Moziah Bridges was 9 years old when he decided he wanted to start wearing bowties like his father; however, he found that there were no bowties on the market that matched his style.
To solve this problem, his grandma taught him to hand sew his own bowties. This way he could use any fun pattern he wanted to fit his unique style. Once he got the hang of sewing and realized that other people were taking an interest in his bowties too, he started his company – Mo’s Bows – to sell his bowties through.
Since then, Mo’s Bows has been extremely successful and has gained multiple nationwide recognitions.
When Bridges was 15, he took his business to Shark Tank where he earned a $50,000 investment and mentorship of John Daymond, which he is still receiving now.
Now, Moziah is 21 years old, and has expanded his business to include neckties, pocket squares, and face masks all in both youth and adult sizes. Bridges plans to continue making his business the best it can be by adding all different kinds of accessories in hard-to-find styles.
Mo’s Bows has an actual store in Memphis, but it also has its own online website and an establishment in retail stores all over the country.
I love this story because I think Bridges exercised a very smart undertaking for his age.
My marketing professor teaches that “if you can’t be first, find a way to be first.” This means that if you can’t be the first business in a certain industry on the market, find something that will set your business apart and make you the first. In this case, Bridges became the first specialty bowtie business; not the first bowtie business. Not only is it awesome that Bridges was able to understand a concept like this, but the fact that he was only 9 years old makes it even more amazing.
To be on Shark Tank at just 15 years old and earning a $50,000 investment is pretty incredible. Expanding his business to include various different accessories for both youth and adult sizes shows his passion, determination, and commitment to making his business the best that it can be.
Overall, very cool story!
Starting a business at 9, and then appearing on Shark Tank and getting investment John Daymond at 15 is incredibly impressive. Honestly, I’m surprised he has been so successful because I never though that specialty bowties would be that popular. I think that adding face masks in addition to bow ties was a really great idea and way to adapt to the pandemic.
I also did a blog post on Mo’s Bows and I actually didn’t know he went on Shark Tank, so that’s amazing since he did that when he was 15. I also love your paragraph at the end and how you quoted your marketing professor. That’s a really motivating quote and I feel like someone can incorporate that into any part of their life, not just in the marketing and business world.