GooseWorks, LLC
We’d like to introduce GooseWorks, a fully operational Screen Printing Studio that is headquartered in the Oak Forest area. From graphic design to embroidery, this company is capable of helping you represent your brand or interests in style. The company’s owner, Gustavo, has years of experience along with an unparalleled passion for the industry. To learn more about GooseWorks, check out our interview with Gustavo below, and discover why he has the best graphic design company in Houston, TX.
Gustavo, what is your background?
I was born and raised in Juárez, México. I then moved to the States at 13 and finished High School here at Cy-Creek. Additionally, I went to the Art Institute for Media Arts & Animation for a bit.
I’ve been interested in the graphic arts and different media arts my whole life. In the search for a new craft, I discovered screen printing and taught myself. After 7 years it became what it is now.
Why should a customer choose GoosWorks?
Because we do not simply push the “print” button. A lot more than that goes into printing our customer’s order. We love helping their order be the best it can be whether it be by suggesting a different garment, helping them with their artwork, or even pointers on how to make it stand out in a crowded market.
What was it that made you want to start your company?
I started designing and printing my own shirts and before I knew it, people wanted me to do the same for them. It became a perfect combination of a creative outlet and a steady source of income.
What are the advantages that come with owning your business?
Just the freedom of it all. If you have an idea and want to run with it, you do. You choose what you do and how you do it.
Life is too short to be at a dead-end job making someone else’s dreams come true.
Where do you see your business in the next year? In the next five years? The next ten years?
By next year we’ll be well established in the community and become a top option for screen printing services in town.
In the next five years, it’ll be great if I can have my own commercial property and get maybe another two automatic presses to expand our capabilities.
In ten years, a second location would be ideal.
What is your mission statement?
We measure our success based on the positive relationships we make with our customers and the value we can bring to them beyond the product/service we provide for them.
What are the biggest issues for running this business?
There are many things that can go wrong in screen printing. Too many variables. Every order is different and may have its own challenges. You just need to always seek to perfect the technique and always have fun with it. I know I do.
There’s also the challenge of convincing a new customer that cheaper does not mean better.
How is your team structured?
I hired my first full-time teammate a little over a month ago. Covid definitely delayed those plans.
But now that he’s here, it’s awesome.
I deal with customers, invoicing, graphics, etc. All the computer work. While he focuses on production.
He sets-up a job, we print it together, then he packs and finalizes one order and gets the next one going while keeping everything clean and in order (which is very important in my studio).
Where can people learn more about your business?
Our Instagram @gooseworks is constantly updated with our latest work. It’s almost like our digital portfolio.
Also, our door is always open for people who want to come in (face mask required) and learn more about the way we do things in here.
