Meet The TeamAshleigh Thomas
Owner/Founder Ashleigh (Kiester) Thomas is the owner and founder of The Graphic Brand. She has been working in the apparel decorating industry for over five years and has been designing her whole life. She has been blessed with an identical twin sister, Meghann, to have by her side as they shared all the same interests and went through everything together, including USF. Ashleigh's role model for starting her own business has been her mom, Linda, who started her own billing business the year "the girls" were born. When Ashleigh is not working away in the "shop," she enjoys attending her son, Brody's, baseball tournaments, traveling, and watching her daughter, Kennedy, participate in gymnastics! She loves spending time with family and cooking AMAZING food! 
Olivia Dale
Social Media Marketing Manager Olivia's journey began as a high school intern at Manchester, where she displayed diligence and a knack for marketing at Graphic Brand. She currently holds the position of managing TGB's social media platforms, website, storefront, and all marketing activities. Olivia is currently a sophomore at Butler University, pursuing a marketing degree and well on track to earn her Bachelor's degree. Beyond her professional pursuits, Olivia cherishes quality time with friends, walks with her boyfriend's dog, Ace, and her involvement with cattle and horses. In addtion, she dedicates her time to assist her boyfriend, Mason, in running his purebred Angus cattle business. Olivia's enthusiasm for tackling and organizing tasks reflects her proactive and detail-oriented nature, qualities highly sought after in the marketing and business world. With her dedication and passion, she is looking forward to what the future holds! 
Meghann Volk
Subcontractor Meghann (Kiester) Volk has been with The Graphic Brand since the beginning playing a variety of roles when needed. Her main focus is producing all of the embroidery work as our premier subcontractor, which she has over 12 years of experience doing. Meghann also creates many of the designs and logos that you see on our apparel, in our team stores, and for local businesses and organizations. Whenever things get crazy, she is happy to step in doing any production work to help orders get out smoothly. She also enjoys her small-scale farm life, raising cows, gardening and being a mom to two great littles, while helping her husband, Brandon, run his new business. 
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How THe Graphic Brand Started:In April 2013, Ashleigh decided to take a leap of faith and start her own business, The Graphic Brand. She invested in what she knew best: printing t-shirts, purchasing a DTG M2 printer and all the equipment necessary to get into production. She started off with a bang and had orders lined up, and hasn't slowed down one bit! TGB happily serves many businesses, organization, and schools in the Wabash County area, and is the go to for Manchester Squire Apparel! What started out as a 12x12 room in her first home, has evolved into a beautiful shop with a newly added storefront. The Graphic Brand now offers everything from all brand design needs to custom apparel!
Ashleigh began her career in graphic design during high school through various art classes, but mostly through leadership roles on the yearbook staff. Ashleigh earned many honors for her leadership, drive, and commitment to the award-winning production. By the time her senior year rolled around, she knew her passion was graphic design. Ashleigh and her twin sister, Meghann, graduated as Co-Valedictorians from Manchester High School in June 2009. The following fall, Ashleigh began her journey towards a Communication Arts and Graphic Design degree at the University of Saint Francis. She also kept her interest in starting her own business, leading to a minor in Business Administration. By the end of her career at USF, Ashleigh was awarded Outstanding Achievement in Communication Arts and Graphic Design, Judge's Choice in the Fort Wayne Advertising Federation Addy Awards, and a Gold Award at the AdFed District Level. She graduated in May 2012 with Highest Honors! She then set off on her first business venture as an entrepreneur, creating... The Graphic Brand! Check out some of our favorite apparel and Designs here: |
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