Ebony Green a Black-Owned golf brand
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THIS MORNING, A POP UP AT THE MALL, SAINT MATTHEWS IS PUTTING A SPOTLIGHT ON MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT MELON, OUR MARKETPLACE, AND THERE ARE ONLY TWO WEEKENDS LEFT AND REALLY ONLY ONE BEFORE CHRISTMAS. SO NOW WE’RE GOING TO SEND IT OUT TO SAM CARTER. HE’S LIVE AT MALL SAINT MATTHEWS.
HAVE YOU FOUND ANYTHING YOU’RE TAKING HOME? YOU’RE GETTING READY FOR SOME GOLF, SAM. YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU SAY THAT I ABSOLUTELY HAVE. AND IT’S ACTUALLY FROM THE GUY THAT WE’RE GOING TO TALK TO RIGHT NOW. I WANT TO INTRODUCE YOU TO RODERICK. ROGER. JOHN SUMMERVILLE. YES. HE GOES BY SEAN.
SO WE’LL CALL HIM SEAN FOR THE REST OF THIS. SEAN, YOU HAVE KIND OF AN ATHLEISURE GOLF BRAND HERE AT MILLIONAIRE MARKETPLACE. UM, TELL ME ABOUT YOU. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR BRAND. BECAUSE SOME OF YOUR GOLF STUFF IS REALLY, REALLY GREAT. YEAH. SO, EBONY GREENS IS THE NAME OF THE BRAND.
AND IT WAS STARTED BY ME JUST TRYING TO FIND A DIFFERENT WAY TO DRESS AS I WAS PLAYIYING GOL, I COULDN’T FIND ANYTHING THAT I TRULY WAS GRAVITATING TO. SO I DECIDED, WHY NOT GIVE IT A TRY? WHY NOT TRY IT MYSELF? AND SO I STARTED THE EBONY GREENS BRAND.
NOW YOUR LOGO IS VERY, VERY COOL, BUT THE SHIRT UNDERNEATH IT. I WANT YOU TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT IT BECAUSE THIS IS REALLY, REALLY COOL. IT KIND OF SHOWS SOME OF THE KIND OF, UM, BLACK HISTORY OF GOLF, RIGHT? IN THIS SHIRT. YEAH, EXACTLY. SO ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I
WANTED TO THE MISSIONS OF THE, OF THE BRAND IS TO HELP EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY. JUST THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, BUT SPECIFICALLY THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT CONTRIBUTIONS WE’VE MADE IN GOLF AND IN THE HISTORY OF GOLF AND HOW STRONG OF A FOUNDATION THAT WE HAVE IN THE SPORT. IT’S IT REALLY IT REALLY IS.
AND GUYS, GOLF FASHION, AS I JUST LEARNED, IS THE FASTEST GROWING SECTOR OF REALLY ANY FASHION INDUSTRY. AND THIS STUFF IS REALLY COOL. IT’S REALLY UNIQUE. YOU CAN FIND IT RIGHT HERE AT THE MALL AT SAINT MATTHEWS, UH, AT MILLIONAIRE MARKETPLACE. IT’S EBONY GREENS. IT’S REALLY COOL STUFF, GUYS.
SO WHEN YOU’RE ON THE COURSE THIS SUMMER, YOU CAN BE A LITTLE MORE UNIQUE. A WHOLE LOT MORE COMING UP THROUGHOUT THE MORNING WITH MORE GREAT BUSINESS OWNERS AND A PRETTY INSPIRING LADY WHO PUT ALL OF THIS TOGETHER. THAT’S COMING UP A LITTLE BIT LATER THIS MORNING.
CAN’T WAIT TO SHOW IT ALL TO YOU. I CAN THINK OF A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NEED A GIFT FROM THAT SPECIFIC VENDOR. THERE ARE THERE ARE A LOT OF VENDORS IN THERE TO CHECK OUT. LIKE YOU JUST HAVE TO GO TO SEE IT ALL, BUT IT IS SUCH A
