I started it when all over the round-the-world to start a store scene
round-the-world to start a store scene
round-the-world to start a store scene in producing and 2012 I was visiting a
in producing and 2012 I was visiting a
in producing and 2012 I was visiting a girl who I was dating at the time in
girl who I was dating at the time in
girl who I was dating at the time in France looking for some showrooms to go
France looking for some showrooms to go
France looking for some showrooms to go and sell the product
and sell the product
and sell the product she sat me down and she said hey I want
she sat me down and she said hey I want
she sat me down and she said hey I want to show you a video and she showed me
to show you a video and she showed me
to show you a video and she showed me this this video that showed some kids in
this this video that showed some kids in
this this video that showed some kids in Haiti
Haiti
Haiti I knew this system called the rest of it
I knew this system called the rest of it
I knew this system called the rest of it system it’s kind of a child slavery
system it’s kind of a child slavery
system it’s kind of a child slavery system and at that point I said we got
system and at that point I said we got
system and at that point I said we got to get in touch with the people who made
to get in touch with the people who made
to get in touch with the people who made the video so we got in touch with them
the video so we got in touch with them
the video so we got in touch with them had a Skype call and we told them hey we
had a Skype call and we told them hey we
had a Skype call and we told them hey we were really touched by your video and
were really touched by your video and
were really touched by your video and they said well thank you but we need
they said well thank you but we need
they said well thank you but we need help we need money we it’s hard to raise
help we need money we it’s hard to raise
help we need money we it’s hard to raise money do you have any ideas okay well
money do you have any ideas okay well
money do you have any ideas okay well let’s get back to you I thought can I
let’s get back to you I thought can I
let’s get back to you I thought can I say well I have this travel goods line
say well I have this travel goods line
say well I have this travel goods line and I’ve always wanted to you know do
and I’ve always wanted to you know do
and I’ve always wanted to you know do something else with it to kind of raise
something else with it to kind of raise
something else with it to kind of raise awareness and also raise funds and I
awareness and also raise funds and I
awareness and also raise funds and I said okay why don’t we let’s listen to a
said okay why don’t we let’s listen to a
said okay why don’t we let’s listen to a collection of bags and goods that kind
collection of bags and goods that kind
collection of bags and goods that kind of tell the story and a really not a sad
of tell the story and a really not a sad
of tell the story and a really not a sad way but a really you know a strong
way but a really you know a strong
way but a really you know a strong triumphant way and so I want to share a
triumphant way and so I want to share a
triumphant way and so I want to share a video with you the video that we made
video with you the video that we made
video with you the video that we made based on
too many barriers too many bonds holding
too many barriers too many bonds holding us back
us back
us back too many scenes of tragedy and suffering
too many scenes of tragedy and suffering
too many scenes of tragedy and suffering and not enough celebration of our
and not enough celebration of our
and not enough celebration of our creativity if human beings let’s express
creativity if human beings let’s express
creativity if human beings let’s express our creativity celebrate our resilience
our creativity celebrate our resilience
our creativity celebrate our resilience and explore what just means to be free
and explore what just means to be free
and explore what just means to be free [Music]
Neeb Neeb and anybody mention please be
Neeb Neeb and anybody mention please be seated my memory system sake free free
seated my memory system sake free free
seated my memory system sake free free from fear free from doubts
from fear free from doubts
from fear free from doubts brave from insecurity please from the
brave from insecurity please from the
brave from insecurity please from the heavy hands of oppression and changing
heavy hands of oppression and changing
heavy hands of oppression and changing the focus back to progression we hole up
the focus back to progression we hole up
the focus back to progression we hole up dreams we want to embark on a rough path
dreams we want to embark on a rough path
dreams we want to embark on a rough path does not stop us rather it inspires to
does not stop us rather it inspires to
does not stop us rather it inspires to go go and build something better for
