How independent brands like Myles Apparel are growing in a world of Nike and other giants

Ryan Moses, Myles Apparel, Bootstrapping, Brand (branding), Clothing Company, eCommerce, Non-Tech, Physical Product

Today’s guest is Ryan Moses, the cofounder of Myles Apparel. They make things like that jacket you heard me talk about with Noah Kagan in this interview.

They make a specialty line of menswear and activewear and we’ll find out why the world needs another line of activewear. I also want to find out how they survive in a world where we already have Nike and Under Armour.

We’ll find out in this interview.

Ryan Moses

Myles Apparel

Ryan Moses is the cofounder of Myles Apparel, a specialty line of menswear and activewear.

Andrew: Hey, everyone. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy, where I interview entrepreneurs about how they built their businesses.

And a few I guess it’s been months now ago, one of my past interviewees, Noah Kagan, came to the office and we went out for a run. And the whole time we were running, instead of looking forward, I was looking like this, like this, and I did it because I really admired the jacket that he had on. I thought, “It’s kind of weird for me to point out something about a jacket.” But I couldn’t help it. I said, “Noah, that’s a really impressive looking jacket.” He said, “Yeah? You like it?” I said, “Yeah.” He said, “It’s Myles.” I said, “Who’s Myles, and what kind of a nerd did you take it from?” He said, “No, it’s Myles Apparel.”

I never heard of it, but I was about to stop to write down the...

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