Gaynor Minden Employee Directory
Retail Apparel and FashionNew York, United States11-50 Employees
Gaynor Minden is a New York-based retailer in the apparel and fashion industry that designs and markets products for dancers, including pointe shoes. The company opened in 1993 in New York City after outgrowing its founders' apartment, starting with one part-time employee and a single product—the patented pointe shoe developed by Eliza Minden. Today it operates as a global brand with offices on three continents, distributing through hundreds of dance-specialty stores in the United States and via overseas distributors, and shipping to 85 countries and more than 200 professional companies. Gaynor Minden employs between 11 and 50 people and is headquartered at 140 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011. The company emphasizes a view of dancers as both athletes and artists and aims to produce products that respect the dancer's instrument and support artistic achievement. Reported annual revenue is in the range of $1 million to $10 million.