go go and build something better for
go go and build something better for ourselves and share it with others we
ourselves and share it with others we
ourselves and share it with others we are free Lebanon offered a solution to
are free Lebanon offered a solution to
are free Lebanon offered a solution to Santa engineer measuring user education
Santa engineer measuring user education
Santa engineer measuring user education mathematics of a more perfect
there is beauty in the struggle the
there is beauty in the struggle the struggle despised the design raw edge to
struggle despised the design raw edge to
struggle despised the design raw edge to leather and tough coated canvas speak to
leather and tough coated canvas speak to
leather and tough coated canvas speak to a rope
a rope
a rope rough and turf background chunky bronze
rough and turf background chunky bronze
rough and turf background chunky bronze metallic hardware represents the heavy
metallic hardware represents the heavy
metallic hardware represents the heavy bumps that once helvis and still hold
bumps that once helvis and still hold
bumps that once helvis and still hold many others the military aesthetic
many others the military aesthetic
many others the military aesthetic testifies to the fight to go forward and
testifies to the fight to go forward and
testifies to the fight to go forward and the paintings of freedom sound inside
the paintings of freedom sound inside
the paintings of freedom sound inside the lining gives wings to the hopes and
the lining gives wings to the hopes and
the lining gives wings to the hopes and dream that bubble inside all of us we
dream that bubble inside all of us we
dream that bubble inside all of us we all have our own death positions in life
all have our own death positions in life
all have our own death positions in life as well as ski it’s our job to use them
as well as ski it’s our job to use them
as well as ski it’s our job to use them to create beauty and carry freedom
to create beauty and carry freedom
to create beauty and carry freedom freedom freedom
thank you thank you so we got our
thank you thank you so we got our prototypes gun we won the prototypes to
prototypes gun we won the prototypes to
prototypes gun we won the prototypes to look strong we wanted them to also you
look strong we wanted them to also you
look strong we wanted them to also you know beg people that ask us what did it
know beg people that ask us what did it
know beg people that ask us what did it what is that
what is that
what is that of course they had to be functional like
of course they had to be functional like
of course they had to be functional like all the other embargo goods are then we
all the other embargo goods are then we
all the other embargo goods are then we with embargo we always put artwork in
with embargo we always put artwork in
with embargo we always put artwork in the bag in some kind of way so I
the bag in some kind of way so I
the bag in some kind of way so I actually had the kids draw what they
actually had the kids draw what they
actually had the kids draw what they believed freedom into then and many for
believed freedom into then and many for
believed freedom into then and many for many of them it was their first time
many of them it was their first time
many of them it was their first time drawing or paint in their life we did
drawing or paint in their life we did
drawing or paint in their life we did suffer and launched on Kickstarter so we
suffer and launched on Kickstarter so we
suffer and launched on Kickstarter so we do all the research we started this 2012
do all the research we started this 2012
do all the research we started this 2012 we start working churning we get the
we start working churning we get the
we start working churning we get the prototypes done get pictures done by
prototypes done get pictures done by
prototypes done get pictures done by some of the best photographers that I
some of the best photographers that I
some of the best photographers that I know we actually go to Haiti meet with
know we actually go to Haiti meet with
know we actually go to Haiti meet with the kids stay there show them the line
the kids stay there show them the line
the kids stay there show them the line they’re so surprised they’re like wow
they’re so surprised they’re like wow
they’re so surprised they’re like wow someone did this yes I said I will be
someone did this yes I said I will be
someone did this yes I said I will be back next year ok 2013 comes around I
back next year ok 2013 comes around I
back next year ok 2013 comes around I had a great job at the time I said ok
had a great job at the time I said ok
had a great job at the time I said ok I’m gonna quit my job
I’m gonna quit my job
I’m gonna quit my job I’m gonna launch this thing and our plan
I’m gonna launch this thing and our plan
I’m gonna launch this thing and our plan was once we launch and get funded we’re
was once we launch and get funded we’re
