Ryan Burkhardt

Co-founder, Kong Screen Printing · 1 appearance on the record.

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Ryan Burkhardt co-founded Austin-based Kong Screen Printing with Bruce Braden in 2011, developing it into a commercial custom apparel business. The company gained early prominence with the viral shirt "Welcome to Austin: Please Don't Move Here."

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Kong Screen Printing reached $3M in revenue purely via word-of-mouth

“We've never done any marketing. We've never done any advertising. It's just been word of mouth and people who want to work with us because we treat them well.”

Ryan Burkhardt Nov 6, 2025 ▶ 37:10 Advice Line with Tariq Farid of Edible Arrangements

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Episode	Date	Speaking time
Advice Line with Tariq Farid of Edible Arrangements	Nov 6, 2025	4m

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