Cena Barhaghi

Cena was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area in Fremont, California, where he attended Mission San Jose High School and San Jose State University.[2]

Cena got his start in graphic design by designing Myspace layouts with a company he started as a freshman in high school.[1] He co-founded the Pink Dolphin clothing brand in 2008 during his senior year in high school[2] with Young L of The Pack. The brand was initially funded by the founders with a little more than $400 in cash and a credit card.[3] He later attended college at San Jose State University while working on building the Pink Dolphin clothing brand.[4] With the money he had saved from his T-shirt profits and a little more from savings, he moved to Los Angeles in 2011 to further expand the brand out of a downtown L.A. warehouse. Barhaghi was still in college at this time and was traveling between San Jose and Los Angeles twice a week to attend classes.[4] He eventually dropped out of college to pursue his passion for design and clothing full time.[1] By 2013, the brand was operating two flagship stores in San Francisco & Los Angeles, carried in 320 stores nationwide, 17 countries around the world and valued at 20 million dollars.[3] The brand has been worn by musicians such as Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa and Rick Ross.[3]

Cena is self-taught in design and has mentioned in many interviews that he learned how to use graphic design programs solely from internet tutorials.[5]

In 2014, he was listed in Los Angeles Business Journal's Twenty in their 20s article for his streetwear style and young entrepreneurial business contributions.[4]