Here's our final preview before we release the full edition of WAG!
Galo Delgado gives us the giggles. He’s The Operations and Logistics Manager of Wix.com New York co-working space, co-founder of the Photobooth Project, and king of hilarious pants. For our humor issue, who better to interview than the man who puts a smile on our face every time we visit Wix NYC? We sat down at the lounge with Galo, to learn more about Wix, his personal style, and, of course, his impressive printed pants collection.
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MGD: Where are you from? GD: I’m from this island called Manhattan. Born and raised.
MGD: What do you do in your free time? GD: (laughs) Besides drink and flirt with the ladies? I work a lot. I’m a photographer. I’m also founder of the Photobooth Project. MGD: We know. We stalked you. We know everything you’re going to say. GD: Spooky. MGD: How did you find out about Wix.com? GD: When the lounge first opened a few years ago, they hired me to photograph the Flatiron and West Village area for a branding project. Through that, I learned about the web builder and free co-working space. I became a user of the product, and the lounge. Consequently, I developed a solid relationship with the company. Now it’s a full time position. Years later. MGD: “Years later.” So you’re like 79 years old. GD: No. I’m 105.
MGD: Tell us about Wix. GD: Wix.com lets you to build a free online presence, just the way you want it. It’s an HTML5 based, super-simple drag-and-drop website editor. No experience needed in design or code. We have millions of users world-wide. The New York office houses the Wix Lounge, a completely free co-working and event space for creative professionals. It’s an amazing place to network with entrepreneurs, small business owners, and like-minded people.
MGD: What’s your favorite thing about this place? GD: The people. It’s a unique opportunity to be around people you’d never otherwise spend time with. It’s such an eclectic group, where amazing ideas are brought together under one roof.
MGD: Three words to describe Wix: GD: Empower. Create. Fulfill. MGD: Which Seinfeld character are you? GD: George’s dad. No one says they’re like George’s dad. George’s dad is the best. George’s dad is a genius. I mean, I think I’m a character. And the funny pants—when I wear them, it’s a nice ice-breaker. It helps say, “I’m not that serious.” I feel like I was a pediatric dentist in a past life.
MGD: Wait, really? GD: Sometimes, yeah. I mean, only because of the pants. You know. Dentists wear funny pants.
MGD: Where do you get your pants? GD: I’m always on the lookout. I find some at Urban Outfitters. Ralph Lauren. Tommy Hilfiger. I wish there were more. There’s a market but no one wants to take a risk. Who wants to say, “I want to make children’s pants for adult men”?
MGD: Dream pants? GD: Taxis. New York City Taxis. They don’t exist. Trust me. I’ve done everything I can do to find them.







