College CEO: Shamplade
February 9, 2008 by COED Staff
Filed under School’d
Owners: Andy Lyon and Michael Young, Bowling Green State University
www.shamplade.com
Now you too can wear a T-shirt that reads ‘Balls!’ We know that’s your dream piece of clothing. But before you put it on, thank Andy Lyon and Michael Young, who started the company Shamplade, which produces the ‘Balls’ and other vintage-style shirts you see in places like Urban Outfitters.
Shamplade is now located in Los Angeles, but it started in a much different area ‘ the Midwest. The partners entered the fashion business sort of accidentally. In 2003, they were seniors at Bowling Green State University (in Bowling Green, OH - a small college town known for hosting the National Tractor Pull Championship. Wahoo!). Read more
