Brandon Robinson
| Brandon Robinson | |
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| File:Brandon Robinson (2024).jpgBrandon Robinson (2024).jpg Robinson in 2024 | |
| Born | 15 December 1998 Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Canadian, Polish |
| 🏫 Education | York University University of Glasgow (MSc) |
| 💼 Occupation | Businessman |
| Known for | Founder of LIGAS |
| Title | President of the management board, Ligas Krakow Sp. z o.o. |
| 🌐 Website | ligaskrakow |
Brandon Robinson (born 15 December 1998) is a Canadian-Polish businessman and the founder of the Kraków clothing brand LIGAS.[1][2]
Early life and education
Robinson was born on 15 December 1998[3] in Oakville, Ontario,[4] to a Polish mother and a Jamaican father.[5] When he was eight, the family moved to Bradford, Ontario, where he finished high school in 2016.[4] His maternal great-grandparents, Aniela and Franciszek Ligas of Maruszyna in the Podhale region, hid a Jewish man during the German occupation of Poland; Franciszek was killed by the Germans.[6][2]
He studied Classics at York University in Toronto and at the University of Glasgow, where he earned a master's degree.[5][7][8]
Career
After his studies Robinson settled in Kraków, where he worked as an accountant, and later for an insurance company in Luxembourg.[1][2][9] He holds Polish citizenship.[1][2][8]
In 2023 he founded LIGAS, a women's sportswear brand based in Kraków, named after his great-grandparents.[1][2][10][11] He is president of the management board of the company that owns it, Ligas Krakow Sp. z o.o.[12] In September 2026 the outdoor advertising operator AMS refused to display a LIGAS advert with the slogan "BE FREE. MADE IN POLAND.", showing a woman covering her breasts with her hand, on Kraków bus shelters, citing the risk of offending public decency; other operators displayed the same advert in Kraków.[10][11] In October 2026 the trade magazine Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe featured LIGAS in its "Startups to watch" series,[8] and the brand signed contracts with shops in Paris and Manchester.[8][6]
Robinson lives in Kraków.[1][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Szymanek, Jakub (18 October 2026). "Z Kanady do Krakowa. Brandon Robinson stworzył markę odzieżową inspirowaną historią swoich polskich przodków" [From Canada to Kraków: Brandon Robinson created a clothing brand inspired by the history of his Polish ancestors]. XYZ (in polski). Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Pełka, Paweł (2 November 2026). "Robinson z góralskimi korzeniami" [Robinson with highlander roots]. Tygodnik Podhalański (in polski). Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ "Brandon Matthew Robinson". rejestr.io (in polski). Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Owen, Michael (14 January 2024). "Leg up: Bradford-raised entrepreneur takes company global". BarrieToday. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Smith, Simone (3 November 2026). "Brandon Robinson: The Canadian designer transforming Polish athleisure". TCN Now. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ziętal, Norbert (31 October 2026). "Młody Kanadyjczyk osiedlił się na stałe w Polsce, ojczyźnie swoich pradziadków. Założył firmę, którą nazwał ich nazwiskiem" [A young Canadian settled permanently in Poland, his great-grandparents' homeland, and founded a company named after them]. Nowiny (in polski). Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ Krogulec, Katarzyna (30 October 2026). "Dwie osoby i AI zamiast działu sprzedaży. Tak legginsy szyte w Krośnie trafiły do Paryża" [Two people and AI instead of a sales department: how leggings sewn in Krosno reached Paris]. My Company Polska (in polski). Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Giannella, Valentina (28 October 2026). "Startups to watch: LIGAS, a Polish yoga brand that wants to be bold". Sporting Goods Intelligence Europe. Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ Jasińska, Natalia (16 April 2026). "Kanadyjczyk przeprowadził się do Krakowa. „Polska stała się moim domem"" [A Canadian moved to Kraków: "Poland has become my home"]. Onet Podróże (in polski). Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Rąpalski, Piotr (24 September 2026). "Naga czy zakryta? Nietypowy spór o reklamę uliczną w Krakowie. „Dobre obyczaje"" [Naked or covered? An unusual dispute over a street advert in Kraków]. Gazeta Krakowska (in polski). Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Adamczyk, Monika (24 September 2026). "Reklama z półnagą modelką w Krakowie — spór między LIGAS a AMS" [Advert with a half-naked model in Kraków: dispute between LIGAS and AMS]. krakspot.pl (in polski). Retrieved 2026-11-09.
- ↑ "LIGAS KRAKOW sp. z o.o. (KRS 0001061403)". rejestr.io (in polski). Retrieved 2026-11-09.
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