Moziah Bridges claims to have had a passion for fashion his whole life. One day at just nine years old, he was in the mall and noticed some very expensive bow ties. He wanted to get one, but they were simply too pricey. After doing some research at home, Moziah realized how few high quality bow ties were available to customers. So, he decided to make his own. This was the start of Mo’s Bows, a company Moziah set up in 2011 when he was just nine years old.
Moziah’s grandmother is a seamstress and helped him craft his very first bow. To this day, each bow sold by Mo’s Bows is handmade by Moziah and his mother. She is his business partner and assistant and helps run the business when Moziah is at school. During the day, all of the bows are made by Moziah’s team, and when he comes home, they are shipped. In 2015, Moziah and his mother appeared on Shark Tank, and Shark Daymond John joined the Mo’s Bows team. The businessman helped mentor Moziah, and added a lot of money to the investment, helping with these like free advertising. Moziah also even worked with the NBA, becoming their fashion correspondent in 2015 and receiving exclusive rights to use the NBA logos on his bow ties. This grew the business exponentially.
Today, Moziah Bridges is a millionaire, and is still running the business he founded at just nine years old with the help of his mom. The company has launched its own website, while also selling on Amazon and eBay. Moziah still maintains his relationship with Shark Daymond John and is in currently school hoping to graduate at the end of the year. He wants to attend college to study fashion design as well. Moziah’s been featured on most major news outlets such as CBS News and CNBC and has also been the subject of articles on Forbes, Black Enterprise, Inc., Business Insider and CBS News.
Moziah Bridges can teach us a lot about entrepreneurship and innovation. He had a niche, found a mentor, stayed consistent, and did not let his age stop him. He saw a need and satisfied it. His story is not only incredibly successful, but also very inspiring.
The fact that a kid so young could be a millionaire blows my mind! It is a good lesson in not letting your circumstances control what you do. This is a great story for all of those who think they can’t do something because they’re too inexperienced!
Moziah Bridges’s story reflects the basic principles of entrepreneurship. He found a problem and created a solution. When you break it down to the fundamentals, starting a business can be less overwhelming. I think having help from his mother has probably made the business easier to manage too. Still, it’s amazing what such a young person can do.