Moziah is the creator of Mo’s Bows. A company which has now sold over seven hundred thousand dollars of merchandise and even got invited to the white house to give a bow to President Barack Obama! Now how exactly did Moziah get there? Well at age nine Mo was struggling to find a tie that matched exactly how he wanted it to for an event he would be attending. Mos’s grandmother taught him to sew bow ties out of fabrics left over from her sewing projects. One day Mo decided to put this knowledge to work to make the perfect bow tie for the event he was going to. At the event he received a plethora of compliments on his tie which got him to thinking. If so, many people liked my tie I’m sure some would be willing to purchase one. Just like that the journey of Mo’s Bows began. After Moziah started his business, it began to quickly grow. He hired a tailor to work for him and managed the creative side of his company. Moziah was ready to take the next step with Mo’s Bows and decided to pitch his company on Shark Tank. At just twelve years old at the time Mo was able to get a deal with investor Daymond John. Since then, Moziah’s company has grown immensely. You are now able to find Mo’s Bows in retail stores all throughout the United States. Mo went on to be inducted into the Tennessee Museum, Costume and textile institute in 2014. He also was a fashion correspondent for the 2015 NBA Draft, in 2016 Moziah was on Fortune’s “18 under 18” list of most Innovative and ambitious teens throughout the country, as well as Time’s “30 most influential teens” winner. Arguably the most impressive accomplishment of them all, Moziah was invited to the White House to participate in the Inaugural What House Demo Day where he was able to meet President Barack Obama and gift him a special Mo’s Bow in the color “Obama Blue”. Moziah’s vision and passion for his business took him leaps and bounds. He serves as a great role model to young entrepreneurs everywhere
I love how Mo took other people’s feedback and did something meaningful with it. Many times, we come across something that may mean something, but we come up with excuses such as “I’m too busy” and “No one would really buy that,” so we miss our opportunity.
This is such a cool story and amazing articulation of his idea. It sounds like the idea came to him so easily and it is such a good idea! Very cool that he had the confidence to propose his idea on Shark Tank and get a very nice deal to take off his business! Also, how awesome that he got to go to the White House and deliver the President a bow tie! Mo is a prime example of going after an idea without hesitation and it really paid off for him at such a young age! Good for Mo.
This is such a cute story! The way his company came about might be my favorite story yet. It is incredible that at such a young age he could create a company he is so passionate about. Also, I cannot even image how nerve racking to would be to go on shark tank at twelve years old. It is even more incredible that he got a deal! He has accomplished so much and made so many connections at such a young age (including President Barack Obama.)
So cool that he had such an eye for colors and fashion at such a young age. Also impressive that he was able to make this into such a successful business idea, especially one that reached our president at the time.