"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.
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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"
