vegasinc.com | July 23 - july 29, 2017
The founders of Revive Brand Co. are, from left, Medin Gebrezgier, Jonathan Santos and Cesar Santos. Revive Brand Co. creates designer bags for carrying basketballs, as well as T-shirts, headwear, keychains and other accessories. (wade vandervort/special to vegas inc)
What’s behind the brand Beyond the product or service, businesses connect to customers by sharing their stories By Howard Riell | SPECIAL TO VEGAS INC
The small group of people who would eventually become Revive Brand Co., a maker of sports apparel and accessories, worked out of a garage for six years developing the startup’s brand. The crew — brothers Jonathan Santos and Cesar Santos, and Medin Gebrezgier — had met at the College of Southern Nevada. Cesar learned how to sew in 2011 on a brands, Continued on page 15
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