10/27/2026
from getting your license to grabbing a b**r together. four years went by way too damn fast.
this weekend was Dante Santino'e last with us, and i’m having a hard time putting this one into words. my very first hire still with me all this time and still flabberghasted his name is Dante Santino and I'm Dante Marino... what a jerk move.
but when someone spends four years helping you build something, they become part of its story - and a pretty big part of your life.
no one quite truly saw it all like you did - yeah no matter how many iterations of this we went through, no matter how many pit falls, no matter how many times it felt right, it felt wrong, it didn't matter… you showed up. & my God, would you frustrate the hell out of me sometimes 😂 yet, when I needed you, you were only just a phone call away. to somebody like you at your age, who's been with me this long and put up with... well, all of it, is nothing short of a miracle and you showing me day-in & day-out, you flat out just loved being here. it took me a while to truly see that as validating of the business and what I've been building, but you've given me one of the strongest gifts you can give anyone trying to build a business, build something that matters, and that's a true loyalty.
i got to watch you grow up while deadproof was growing up, too. that’s something i’ll always be grateful for & thankful for letting me be a part of.
thank you for your time, your loyalty, and all the pieces of yourself you’ve left in this place.
I'm proud of you, love you, and rooting for what comes next.
we'll take good care of estelle.
you’ll always have a home here.
🖤🍕
