# David Stoddard

> David Stoddard is a co-founder of Brixton, the Oceanside, California lifestyle apparel brand he started in 2004 with two friends and a single vintage-inspired hat. He built the company out of a garage after a decade working his way up from a $6-an-hour warehouse job at TransWorld Magazine, and grew it into a globally distributed brand known for heritage headwear and clothing. He now serves as a marketing and creative leader for the company, and speaks locally about entrepreneurship and betting on where you come from.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and CMO at Brixton
- **Organizations:** Brixton, TransWorld Magazine (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Art direction studies, Palomar College
- **Known for:** Co-founded Brixton and grew it from a single garage-made hat into a globally distributed lifestyle apparel brand, Built a durable heritage headwear identity before expanding into full apparel, Guided Brixton through a 2014 partnership with Altamont Capital Partners

## Career timeline

- **~1990s** — Worked as a tile setter starting around age 20 before deciding to change direction
- **1990s** — Enrolled at Palomar College to study art direction
- **1990s-2000s** — Started at TransWorld Magazine as a warehouse worker at $6 an hour, then moved through product, sales and advertising over roughly a decade
- **2004** — Co-founded Brixton in Oceanside, California with Jason Young and Mike Chapin, each investing $10,000; launched from a garage with a vintage-inspired newsboy cap
- **2004-2009** — Focused Brixton on headwear for its first five years, building a heritage, premium reputation
- **2009 onward** — Expanded methodically into apparel: flannels, jackets, accessories, and eventually bottoms
- **2014** — Brixton partnered with Altamont Capital Partners, fueling expansion into broader apparel and retail
- **2022** — Spoke to students at El Camino High School in Oceanside about entrepreneurship, documented by KOCT

## Achievements

- Co-founded Brixton and grew it from a single garage-made hat into a globally distributed lifestyle apparel brand
- Built a durable heritage headwear identity before expanding into full apparel
- Guided Brixton through a 2014 partnership with Altamont Capital Partners
- Kept the company rooted in Oceanside, hiring locally and building a family-and-friends culture
- Mentors young people in his hometown about entrepreneurship and career change

## Latest updates

- **2022-12** — Spoke to students at El Camino High School in Oceanside about entrepreneurship and Brixton's origins.

## Links

- Website: https://brixton.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/david-stoddard-2b4870383
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/brixtonmfg
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SmDxdWy-UM
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brixton/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/brixton/

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Last updated: 2026-07-31