It all started with an idea to use my artistic ability that I found through graffiti when I was younger. I wanted to put my art on clothing. At first it was just an idea, little did I know I was going to find my passion and purpose. I soon started to study the clothing industry, at the time I was in high school, instead of eating lunch I would go straight to the library and do research. I would also spend hours drawing logos and different designs trying to find the right logo for my company. The hardest thing for me was finding the right name, the way I found my name was by making a list of words. The only thing I was sure of was that I wanted the abbreviation to be A.M.

The way I made my decision was by asking my classmates, I shared a few names I had in mind with them and all of them loved the name “Above.Millions” I wasn’t too fond of it at first but it grew on me. When I drew my final logos and and decided on my company’s name, I started to do research on how the clothing industry worked.I knew that I had to prepare for what I was getting myself into. When I figured it out, I got my stuff printed and in those few weeks I would carry around my folder with my t-shirt template and my classmates would ask me “What is that?” I would tell them that it was my future t-shirt for my brand. Everyone loved the template of my shirt and wanted to wear one, so I started taking pre-orders, by the time I got the shirts made they were already sold out. I could of just spent the money I made on myself but an entrepreneur needs to know how to manage their money.

The day I received the T-SHIRTS I packaged them up to hand out to the people who had ordered. I was carrying so many hoodies with me, my backpack was stuffed, I also had to tell my friend to help me. All I remember was stressing out and hoping that I wouldn’t get caught for selling something at school. After I distributed all the hoodies to them and collected the cash I waited until school was over to count my money. I was stuck in amazement, I remember just thinking to myself “I got something here” “I GOT SOMETHING HERE!!!!!” And I knew that I could go far with this, so I did, I took over my high school in a matter of days, after that I took over my city, and now I’m taking over the whole country. Everything started with just wanting to do something, and now it’s something bigger than me.