was once we launch and get funded we’re moving to New York
moving to New York
moving to New York and we’re gonna crush and both my wife
and we’re gonna crush and both my wife
and we’re gonna crush and both my wife and I are gonna bang this out get him in
and I are gonna bang this out get him in
and I are gonna bang this out get him in all the boutiques in New York you know
all the boutiques in New York you know
all the boutiques in New York you know be one back and forth to Haiti we’re
be one back and forth to Haiti we’re
be one back and forth to Haiti we’re gonna make this happen
gonna make this happen
gonna make this happen one of the girls can be our spokeswoman
one of the girls can be our spokeswoman
one of the girls can be our spokeswoman we had everything planned out we we knew
we had everything planned out we we knew
we had everything planned out we we knew we had it three months to get ready for
we had it three months to get ready for
we had it three months to get ready for weeks okay let’s take six months get
weeks okay let’s take six months get
weeks okay let’s take six months get everything get a PR company we launched
everything get a PR company we launched
everything get a PR company we launched first day I’m getting calls and you know
first day I’m getting calls and you know
first day I’m getting calls and you know the pledges are coming in second day
the pledges are coming in second day
the pledges are coming in second day they’re coming in third day they slow
they’re coming in third day they slow
they’re coming in third day they slow down fourth day they slow even more
down fourth day they slow even more
down fourth day they slow even more fifth day sixth day seventh day nothing
fifth day sixth day seventh day nothing
fifth day sixth day seventh day nothing nothing
nothing
nothing we keep looking or we’re now trying to
we keep looking or we’re now trying to
we keep looking or we’re now trying to grab it straws how can get this thing
grab it straws how can get this thing
grab it straws how can get this thing funded it’s not getting funded well it
funded it’s not getting funded well it
funded it’s not getting funded well it didn’t get funded now I have left my job
didn’t get funded now I have left my job
didn’t get funded now I have left my job left my apartment I’m on my way to New
left my apartment I’m on my way to New
left my apartment I’m on my way to New York
York
York my wife’s now pregnant no job no
my wife’s now pregnant no job no
my wife’s now pregnant no job no nothing to go to New York we win then we
nothing to go to New York we win then we
nothing to go to New York we win then we came back I was in I was in my feelings
came back I was in I was in my feelings
came back I was in I was in my feelings I was kind of an alert and then
I was kind of an alert and then
I was kind of an alert and then September of last year I got with a
September of last year I got with a
September of last year I got with a coach her name’s Veronica Conway and she
coach her name’s Veronica Conway and she
coach her name’s Veronica Conway and she made me go deep within myself and start
made me go deep within myself and start
made me go deep within myself and start to remember why did I start this who was
to remember why did I start this who was
to remember why did I start this who was I and so I started to think about that I
I and so I started to think about that I
I and so I started to think about that I actually had left I had put all my
actually had left I had put all my
actually had left I had put all my prototypes away but everything away I
prototypes away but everything away I
prototypes away but everything away I was business was kind of just you know
was business was kind of just you know
was business was kind of just you know going on a slow pace
going on a slow pace
going on a slow pace I actually put my business cards away I
I actually put my business cards away I
I actually put my business cards away I went to my business cards and looked at
went to my business cards and looked at
went to my business cards and looked at him I wanna share my business car with
him I wanna share my business car with
him I wanna share my business car with you for my title I have put doer before
you for my title I have put doer before
you for my title I have put doer before and I started thinking what does that
and I started thinking what does that
and I started thinking what does that mean to be a doer I thought about it all
mean to be a doer I thought about it all
mean to be a doer I thought about it all through last year and I want to share
through last year and I want to share
through last year and I want to share with you guys some of the nuggets that I
with you guys some of the nuggets that I
with you guys some of the nuggets that I think for doer okay
think for doer okay
think for doer okay the first letters D and for me I think
the first letters D and for me I think
the first letters D and for me I think decide is the strongest word we might
