Katherine Lockhart:
Simply Southern started selling t-shirts and have expanded into an array of products. The colors are just vibrant.
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James T. Walsh
Private Client Advisor, Bank of America Private Bank
James T. Walsh:
Simply Southern is the pride of our local community there. To have the opportunity to serve Simply Southern is really a privilege of ours.
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Katherine Lockhart
Charlotte Triad Market Executive, Business Banking
Katherine Lockhart:
There is so much inspiration that comes from hearing Ginger's story. And I could hear it a hundred times and be energized every time.
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Ginger Aydogdu
President, Simply Southern
Ginger Aydogdu:
When we first started, we basically were only making t-shirts. And the first day we actually only made $30. And I thought oh my gosh, we're never going to be able to survive on $30. And then the next day we did $40 and then by the weekend on Friday night we actually did $300 and I thought oh my gosh we actually might make it and actually make rent.
My first production facility, it was very, very small. We had one manual machine. I didn't have enough employees. It was very scary and wondering are we going to be able to survive. It was a lot of hard work and determination. And it just all of the sudden finally paid off and retailers started to see that, oh yeah this is a product that we can sell and we can sell a lot of.
Katherine Lockhart:
Bank of America came in to Ginger's life at a time when her company was experiencing tremendous growth. We discussed how we can help her with her payables and receivables with financing buildings with expanding. The company was doing very well and needed additional capabilities. Not just for her business needs but also on the personal side.
Ginger Aydogdu:
Bank of America laid it out there for me. They'd say you need to start thinking about yourself a little bit and the future of you and your family. My goal and my family's goal is to always give back.
Children:
Simply Southern.
James T. Walsh:
Ginger by nature is a very philanthropic person. With business owners so much of their concentration is in one area, their business. And we come in and share with them a strategy around being able to diversity. And to be able to use that strategy to help not only this generation but the following generations to come as well.
Ginger Aydogdu:
We've just started in this aspiration of working with children but we want to do more. We want the company to grow. We want to grow in the things that we're doing with all the children. The next generation is our legacy.
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