HIGHLIGHTS
Unique booth presence at SD Comic Con, WonderCon, Pasadena Comic Con, Long Beach Comic Con, Los Angeles Comic Con, Designer Con, Toronto Pin & Patch Con, Richmond Comic Con, MegaCon, Rose City Comic Con, Chicago Pin & Patch Show, Denver Fan Expo, Dallas Fan Expo, etc.
Featured in every Urban Outfitters with my Red Rose pins.
Large line of my pins featured throughout MGM Casino/Resort properties.
Collaborated with the Nomad Hotel for their new location in Las Vegas.
Created a large line of pins for mobile gaming leaders Jam City.
Received the ‘Best Booth’ award from the LVL UP Expo in Las Vegas.
Created ‘SwansonCon’, a fully immersive booth based on the character Ron Swanson from Parks & Rec, this booth had wood flooring and walls, a photo booth backdrop, bacon cooking, and a whole series of pins, prints, shirts, stickers, etc. all based on Ron! (At DesignerCon in Anaheim)
Collaborated with Bacardi rum for a series of pins.
Voted ‘Best Overall Pin’ award at the 2018 San Diego Pin & Patch Con.
Created around 10 designs for Grey Goose vodka, which were used in multiple pop up installations that the brand hosted.
Collaborated with Real Tiki cocktail ingredients.
Featured at most Patches & Pins Expos from 2016 - 2022 (Los Angeles, Orange County, NYC, San Francisco, San Diego, Austin, etc.)
Collaborated with synthwave band The Midnight for their ‘Kids’ album official pins.
Created a unique line of pins for multiple SD Coin Op arcade locations.
Featured on the cover and in the published ‘Pin Game Strong’ coffee table book created by @pinlord.
Featured on the HBO series ‘Room 104’ created by the Duplass Brothers.
Consistently one of the top sellers on @depop throughout 2018 - 2020.
Flew in the real Zissou Balloon used in 'The Life Aquatic' by Wes Anderson, because of the pin I released. (In Italy!)
Collaborated with Old Lightning (GQ’s ‘one of the best bars in the world’) for their opening VIP pin.
Collaborated with RedBull for a series of pins.
My Daniel Kaluuya face pin was worn by the cast and crew at the 'Get Out' (film by Jordan Peele) blue ray release party in Hollywood.
Have multiple pins featured on the Mover & Shaker bartending brand’s site.
Marc Maron acknowledged with approval my portrait pin of his face.
Designed and produced a line of 8 unique pins for pop star Blackbear, with fellow Divided Youth artist Preston Nettles.
Multiple collaborations with PattiLapel.
Gary Busey took and posted a photo with my portrait pin of him, and contacted me for more of his pins.
Kate Micucci posted my pin of her and sent her fans to my page.
Created the Eat Drink Vegan event pin for their festival at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
Created the LA Men's Market official event pin.
Featured at the Pintrill holiday store opening in Brooklyn, and attended in person.
Created the official San Diego Pin & Patch Con event pin.
Collaborated with Bombay Sapphire for a series of pins.
Surpassed 20,000 sales on Etsy (Separate from my website on Shopify).
Created a Kramer portrait pin for the NYC Patches & Pins expo.
Was featured in DTLA Weekly newspaper and created their official pin.
Created the official DTLA Everyday pin.
Pete Holmes approved and posted my two portrait pins of him, and eventually ordered a bunch of pins from my site.
Created the Jackalope Art Fair official pins.
Had two Jurassic Park pins selected for their 25th anniversary, and exhibited in their officially licensed art show at DesignerCon.
Had multiple designs featured in Brat Box monthly subscriptions.
Created pins for Peroni beer.
Teamed up with @Disburst for wholesale distribution to collectible shops and other stores all around the US and global stores.
Organized one of the biggest pin shows ever at Angel City Brewery in DTLA on Sept 10th 2017 with co-host @BBCRE8.
Teamed up with LootCrate for their subscription boxes.
Did a solo pin exhibit at the Gardenwalk in Downtown Disney on Sept. 16th 2017 at the Artists Republic Gallery.
Participated in the Agenda trade show in Las Vegas, where I set up a huge exhibit for three days and made countless contacts and sales.
Shipped between 10-20 daily orders from Instagram and Etsy consistently for over 8 years.
Created over 500 products so far based on my designs.
Teamed up with fellow artist @FAKEGUCCIBAG to create @DIVIDEDYOUTH , an exclusive collaboration with quarterly product releases that fit the Divided Youth feel and style.
Was featured on BUZZFEED for my 'Stranger Things' pin and patch launch.
Created officially licensed Zoltar pins and products, which were seen at locations around the world that have one of the legendary Zoltar fortune teller machines.
Teamed up with Ilegal Mezcal for a series of pins.
Was featured at the famous pop culture Gallery 1988 on Melrose Ave for their annual LApel pins show every year since it started.
Collaborated with @PINTRILL and other heavy hitters in the pin game to create the 'BEST PIN EVER', which sold out on the Pintrill website in under an hour.
Collaborated with Happy Cow for an official pin.
Hosted 2 pop up pin BBQs with some of the best makers at my loft in downtown LA, with tons of food, music, raffles, and 200 people in attendance.
Heavily featured at San Diego Comic Con at the @SHOPCALLEDQUEST booth, and the @DISBURST booth.
Hit over 30k followers on instagram. (@Nerdpins)
Setup a brand booth and vended in person nearly every weekend from 2016-2023, throughout California and surrounding areas. (With a break during Covid)
Launched an average of two new pins a week throughout the first 6 years of business.
Created an Andre 3000 portrait pin after I met him in Vegas, and he eventually wore the pin at ComplexCon.
Created pin collaborations for Donut Farm, Ramen Hood, Eat Drink Vegan Festival, Caveman Coffee, Ilegal Mezcal, Los Javis Mezcal, DTLA Weekly, Barlingual, Old Lightning, 213 Hospitality, Angel City Brewery, Adam Carolla, Judd Apatow, Tait Fletcher, Pete Holmes, Notes For Notes, Cyties, Grey Goose, El Silencio, Blackbear, Jackalope, SD Coin Op, Jam City, Peroni, and many more!