CUSP Magazine sat down with owner of 555 James Geier. The president and founder of the company took some time out to speak with us about his brand, inspirations, failures and successes in his journey so far! Check out what we learned and more with host Shawn GEE

The Convo by CUSP Magazine is a conversation with a creative entrepreneur. Our goal is to give listeners an inside look at the road these business owners took to finding success. We believe that everyone can learn from these conversations and that hearing someone’s story will bring listeners closer to the brand and community CUSP is building. CUSP Magazine is a Chicago-based online guide that focuses on Chicago’s creative community. It’s use of unique photo, video, audio and writing styles, allows CUSP to showcase Chicago’s rising new creatives in a unique way. In our first episode of The Convo, we sat down with Jake Nickell founder of Threadless. We caught up with him at their HQ and took some time out to chat about some of the early days of his entrepreneurial journey. We spoke on how he came up with the idea for the company, the up’s and downs and where they are going next. Take a listen and check out what we talked about. www.CUSPMagazine.com Twitter: @CUSPMag