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Sep 2, 2019 · In the late 80s, brothers Bert and John Jacobs were living as nomads, traveling from college to college selling t-shirts out of their van. It wasn't a sustainable living – until one day, they...
In 1989, brothers Bert and John Jacobs began selling t-shirts out of a mini-van. By 1994, they had $78 to their names.
The Life Is Good Company is an American apparel and accessories wholesaler, retailer, and lifestyle brand founded in 1994 and best known for its optimistic T-shirts and hats, many of which feature a smiling stick figure named Jake and the registered trademark "Life is good."
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Bert and John working at their small Jacob's Gallery desk. Life is Good. Soon the brothers transitioned into their late 20s and were still living paycheck to paycheck. Bert's girlfriend...
Oct 2, 2015 · October 02, 2015. Bert and John Jacobs, co-founders of "Life Is Good." (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) Needham-born brothers John and Bert Jacobs started the Boston-based "Life is Good" company in the...
Mar 21, 2012 · Like Jake, the character who adorns much of their apparel, the Jacobs brothers have found life really has been good, from living off peanut butter and jelly sandwiches in their early days to running a $100 million company and foundation today. Why were you living out of a van when you first started selling T-shirts?
Dec 17, 2015 · Bert and John Jacobs, the brothers who cofounded the $100 million Life Is Good T-shirt company, grew up the youngest of six children in a lower middle-class family in Boston.
