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Moziah Bridges, the 13-year-old CEO who has built a $200,000 business and is mentored by Daymond John
Last September, “Shark Tank” investor Daymond John flew his mentee Moziah Bridges, the 13-year-old founder and CEO of bow tie company Mo’s Bows, to New York City for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.
Bridges had the idea for Mo’s Bows when he was just 9 years old. His grandmother, a retired seamstress, taught him early on the importance of dressing sharp. He asked her to teach him how to sew, and soon he was making bow ties and selling them online and to several stores in the South.
John became Bridges’ mentor in 2013 after he and his mom appeared on “Shark Tank” in its fifth season. The mother-son entrepreneur duo from Memphis sought US$50,000 in exchange for 20 percent equity in the company.
Today, Bridges, with the help of his mother Tramica Morris, has sold about US$200,000 of his handmade bow ties and other men’s fashion accessories. He has seven employees — including his mother and grandmother.
Read more: Business Insider