Moziah Bridges is a 15 year old that is the CEO of his own bow tie company. Moziah started making bow ties with his grandma when he was 9 years old. Moziah aspired to look good and feel good. He wanted something more than the bow ties he found at the store, so he decided to add his own personal touch by designing his own bow ties.
Moziah pitched his business on Shark Tank in 2013. Daymond John recommended that Moziah should not seek investors in the early stages of his business, but Daymond volunteered to mentor Moziah through his business venture. Ever since appearing on Shark Tank, Moziah’s business has been very successful. He landed some big manufacturers with the help of Daymond John and recently signed a deal with the NBA. Moziah Bridges is an inspiration in the way that he networked and exposed himself to the world and market that he was entering. He put himself and his business out for the world to see on Shark Tank. He connected with Daymond John leading to a very valuable business mentor. Moziah Bridges is doing things that take other entrepreneurs their whole lives to do.
https://www.sikids.com/si-kids/2017/06/01/fifteen-year-old-moziah-bridges-now-has-his-own-line-nba-bow-ties
I find it interesting how he has was able to build a successful business through networking. Usually the stereotypical story is that an entrepreneurial locked himself in his office for days without sleep to grow his business. We often forget of the importance of networking and Moziah is a perfect example of demonstrating the power of networking.
This is such a cute and brilliant idea! Bow-ties are such a niche market and I am pleasantly surprised that the NBA went in on it too! This story is the perfect example of talent not being related to age. Cool story!
It is crazy how young he was, but its really impressive he put himself out there on shark tank. That decision was probably a huge turning point in his businesses story. I also think minor innovations can be hard to sell, but moziah has had a ton of success by differentiating his product.