decide is the strongest word we might
decide is the strongest word we might have goals and dreams but unless we
have goals and dreams but unless we
have goals and dreams but unless we decide to go on them they’re just gonna
decide to go on them they’re just gonna
decide to go on them they’re just gonna stay on the wall or in our minds we we
stay on the wall or in our minds we we
stay on the wall or in our minds we we sometimes get held up thinking how how
sometimes get held up thinking how how
sometimes get held up thinking how how are we gonna accomplish it but I believe
are we gonna accomplish it but I believe
are we gonna accomplish it but I believe the most important is not how but it’s
the most important is not how but it’s
the most important is not how but it’s why and once you start inside start to
why and once you start inside start to
why and once you start inside start to come and you can put one foot in front
come and you can put one foot in front
come and you can put one foot in front of the other so that’s the first word
of the other so that’s the first word
of the other so that’s the first word just decide for D next one ownership for
just decide for D next one ownership for
just decide for D next one ownership for o 2009 July 4th my sister and I were at
o 2009 July 4th my sister and I were at
o 2009 July 4th my sister and I were at a potluck I was seeing people I hadn’t
a potluck I was seeing people I hadn’t
a potluck I was seeing people I hadn’t seen in years we having such a great
seen in years we having such a great
seen in years we having such a great time we get a call from my mom she’s on
time we get a call from my mom she’s on
time we get a call from my mom she’s on the phone frantic and she says the
the phone frantic and she says the
the phone frantic and she says the business burned down I’m thinking she’s
business burned down I’m thinking she’s
business burned down I’m thinking she’s put an extra on us let me talk to dad
put an extra on us let me talk to dad
put an extra on us let me talk to dad the dad what happened as a fire in the
the dad what happened as a fire in the
the dad what happened as a fire in the lab or what he said No
business is gone this is our family
business is gone this is our family business that my dad has started in his
business that my dad has started in his
business that my dad has started in his apartment when I was 1 years old I had
apartment when I was 1 years old I had
apartment when I was 1 years old I had grown it to two warehouses my sister and
grown it to two warehouses my sister and
grown it to two warehouses my sister and I left the potluck when we drove from
I left the potluck when we drove from
I left the potluck when we drove from Redlands to Lancaster we didn’t speak we
Redlands to Lancaster we didn’t speak we
Redlands to Lancaster we didn’t speak we get there it’s still smoldering we go
get there it’s still smoldering we go
get there it’s still smoldering we go inside we see the charred machines we
inside we see the charred machines we
inside we see the charred machines we see the conveyor belts
see the conveyor belts
see the conveyor belts my dad had paid for each of those
my dad had paid for each of those
my dad had paid for each of those machines himself over 20 years that’s
machines himself over 20 years that’s
machines himself over 20 years that’s okay
okay
okay let’s go home I said we’ll be okay we
let’s go home I said we’ll be okay we
let’s go home I said we’ll be okay we got insurance fast forward I find out we
got insurance fast forward I find out we
got insurance fast forward I find out we didn’t have insurance because it was the
didn’t have insurance because it was the
didn’t have insurance because it was the recession on 2008-2009 my dad says I’m
recession on 2008-2009 my dad says I’m
recession on 2008-2009 my dad says I’m gonna change insurances from one to the
gonna change insurances from one to the
gonna change insurances from one to the next but he kept putting it off and he
next but he kept putting it off and he
next but he kept putting it off and he never changed I get home I see a lot of
never changed I get home I see a lot of
never changed I get home I see a lot of long faces
long faces
long faces my aunt was visiting at the time her
my aunt was visiting at the time her
my aunt was visiting at the time her face was long my mom’s face is long but
face was long my mom’s face is long but
face was long my mom’s face is long but my dad was going from the kitchen to the
my dad was going from the kitchen to the
my dad was going from the kitchen to the living room carrying food I’m thinking
living room carrying food I’m thinking
living room carrying food I’m thinking what’s going on he says something were
what’s going on he says something were
what’s going on he says something were gonna have a Thanksgiving dinner what
gonna have a Thanksgiving dinner what
gonna have a Thanksgiving dinner what Thanksgiving dinner we’re going to talk
