This is a story about a young Entrepreneur who has impacted my life personally. Samuel Bernhardt, a friend I went to high school with and the founder and designer of More than Conquerors Clothing, always had a passion and a talent for Digital Design. Growing up he was involved in yearbook and was greatly interested in photography and editing photos. He also designed the advertisement posters for our high school’s musicals. Back in the spring of 2013, my father was diagnosed with stage four pancreatic cancer. Another parent of a girl I went to high school with was also diagnosed with cancer. Samuel designed four different styles of T-shirts that were inspired by the “More than Conquerors” passage in Romans 8:31-39. Along with two other of his close friends, they began to sell T-shirts to fundraise money for my family and the other girl’s family. Now, a year and 3 months later, More than Conquerors has turned into a Non-Profit Organization that has partnered with Urban Hope, a Christian Organization dedicated to providing believers with cross-cultural training and experience in urban ministry. More than Conquerors now has an official website and face book page. Along with selling T-shirts they also now sell hats and sweatshirts. This story has inspired me not only because this organization directly impacted my family during a time of need but it has also warmed my heart to watch how Samuel has grown up and is beginning to use his talents in the business world and most importantly is impacting many people through the gifts that God has obviously given him.
I think this is a great business idea because it goes beyond just selling clothing/streetwear and also provides help to those in need. The designs also are appealing to myself and arnt like the typical kinds of clothing used to fund raise.
I agree with Caleb, also I love this idea because there is a story behind it as well! It gives people something to relate to and something to have sympathy for! The concept is also really cool! It is a very neat idea, also there is a song by Rend Collective Experiment called More than Conquerors, and it’s an awesome song! That is taken from the same passage, so that’s pretty neat.