The fact that his loyal following of leather goods
lovers were quick to jump should come as no
surprise. Martin said the company is grossing, on
average, $100,000-plus a month. The only problem
Martin has these days is hiring people to help him
keep up with the demand.
“Good problem to have, I suppose,” he said,
smiling.
But Martin wasn’t smiling in 2014 when the
leather strap on his cheap duffle bag from Target
broke on him, just days before a family vacation. He
tried to find a replacement, but couldn’t find anything
American-made that was also durable enough
to last him for many, many years.
“So I figured, you know, I could probably make a
better bag than this. Find good American leather,
figure it out and make my own. So I did,” he said.
And with that, a business was born.
In March of 2014, Martin had spent 15 years
working in marketing when he started his side
hustle, making leather goods by hand from his home
in Marietta. By June, Martin said he was selling
$4,500 a month in leather goods. That December,
he sold $15,000 worth of goods and was able to buy
a small hydraulic press to cut the leather.
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