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Disco Skincare Corporate Office

Ben Smith was looking for men’s skin care products when he realized that there weren’t any. Other than shaving lotion, there were no other skin products made just for the needs of men.

Named after that famous 70’s music era, Let’s Disco, often referred to simply as Disco, was founded in 2012.

Ben Smith’s plans straight forward:

“Disco will normalize self-care for men by offering easy-to-understand products and a straightforward membership program that allows guys to put their bathrooms on auto-pilot. It is our goal to provide a line of clean products you can count on, while also having fun along the way.”

The full Disco product suite will initially include: Face mask and scrub, eye stick, face cleanser stick, and moisturizer, body wash, and deodorant. After polling men regarding their wants and needs, this was what most men stated they would be interested in buying.

Clients can purchase individual products, or sign up for a membership to have one of three product boxes delivered monthly. Each product includes instructions on not only how to use it, but what the entire skincare product line includes and where the individual product falls within the skincare routine.

All products are vegan and are free from aluminum, gluten, parabens, or sulfates. The packaging is all recycled materials. Even with all that, prices are very reasonable.

In August 2021, the online magazine Financial Times stated that Disco was one of the top up-and-coming brands in men’s skincare products.

Let’s Disco maintains a corporate office in Austin, Texas.

Let's Disco Skincare

Ben Smith was looking for men’s skin care products when he realized that there weren’t any. Other than shaving lotion, there were no other skin products made just for the needs of men.

Named after that famous 70’s music era, Let’s Disco, often referred to simply as Disco, was founded in 2012.

Ben Smith’s plans straight forward:

History

All products are vegan and are free from aluminum, gluten, parabens, or sulfates. The packaging is all recycled materials. Even with all that, prices are very reasonable.

In August 2021, the online magazine Financial Times stated that Disco was one of the top up-and-coming brands in men’s skincare products.

Let’s Disco maintains a corporate office in Austin, Texas.

Netspend Corporate Office

Immigrant brothers from Mexico, Bert and Roy Sosa, were attending college when they realized that many of their friends were unable to purchase items online because they had no credit cards or bank accounts. Using their pooled money of $750, they founded Netspend in 1999.

While the Sosa’s originally planned to sell their prepaid cards to students, they quickly realized that they could reach a much larger base by offering them online to anyone without a bank account, credit card, or those who don’t want to deal with those institutions but need another option to purchase items besides cash.

The company offers a prepaid Visa or Mastercard, which requires a small fee to open the account and charges a fee each time it is used. Netspend recently partnered with Family Dollar and 7-Eleven to sell their cards in their stores.

Netspend accounts can be managed online or via mobile phone apps. The company was acquired by TSYS in 2013 for $1.4 billion in cash.

Netspend was forced to refund more than $13 million in fees after the FTC filed charges claiming that the company withheld funds that caused some consumers severe financial difficulties.

In October 2018, the company experienced a technical issue that prevented an unknown number of cardholders from accessing their accounts or the ability to withdraw cash.

In October 2020, the parent company Global Payments stated that the company was considering selling off NetSpend.

Some Netspend users are unhappy with the service and they move their money to PayPal instead.

Headquarters for Netspend will remain in Austin, Texas.

Netspend

History

Netspend accounts can be managed online or via mobile phone apps. The company was acquired by TSYS in 2013 for $1.4 billion in cash.

Netspend was forced to refund more than $13 million in fees after the FTC filed charges claiming that the company withheld funds that caused some consumers severe financial difficulties.

In October 2018, the company experienced a technical issue that prevented an unknown number of cardholders from accessing their accounts or the ability to withdraw cash.

In October 2020, the parent company Global Payments stated that the company was considering selling off NetSpend.

Some Netspend users are unhappy with the service and they move their money to PayPal instead.

Headquarters for Netspend will remain in Austin, Texas.

Carvana Corporate Office

Carvana, founded in 2013 by the owner of Drivetime Earnest Garcia II, sells inspected, certified cars online with a seven-day “test buy” period, passing on savings to consumers who can bypass dealerships and sales commissions.

The company allows clients to shop, finance, and even trade in their current used car, all online. Cars can be transferred nationwide and are generally picked up at what is known as “vending machine” sites, which accept a special type of coin that is mailed to the customer after the sale has been completed. Using the company’s online 360 viewing camera, clients can inspect every part of the vehicle, inside and out.

