"School wasn't holding any value"
Head printer at PK Print (Hunter) decided at the age of 16 school wasn't holding any value, so he decided to drop out & pursue his dream of creating a clothing brand. After a few long weeks of planning, budgeting, scouring the web for every piece of information, the decision was made to go the unconventional route by investing in his own equipment & learning the art of screen printing from scratch.
After 2 months of gutting/building out the garage into a practical print shop (with his Dad), purchasing the equipment required, then hours upon hours of watching every video & reading every forum on "How to screen print for beginners" it was time to dive into the deep end.
Over early 2022 Hunter put his time into learning the craft & figuring out what it takes to sustain a start up clothing label. On August 20 PROUDKOOK released their first clothing range "Pursue" which was a huge accomplishment & success.
After the excitement of creating a brand started to slow down, it was time to begin thinking more seriously about the options that will keep the self employment dream alive.
Hunter knew PROUDKOOK would expand into something more, especially due to the fact of having the space, gear & knowledge of garment decoration. It made sense that the potential of becoming a screen-printer could be more sustainable long term.
He picked up his first small job of 30 tee's from a good friend, then immediately questioned taking the opportunity of giving the print thing a proper shot.
The odd order slowly came through the shop throughout the year - then by early 2023 PK Print started growing exponentially.
"It made sense that the potential of becoming a screen-printer could be more sustainable long term"