Thanksgiving dinner we’re going to talk
Thanksgiving dinner we’re going to talk about what we’re thankful for
about what we’re thankful for
about what we’re thankful for so okay and that’s what we did and the
so okay and that’s what we did and the
so okay and that’s what we did and the following days every single day my dad
following days every single day my dad
following days every single day my dad went up went to the office cleaned
went up went to the office cleaned
went up went to the office cleaned everything up and slowly slowly started
everything up and slowly slowly started
everything up and slowly slowly started to rebuild and now it’s back running but
to rebuild and now it’s back running but
to rebuild and now it’s back running but that was one of the that example I
that was one of the that example I
that was one of the that example I thought about last year it stuck with me
thought about last year it stuck with me
thought about last year it stuck with me and I said it I can’t be in my feelings
and I said it I can’t be in my feelings
and I said it I can’t be in my feelings if something I worked for for three
if something I worked for for three
if something I worked for for three years didn’t work my dad worked over 23
years didn’t work my dad worked over 23
years didn’t work my dad worked over 23 years and he’s built it back up so once
years and he’s built it back up so once
years and he’s built it back up so once we decide whatever it is we make no
we decide whatever it is we make no
we decide whatever it is we make no matter where it goes we must take
matter where it goes we must take
matter where it goes we must take ownership so and as we take ownership go
ownership so and as we take ownership go
ownership so and as we take ownership go to the next letter e we must give it
to the next letter e we must give it
to the next letter e we must give it everything one of my favorite
everything one of my favorite
everything one of my favorite motivational speakers Eric Thomas
motivational speakers Eric Thomas
motivational speakers Eric Thomas talks about a young man what going to
talks about a young man what going to
talks about a young man what going to see a success guru the success guru asks
see a success guru the success guru asks
see a success guru the success guru asks him to meet him at the ocean they walk
him to meet him at the ocean they walk
him to meet him at the ocean they walk out keep walking out to about chest
out keep walking out to about chest
out keep walking out to about chest neck-deep the success guru dunks the
neck-deep the success guru dunks the
neck-deep the success guru dunks the young man’s head into the water at the
young man’s head into the water at the
young man’s head into the water at the point that the illness was about to
point that the illness was about to
point that the illness was about to drown he pulls him back up they hang men
drown he pulls him back up they hang men
drown he pulls him back up they hang men breathe gasping for air and he said how
breathe gasping for air and he said how
breathe gasping for air and he said how much did you want to breathe the young
much did you want to breathe the young
much did you want to breathe the young man answers more than anything else in
man answers more than anything else in
man answers more than anything else in the world he says if you attack your
the world he says if you attack your
the world he says if you attack your goals with that type of vigor you will
goals with that type of vigor you will
goals with that type of vigor you will be successful and it’s true last year I
be successful and it’s true last year I
be successful and it’s true last year I worked with my Coast to start chiseling
worked with my Coast to start chiseling
worked with my Coast to start chiseling everything out that wasn’t my goal –
everything out that wasn’t my goal –
everything out that wasn’t my goal – many of you guys know that I like to
many of you guys know that I like to
many of you guys know that I like to dance I had to cut dancing I had to cut
dance I had to cut dancing I had to cut
dance I had to cut dancing I had to cut going out to movies I had to cut my late
going out to movies I had to cut my late
going out to movies I had to cut my late nights I had to cut my Netflix account
nights I had to cut my Netflix account
nights I had to cut my Netflix account but when your back is up against the
but when your back is up against the
but when your back is up against the wall I don’t know why why this is but
wall I don’t know why why this is but
wall I don’t know why why this is but more genius are succumbing your way a
more genius are succumbing your way a
more genius are succumbing your way a more opportunity you start seeing things
more opportunity you start seeing things
more opportunity you start seeing things you’ll never would have seen before and
you’ll never would have seen before and
you’ll never would have seen before and you start people start reaching out to
