Hi friends and happy 2025!

As we kick off the new year, the GOEX Team is excited to introduce you to our new wholesale partnerships.  We are calling this collection The Exchange and you can find more information on our website.  But over our next few newsletters, we’ll provide more information about each brand and why we chose to partner with them.  Our goal with these partnerships is to offer our customers a wider range of customizable products conveniently available through the sales rep you already know and trust! 

In November we announced that we would begin distributing The Good Tee – that stock is expected to arrive in Kansas City by February 1^st – we look forward to shipping out the first orders printed on these organic, fair trade tees!

Now we’re excited to introduce you to The Imani Collective.  Founded in Kenya by Jenny Nucio, The Imani Collective is the holding company for several brands.  It exists to empower artisans through dignified work, opportunity, and community.  As an artisan brand, Imani elevated industry standards to more than just fair trade, but to ethically made.  They are committed to not only paying our staff ethical living salaries but also to providing many employee benefits such as in-house childcare, bonuses, chefs on location for daily meals, literacy classes, paid maternity leave, dream management and many more.

Imani’s core value is to go beyond just a transactional exchange with artisans, but to create a work culture and community that allows for long-term job stability, career advancement, and sustainable change.

GOEX will primarily offer printable items made in Kenya and decorated in our print shop in Kansas City.  Now we can put your favorite graphics on banners, bags, backpacks and more!   

Click here to learn more about The Exchange and here to start a quote!  In January, we’re offering one hour of free art time for a new design so get started today!

As always, thank you for choosing to use your purchasing power for good – the work you provide to our team (and now those of our partners) is truly life giving!

Cheers to 2025!

Jessica