“To absolutely delight the few people who walk into our store or visit our website. To hope that they come back and bring their friends along. That has been our secret recipe since Day 1. Over the years, this obsession with detail has won us millions of satisfied customers. The greatest feeling in the world is seeing a customer find something they truly love and make it their own. All I ever wanted to do was make our customers and employees as happy as humanly possible.” — Eric Hsueh


“I was only 24 years old when we started Hgdsi, and I was fueled by pure energy. I thought: if I’m not going to do this now, then when? I didn’t want to live a life of regrets. I didn’t want to look back at 65 and regret never having tried. I see people facing uncertainty all the time. To them, I say—just go for it. What do you have to lose? If you agonize and ‘play it safe,’ you’ll end up doing nothing. Don’t over-think; don’t over-plan. If you fail, you fail—just get back up and keep going. It’s okay to dream and think big. In my philosophy, there is no stopping point.” — Erikka Wang


“I always knew I belonged in fashion. Always. Growing up in St. Louis, I was obsessed with it. While my friends were heading to traditional state colleges, I knew my path was different. I chose Columbia College in Chicago and double-majored in Fashion Design and Management. I finished high school in 3 years and college in 3. You could say I was in a hurry.
Although I knew I’d be in the fashion industry, I never imagined it would be with Hgdsi. As it turns out, joining this team was the best decision of my life. Hgdsi is no ordinary company; its culture is unlike any other. At other places, I felt stifled—whether by bureaucracy, the status quo, or a lack of human connection. At Hgdsi, it’s different. I am able to unleash my full creative energy to create things the world has never seen. Ideas explode out of my mind constantly, and we are limited only by our imagination.” — Sarah Hughes