Are You Kidding Socks made by Brandon and Sebastian Martinez started as entrepreneurs at age 15 (Brandon) and age 13 (Sebastian) through their love of creating and designing their own line of socks. Quickly after discovering this passion they had, they decided to take this passion and make a difference for others. They decided they could make fun and colorful socks to raise funds and spread awareness for local and national charities such as Stand Up To Cancer and Autism Speaks and many others. They found a creative way to give back to the community by creating fun socks. They also strived to inspire people to follow their passion while also helping others along the way. Something as simple as socks can change millions of people’s lives. Socks are not unheard of, everyone has socks and everyone NEEDS socks, however, they found an innovative way to sell their socks and help important causes. You do not need to have a completely original idea to be creative or innovative. You can use the resources around you to do something amazing and spread a beautiful message along with it as well and they portrayed this in an awesome way.
This is such a fun idea! It is impressive how young they were when they started this business. I agree this story is encouraging in the fact they didn’t invent anything new, socks are still socks. They just added their creativity and a cause to support. I find it so interesting to learn about the young kids who started a business based off of their own interest and creativity, and once they realized others enjoy they chose to use their idea for a good cause.
I thought this was a great idea! For the fact that everyone needs socks it is a great and creative way to give back to the community. I think it is also impressive to have that type of dedication at that young of an age to go through and create this business.
This is an amazing idea! I love how Brandon and Sebastian took their passion for creativity and turned it into a business that not only creates a fun sock for consumers but also helps out their community through donating money to local and global charities. Such an amazing way to love what you do and love others through doing it.