The DMV (Washington, DC | Maryland | Virginia) Business Show
Sep 22, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min · 13 segments
Join us on The DMV Business Show with Otto Sevilla as we showcase the inspiring story of Michael Gilman, the Founder and Owner of Grooming Lounge, a pioneering men's…
And I don't know if it ever will go back to the same level it was as far as the downtown area.
And I know, I mean, we were like, we were on L Street in Connecticut, which, you know, was
main and main for lawyers, lobbyists, tech guys, like... just the type of guy who wants to come and take care of himself has the, the financial will to do it.
It was an amazing location, but yeah, I mean, some of the stuff that was going on down there and I haven't been down there forever, but even when I went, you know, maybe 18 months ago, it's like, it's a different place.
It's a smart move that you did, Mike, and just focus in Virginia or just sort of the, the outer suburban area.
Even now, sometimes when I go in with clients to downtown and the central business district down and they're just like, it doesn't make sense for me to do retail or restaurant just because the traffic that the business is not here.
It's, it's, I mean, it's sad for us, but there was a lot of, a lot of nice, you know, small businesses around us that, uh, you know, they'll never come back.
It's in the Tyson Gallery, which, as you know, is like a super upscale mall in northern Virginia, which serves our purposes because we're really a destination kind of with the levels of service we're offering and some of the price points.
It's not really, you know, we don't rely a ton on walk-by or walk-in traffic, which we would certainly accept.
But so we offer kind of everything a guy could need to take care of himself from head to toe.
And I don't know if it ever will go back to the same level it was as far as the downtown area.
And I know, I mean, we were like, we were on L Street in Connecticut, which, you know, was
main and main for lawyers, lobbyists, tech guys, like... just the type of guy who wants to come and take care of himself has the, the financial will to do it.
It was an amazing location, but yeah, I mean, some of the stuff that was going on down there and I haven't been down there forever, but even when I went, you know, maybe 18 months ago, it's like, it's a different place.
It's a smart move that you did, Mike, and just focus in Virginia or just sort of the, the outer suburban area.
Even now, sometimes when I go in with clients to downtown and the central business district down and they're just like, it doesn't make sense for me to do retail or restaurant just because the traffic that the business is not here.
It's, it's, I mean, it's sad for us, but there was a lot of, a lot of nice, you know, small businesses around us that, uh, you know, they'll never come back.
It's in the Tyson Gallery, which, as you know, is like a super upscale mall in northern Virginia, which serves our purposes because we're really a destination kind of with the levels of service we're offering and some of the price points.
It's not really, you know, we don't rely a ton on walk-by or walk-in traffic, which we would certainly accept.
But so we offer kind of everything a guy could need to take care of himself from head to toe.
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