Chris Naugle

And that's like what catapulted me.

And the story is kind of unique from there on out.

You know, I did become a pro snowboarder, but in that journey to be a pro snowboarder, I had to learn something that I guess I really never realized I learned at an early age is the freedom of time.

I needed

to do something that gave me the freedom of time to chase my dreams so I wasn't inhibited because I had a job, a J-O-B, trading time for hours, or time for money.

So I created my own company at 16 years old called Fat Clothing Company.

I printed shirts with my art teacher, Mr. Michalski, and I sold them to my friends in school.

Then I took that same concept, learned the wholesaling, and I started going on the road, going to snowboard contests, selling my clothing to all the shops.

I would leave early, so I would get there on time, but I'd stop at all these shops and I would consign or sell my clothing.

Pivotal event happened there is I met this one shop owner and they bought my clothes, but he said, hey, do you wanna ride?

And I said, yeah, of course.

And looked at my watch, I'm like, yeah, crap.

They close at five, it's noon.

And he's like, and I said, when do you wanna go?

He says, let's go right now.

And I was confused.

Like, up to this point, I'm like, you got to shop.

You're the only one here working.

You're open until 5, but you want to go right now.

Like, how?