In April of 2017, the company went public on the NYSE under the ticker symbol: CVNA

Carvana is listed as #34 on the 2017 Inc. 5000 list of Fastest Growing Companies in America. In 2016, the company had annual revenue of $365.1 million and a three-year growth rate of 7,925%. The company also took the #1 spot on the Inc. list of Top Arizona Companies & Top Phoenix Companies, as well as the #2 spot for Top Retail Companies.

In April of 2018, Carvana and Ford made a short-term agreement to advertise and sell more Ford used cars on the Carvana app. It is unknown at this time if the agreement will be renewed.

The company also ranked 5th on the Forbes 2015 list of America’s Most Promising Companies. Carvana has distribution centers in Atlanta, Georgia; Nashville, Tennessee; and Charlotte, North Carolina. The company also has a physical presence in Houston, Austin, Dallas, San Antonio, and Pittsburgh, Texas; and St. Louis, Missouri.

In order to fight the coronavirus, the company launched a virtual tour of its most impressive cars, including a Porsche 911, in September 2020.

Also in September 2020, the company announced that it was hiring 100 new employees at its Tolleson, Arizona, inspection station.

In April 2022, the company suffered its first loss and stock prices dropped.

In October 2022, the state of Michigan suspended Carvana’s dealer license for repeated violations, including failure to obtain titles for new car buyers.

Carvana maintains a corporate office in Phoenix, Arizona.

Carvana

History

In April of 2017, the company went public on the NYSE under the ticker symbol: CVNA

In April of 2018, Carvana and Ford made a short-term agreement to advertise and sell more Ford used cars on the Carvana app. It is unknown at this time if the agreement will be renewed.

In order to fight the coronavirus, the company launched a virtual tour of its most impressive cars, including a Porsche 911, in September 2020.

Also in September 2020, the company announced that it was hiring 100 new employees at its Tolleson, Arizona, inspection station.

In April 2022, the company suffered its first loss and stock prices dropped.

In October 2022, the state of Michigan suspended Carvana’s dealer license for repeated violations, including failure to obtain titles for new car buyers.

Carvana maintains a corporate office in Phoenix, Arizona.

Brooklinen Corporate Office

Rich and Viki Fulop wanted to make bed linen that was comfortable, long- lasting, but made from sustainable materials.

The couple founded Brooklinen in 2014. Investors were nervous and thought people wanted to feel and see bed linen before purchasing.

After raising $10 million in 2017, the company did some serious marketing changes and became profitable in 2019.

Being profitable made the company more attractive to investors. In March 2020, the company raised an additional $50 million through growth equity firm Summit Partners.

Brooklinen has expanded from bedding to bath towels, robes, shower mats, and more.

Brooklinen grew at an astounding rate, earning $25 million in the first two years of business.

The company is earning high marks online from their cooling bedsheets, made for hot weather.

The corporate office for Brooklinen is located in Brooklyn, New York.

Brooklinen

Rich and Viki Fulop wanted to make bed linen that was comfortable, long- lasting, but made from sustainable materials.

The couple founded Brooklinen in 2014. Investors were nervous and thought people wanted to feel and see bed linen before purchasing.

After raising $10 million in 2017, the company did some serious marketing changes and became profitable in 2019.

History

Being profitable made the company more attractive to investors. In March 2020, the company raised an additional $50 million through growth equity firm Summit Partners.

Brooklinen has expanded from bedding to bath towels, robes, shower mats, and more.

Brooklinen grew at an astounding rate, earning $25 million in the first two years of business.

The company is earning high marks online from their cooling bedsheets, made for hot weather.

The corporate office for Brooklinen is located in Brooklyn, New York.

Fabletics Corporate Office

Fabletics was founded in 2013 by Adam Goldenberg, Don Ressler, and, Kate Hudson.

The company sells men’s and women’s sportswear, footwear, and accessories.

The company works on a membership program and currently has more than 50 brick-and-mortar locations, as well as an active e-commerce site.

Fabletics has a membership program that allows shoppers to become “VIP Members,” with access to special membership discounts and perks as well as offering its members personalized outfits chosen for them based on their lifestyle and fashion preferences, and releases capsules weekly in sizes XXS-4X for women and monthly in sizes XS-XXL for men.