Minority-Owned Handbag Brand Continues to Emerge

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Minority-Owned Handbag Brand Continues to Emerge
1888PressRelease - Founded by husband and wife
team, Gregory Sylvia, is an emerging
minority-owned handbag brand based in Charlotte,
NC. Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC - He is
commonly called "Mr. Sylvia", but Sylvia is not
his name at all. Gregory Pope, 32, is the
co-founder of a growing leather goods handbag
brand based in Charlotte, NC. He, and his wife
Terri "Sylvia" Pope, 32, are the owners of
Gregory Sylvia, LLC. With a focus on aesthetics
to meet the standards of strength and elegance
for the contemporary woman, Gregory Sylvia
features cutting edge product design and quality
leathers at affordable luxury pricing. The latest
Gregory Sylvia collection will be available this
summer at http//www.gregorysylvia.com and other
select retail locations. Greg and Terri started
their business following numerous discussions
regarding various concepts that best suited their
strengths. While Terri shared her likes ranging
from finance to handbags to shoes, Greg shared
his passion for fine art and design. As the two
began to merge their ideas into a single vision,
they noticed a lack of diversity in the handbag
industry and decided to use that as an
opportunity to simply be different. Drawing from
years of study and training in their respective
fields of art, design, and business management,
the Popes use their acquired skills to manage the
Gregory Sylvia brand. Although being married
while being in business together has its
challenges, the experience has been a positive
one for the young couple. Terri states "we've
really grown closer by being in business together
because we have one shared goal. We always use
the expression of "One Heartbeat" and that's
really the goal of any successful marriage or
business to make individual parts function as one
unit." After recently welcoming their daughter
Avery into the world the family of two became a
family of three. According to Gregory "Having a
child gives us even more drive to leave a legacy
for her and any other children that we have in
the future. They'll just grow up along with the
company."
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And the company is gaining attention. With sales
to date reaching above 700K, their products have
been featured on several blogs and magazines and
seen in the hands of several public figures
including former U.S. Secretary of Labor Alexis
Herman, singer/actress Brandy Norwood, as well as
comedian and ABC's "The Talk" panelist Sheryl
Underwood. Women are looking forward to the
latest Gregory Sylvia collection that is
scheduled for a summer 2015 launch. Many have
already expressed interest in the new McClain,
Devin, and Bartlett prototypes that were recently
unveiled via social media. Overall, Gregory
Sylvia is poised to become a prominent brand in
the affordable luxury market. Stay tuned as the
Popes continue to emerge as a couple to
watch. All media inquiries should be directed
to Gregory Sylvia press ( _at_ ) gregorysylvia dot
com http//www.gregorysylvia.com Tel
980-272-8770 Fax [phone]