When you can’t find anything to wear in your style, make your own. That’s at least what Moziah Bridges did, which led him to create his own home-made bow ties. Moziah is from Memphis and started “Mo’s Bows” in 2011 at age 9. He learned to sew and started making his own colorful bowties, all made with the leftover scraps from his grandmother.
Once Moziah started selling his home-made bows, he was able to start hiring tailors to expand. Eventually, Mo’s Bows made an appearance on Shark Tank in season 5 of the show and Daymond John, one of the sharks, took interest in the business. Moziah struck a royalty deal and Daymond became a mentor to Moziah. Mo’s Bows has since expanded from just selling bowties and now also makes neckties, pocket squares, and other fashionable products.
Mo’s Bows continued to grow and had features in Forbes magazine, on the Today Show, and on the Steve Harvey Show. There have been collaborations with the NBA and Neiman Marcus, and Mo’s Bows partnered with Robert Stewart Inc. With all this growth and success, Moziah was able to start a charity in 2012; Go Mo! Summer Camp Scholarship Fund. The charity’s main goal is to help the children of Memphis be able to go to summer camps.
Now in 2024, the company has continued to grow, and Moziah is set on expanding his business even further. He entered Memphis Fashion Week Fashion Show as an emerging fashion designer. Moziah’s mission “is to make you look and feel your most stylish and confident by adding a bit of elegant whimsy to your wardrobe.” His creativity and drive for success has really allowed him to succeed, and his experiences thus far will continue to help find even more success in the future. Key takeaway from Moziah’s story: you can have success at a very young age and having a good idea, no matter how small, can grow into something much bigger.
As a kid in Econ that has to participate in bowtie Fridays, I loved this. This kid was able to capture such a niece market! I also really liked how you listed the key takeaways at the end of the reading.