We recently connected with Trent Grayson and have shared our conversation below.

Trent , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Let’s kick things off with your mission – what is it and what’s the story behind why it’s your mission?

Taking risks & defining the odds also is a breaking light bulb that symbolizes how each person light in life shines differently from one another.In my life I have obstacles that i never imagine happen for myself, but we don’t have that luxury of knowing what is giving in life it’s self, but I’m glad went through odds for it change me and help me learn & make my faith stronger and turn it to a brand to inspire others in life.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

I’ve have been creating clothes for 3 year now , my skills are screen printing, embroidery, and heat press my clothes. I like clothing styles that fit and represent my personality (who and how I am). I am a cool guy with a positive and confident vibe. So, my clothing and fashion choices reflect me. How I got into the industry my desires of buying clothes that where trendy at the time in my high school days, just having that thought to myself “how I can make product for myself,” it took time until later on I got serious around 2020 started doing my research and also working with a company that specialize in screening printing.I started with a heat press and circuit & watching youtube videos to help me along the way. My Discipline is to keeping creating and stay on top my business and working on other areas that is come up with design or picking the right fabrics that I will be placing it on where it should go on the shirt , hoodie, or hat . Buying the right material for the customer making sure it’s good product and make sure the order is correct and sending to customer properly, and making sure I keep business flowing and having my products and my equipment in good shape and taking care. My brand is Bad Idea Clothing brand we offer shirts, hats, hoodies, and light bulbs. I also offer custom service that’s for the people who have organizations , birthday / holidays, special requests shirts . A problem I have solve for a customer is helping them pick out a outfit for a date night he wanted to make a good first impression on on the female, so I assisted my friend on a outfit he should , he said they going to a fancy place so you can never go wrong with dress clothes cause it shows sign of matured and women love when a man dress up in suit attire a good start first impression is way you dress.I’m proud of my progress and how far I came and still adding lot more to do. Learning and enjoying each moment rather it’s good or bad it’s never a loss it’s always lesson to grow and learn from it to get better. I made the invest to learn how make shirts I put in the time I’m having fun while making clothes and meet customers getting great feedback and seeing what I created and proud of not giving up on myself continue to beat odds and taking the risk as what my brands represents.

Are there any books, videos or other content that you feel have meaningfully impacted your thinking?

Fresh Dressed is a Documentary about the history of urban fashion from its start on cotton plantations to its spread to corporate America.This documentary gave me so much insight on how to sell, how to brand myself and my brand, and learning about history and upbringing from others Fubu, Rocawear , and Sean John etc. I personally think this would be great video to watch to all the up incoming clothing brand just case they may get stuck in the process of building a brand and learning the history of fashion that is still use and recreated from back in the day till today time.

Have you ever had to pivot?

Pivot time for me was getting back to finishing what I started. It was 2020 I was moving in my new apartment and working my previously job at the time trying hustle so I could invest in my equipment for my business. At this time Bad Idea Clothing was on pause because at first it was group effort and we decided to dissolve the partnership and do our own things no bad blood still great friends till this day, but it was still apart of me that wasn’t done with Bad Idea Clothing. I want to start fresh with name that I have still have in my notes but I still had peers asking me “Hey when are dropping again” ,“Are you coming out with new stuff “ and “ Man I want some from your brand”. I had called my partners to ask them if I had there blessings to continue the business and got both of there approvals I believe in being fair because we created this brand together. It was also a definite that I start back Bad Idea Clothing when my brother and my friend “You can do this we are with you” and having that conditional support help me in my pivot moment to get back to the brand and start learning taking classes, working at screen printing shop, and watching YouTube videos and practicing a lot on my craft. It was best decision I made to get back in my craft cause it has brought a lot new business for me and opportunities even learn from my ups and downs and taking on this journey by myself not giving up on myself & having support from people that purchased first shirt till now and I appreciate them so much.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.badideaclo.com
• Instagram: @badidea.clothing
• Facebook: Bad Idea Clothing