Damian Pacheco Presents To 1 Million Cups Provo

Damian Pacheco is a fourth generation leather worker, drawn to this work by child hood memories of visiting his grandfather's leather shop. On Wednesday he spoke to 1 Million Cups Provo at The Startup Building - taking the floor right after the Mayor of Provo spoke briefly to the group. Damian talked about starting a small leather working business out of his bedroom, where he had to move his work off his bed to sleep at night, to his recent Kickstarter campaign, which funded the purchase of a new heavy duty sewing machine.

He showed off his current line of products consisting of climber's chalk bags that are inspired and fashioned after several mythical creatures. Several of the attendees suggested he market these through local climbing gear outlets and gyms - he already has. Others suggested he raise his prices to be more of a deluxe product - his chalk bags already are the most deluxe he knows of. Of course most importantly he talked about how wonderful it is to be part of Provo Studio and how it has helped him to grow his business. Go Damian! And go to www.damianpacheco.com to check out "The Jackalope" or "The Sasquatch"!

Shipping out orders for the Kickstarter campaign.

Working with the new machine at Provo Studio.