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MinorityOwned Handbag Brand Continues to Emerge
1888 PressRelease Founded by husband and wife team, Gregory Sylvia, is an emerging minorityowned handbag brand based in Charlotte, NC. CharlotteGastoniaRock Hill, NCSC He is commonly called "Mr. Sylvia", but Sylvia is not his name at all. Gregory Pope, 32, is the cofounder 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 ...