. It has been quite a journey, but one I am very happy I went on.
I’m sure it wasn’t obstacle-free, but would you say the journey has been fairly smooth so far?
Not even close to a smooth road! There have been a lot of challenges along the way, a few that come to mind, very late initial order from the supplier, almost 3 months late. Had preorders and not so happy customers. Knowing nothing about photoshop or designing prior to starting this journey, I had to teach myself photoshop, how to build a website, and a bit of code. On top of all of this, I was still working my full time job, so it was a lot of very late nights, long weekends, etc.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
We are a designer golf glove brand. We make luxury and stylish golf gloves based out of NYC. We wanted to make a more inclusive golfing experience, get people from all styles and backgrounds to play, and help create change in the golf world, all while wearing cool accessories! Our gloves are made for women and men across all sizes, notoriously women have a very small selection when it comes to golf gloves and other golf accessories. We have made it a point to open all our designs to be inclusive to men and women. I am most proud of the positive sentiment we have been receiving from all our customers. There have been some unhappy ones of course, there will always be setbacks, but we provide very good customer service and strive to satisfy our customers. So far it has paid off with our wonderful reviews from our small, but growing community.
Is there any advice you’d like to share with our readers who might just be starting out?
Just know it will be hard, but don’t give up. Keep pushing forward and it will slowly start to come together, resiliency in the first year is everything.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.vivanteegolf.com
- Instagram: https://instagram.com/vivanteegolf
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/vivanteegolf