Catching up with thebeardedguy.com

2009 handed out a lot of lemons, but one friend of ours turned his lemons into lemonade in such a unique and innovative way that we wanted to share his story. His name is Mitchell Koonce, and he is a Graphic Artist living
in San Francisco.

During 2009, Mitch became an unemployed Graphic Artist, and like many folks, spent lots of time trying unsuccessfully to land a new job in an economy gone mad.

After several months of searching, Mitch decided to strike out on his own and take charge of his destiny - and so thebeardedguy.com was born!

thebeardedguy.com offers a variety of t-shirts, tank tops and aprons that have been imprinted with messages that are meant to bring a smile to the face of anyone (with an open mind) who sees them. They’re fun, they’re irreverent, and they’re ever so gay (in a twisted sort of way)! In short, you’ll LOVE THEM!

A little bit more about Mitch...

Mitchell Koonce is a 42 year old gay man (with his two dogs, Peanut and Turkey) living in the beautiful city of San Francisco, CA. After years of creating mainstream graphics for middle America, he decided to create a line of t-shirts that were markedly different than anything he could find in most stores.

Although he’d constantly been told his ideas were “too far out of the box, or too aggressive” he decided that there was a niche for fun, silly, sexually-orientated designs intended for people who were not afraid of being or expressing their sexual practices on a simple t-shirt.

It all started after being laid-off. Because of the economic down-turn of the Bush years, work was difficult to find. With the help and support of friends, especially David Wilson, Mitch took the leap to start the bearded guy designs.

Launched in July of 2009, the bearded guy designs has become a retail destination for gay men, open-minded straight people and lovers of fun t-shirts...who just so happen to like funny, silly, sometimes a little offensive sayings and logos.

Mitch’s goals in life are actually pretty simple. Live life to its fullest, smile every day, take care of his little ones, love his friends and family, and hopefully make some people laugh a little in the process.

His products are not about brain surgery or solving the problems of the world. They’re just fun!


Want to see more? Visit thebeardedguy.com