In 1983 Dante D. Griggs Sr. was born in Harlem Hospital in Bronx, New York. He has been chasing his dreams since day one. Entrepreneurship was instilled in Griggs at an early age and the concept of business became second nature. Starting at the age of eight years old Griggs began working a paper route, traded and sold playing cards and worked at flea markets in order to earn extra money. Griggs’ mother, a single mother of five, encouraged Griggs to work hard and try to do for himself instead of asking of others.
Griggs attended and graduated from Chester Academy High School and went on to attend Sullivan Community College where he received his Associates Degree in Sports Management. He was interested in changing his surroundings and subsequently his opportunities and after visiting the city of Buffalo decided to attend Buffalo State College. While at Buffalo State College Griggs was a four year NCAA standout athlete, and captain of the Buffalo State Bengals Basketball Team. Griggs love of business was ever present, so he embarked on starting his first promotion company, Elite Leaders in Society, aka ELS. This company specialized in the things that college students love the most, parties and concerts exclusively for Universities and Colleges in Erie County. Griggs graduated from Buffalo State College in May 2008 and received a Bachelor’s degree in Health and Wellness. Following graduation Griggs obtained a Marketing & Public relations internship with the New York Knicks, undoubtedly his favorite basketball team.
Dante Griggs has experienced a lot in life, negative and positive alike. He has always been a firm believer that with hard work and dedication anything is possible to achieve, and if asked his friends and family could assure you that he is a constant voice of encouragement. Because of his natural ability to speak with people and his passion for seeing your dreams through to the end, he encountered constant encouragement to take what he was doing on a daily basis and turn it into a business that could help a lot of people find the heart and strength to believe in themselves. Thus, in 2012 Chase the Dream Enterprises was born. Chase the Dream Enterprises is a Buffalo, NY based clothing, promotion, motivational speaking and Philanthropy Company. The mantra “Chase the Dream” and the business practices are rooted in a positive methodology meant to inspire individuals to work at and achieve their dreams and goals, whether they have one or many.
Griggs hopes to one day be able to obtain success in many different areas, including real estate and children’s education. Griggs currently works for the Buffalo Board of Education as substitute teacher and sees on a daily basis how much help and guidance many of the children in our community so desperately need. Mr. G, as he is lovingly called, is known to be a force in his classrooms and school hallways, but the students are surely encouraged by seeing a young black male who expresses constantly just how much he cares. Griggs’ students can be seen wearing Chase the Dream apparel and spouting positive motivational quotes on throughout the halls. His hope is that maybe one of those quotes will stick and he will have helped to create another “dream chaser” in the making.
For further information about Chase the Dream Enterprises or Dante D. Griggs Sr. please contact 917-805-8943.
