About The Brand

How Amphiva Started 

The founders of Amphiva, Calvin Bream, Grady Clem, and Patrick Hart, are all friends and students at The University of St. Thomas. As all friend groups do, they joked about the idea of starting a business, which in the end led to the founding of Amphiva. 

Over the summer of 2023, Calvin was working as a host in Los Angeles, Grady was working at a local Saint Paul running store, and Patrick was a camp counselor in rural Wisconsin. Grady and Calvin continued to text weekly about different business proposals, none of which lasted more than twenty minutes. As more ideas circulated the idea of starting a business became less and less of a joke. 

On July 5th, at 1 in the morning, Grady texted Calvin about the idea of starting a clothing brand and centering it around giving college athletes NIL deals. After an hour of texting ideas back and forth, Amphiva had their first business meeting on Discord, at 2 a.m. 

No more than two days later, Grady and Calvin realized they would need one more partner. Although they had a great perspective on the business aspect of the brand, they both lacked an artistic point of view that they thought was crucial for starting a business. They immediately thought of Patrick and after pitching the brand to him, he was on board and Amphiva was formed.

(Calvin Bream, Grady Clem, Patrick Hart)

What Does Amphiva Mean

The Latin root of "amphi'' means "both", while the root word of "viva" means "life". We combined these two words the same way we brought athletic and leisure clothing together, ultimately forging the name Amphiva (am-fee-vuh), which to us means: Both Lives.

Amphiva was created based on the idea of a versatile life. Most athletes have activewear for working out and leisure wear for their own personal style, so why not create a brand to have both? Having both athletic and leisure clothing, we want our customers to embody both lifestyles in a seamless fashion. 

Our Mission

To create a balance between athletic and leisure lifestyles for a community of athletes.