Check Out Patrick Duggan’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Patrick Duggan

Patrick, we appreciate you taking the time to share your story with us today. Where does your story begin?
Briefly…I’ll try.

The original Down with Detroit began in 2006. In short, the growth of social media, digital marketing and dropshipping PLUS a magical 2006 run to the World Series gave DWD early life. The sustained life and growth for us charted right along a graph you’d assume – social media marketing, digital advertising and the ol, “just keep going” attitude.

DWD 1.0’s run ended in 2018 with a successful exit for both founding partners to another fantastic Detroit based company.

Coming full circle to today, some of the original DWD people were able to successfully reacquire the brand in summer of 2024 and relaunch just recently. So, we’re back at as Down with Detroit! We’re the official unofficial hype factory & merch shop for Detroit city & the great state of Michigan.

We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
Of course it hasn’t been smooth. Entrepreneurial life is full of strikes and gutters that are surrounded by potholes and other “objects to watch out for.”

The struggles are all the ones you can think of from: capital to capital and capital, but also life with a lot of mixes of other parts of life and certainly the unexpected elements of said life.

There are too many to count. There are big, thousands of little bumps, but the moral of the story is the core belief to just keep going. So while it’s been a bit of a long strange trip, the goal is to just keep truckin’.

Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
The core of Down with Detroit 1.0 and even today is the unique take on Detroit and Michigan apparel graphics.

Down with Detroit is the place for traditional items to represent your love for the great state of Michigan and it’s gem, Detroit city. Also, we are strong shop for IYKYK designs – If You Know You Know.

DWD 2.0 is already putting together incredible engagement around our content lens, but we’re still a tried and true one stop shop for Detroit love and Michigan love apparel, designs and more!

If you had to, what characteristic of yours would you give the most credit to?
Being authentic to who we are and what we’re trying to do.

Having lived away from Michigan, we know the the heartstrings that get pulled by this state. People want to showcase and celebrate their love for Detroit and all of Michigan. There are great stories to tell, people and businesses to celebrate, teams to cheer for and we want to be a place for it all.

The goal is to be real, have fun while doing all that.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.downwithdetroit.com
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/downwithdetroit/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DownwithDetroit
• Twitter: https://x.com/downwithdetroit
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@downwithdetroit