you start people start reaching out to
you start people start reaching out to you which brings to our next word which
you which brings to our next word which
you which brings to our next word which is relationships none of us are Islands
is relationships none of us are Islands
is relationships none of us are Islands we were surrounded with with people and
we were surrounded with with people and
we were surrounded with with people and there’s a an idea that people can be
there’s a an idea that people can be
there’s a an idea that people can be self-made and do it all by themselves
self-made and do it all by themselves
self-made and do it all by themselves that’s not true Patti Cabrera at one of
that’s not true Patti Cabrera at one of
that’s not true Patti Cabrera at one of the school of business retreats 2005 she
the school of business retreats 2005 she
the school of business retreats 2005 she when she was asked a question what’s
when she was asked a question what’s
when she was asked a question what’s your most important piece to your
your most important piece to your
your most important piece to your success in business she said
success in business she said
success in business she said relationships I didn’t understand at the
relationships I didn’t understand at the
relationships I didn’t understand at the time she said people who you meet now
time she said people who you meet now
time she said people who you meet now you will be working with ten years from
you will be working with ten years from
you will be working with ten years from now okay
now okay
now okay and it’s so true many of the things that
and it’s so true many of the things that
and it’s so true many of the things that I’ve accomplished I couldn’t become for
I’ve accomplished I couldn’t become for
I’ve accomplished I couldn’t become for myself
myself
myself I think back to June 2010 I was in
I think back to June 2010 I was in
I think back to June 2010 I was in France I met a young lady in the park I
France I met a young lady in the park I
France I met a young lady in the park I told her I had a business she said oh I
told her I had a business she said oh I
told her I had a business she said oh I can help you with your business I
can help you with your business I
can help you with your business I thought yeah right she’s right there my
thought yeah right she’s right there my
thought yeah right she’s right there my wife so indeed I want to say that
wife so indeed I want to say that
wife so indeed I want to say that relationships are the base it’s and you
relationships are the base it’s and you
relationships are the base it’s and you can’t think who’s gonna help me it
can’t think who’s gonna help me it
can’t think who’s gonna help me it doesn’t work that way you have to think
doesn’t work that way you have to think
doesn’t work that way you have to think Who am I gonna help Who am I gonna serve
Who am I gonna help Who am I gonna serve
Who am I gonna help Who am I gonna serve if you think okay who will help me make
if you think okay who will help me make
if you think okay who will help me make money you will burn bridges but if you
money you will burn bridges but if you
money you will burn bridges but if you think who can I serve your influence
think who can I serve your influence
think who can I serve your influence will draw people to you and things just
will draw people to you and things just
will draw people to you and things just start to magically work out
start to magically work out
start to magically work out so to recap decisions ownership giving
so to recap decisions ownership giving
so to recap decisions ownership giving it everything and having relationships I
it everything and having relationships I
it everything and having relationships I want to say that we’ve decided to
want to say that we’ve decided to
want to say that we’ve decided to relaunch embargo I’m excited that do the
relaunch embargo I’m excited that do the
relaunch embargo I’m excited that do the crucible that I created I was able to do
crucible that I created I was able to do
crucible that I created I was able to do one of my dreams which was sourcing here
one of my dreams which was sourcing here
one of my dreams which was sourcing here in the United States so we’ve started
in the United States so we’ve started
in the United States so we’ve started sourcing this is one of the new
sourcing this is one of the new
sourcing this is one of the new prototype so I’m excited to share it
prototype so I’m excited to share it
prototype so I’m excited to share it with you here is one awesome
with you here is one awesome
with you here is one awesome and we are going to make it a success
and we are going to make it a success
and we are going to make it a success this time I want to thank you guys for
this time I want to thank you guys for
this time I want to thank you guys for listening
listening
listening [Applause]
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