About me, owner of Rabble Company (Blue Collar Hooligans).
I am your average working class, blue collar kind of guy. I have always had a dream of owning my own business and making things people love and want, but I never had the time. Because of the economy these days, no degree, and always having to make a living one way or another, I’m always working and the projects at home never end.
I had a decent career as a butcher for about ten years until that pretty much ran it’s course. I got really close to opening a butcher shop of my own with a farm as a partner. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, that project fell through and I was back to square one. Where I was living, I could not make enough to get ahead as a butcher and had to make a change. I tried a few different construction trades trying to find a good fit. After running through a few questionable bosses and companies that were not providing enough, I landed at a company that gave me the opportunity to learn and grow within a manufacturing space while also giving me the opportunity to transfer and move out of the area that had slowly gotten so expensive, it had been driving local people out for years.
I put in my time learned everything I could to advance and qualify for a promotion in a new location that my wife and I had been eyeing for a few years. A place that offered stability and fresh start. After a few months at the new position, everything was going great until years of working on short butcher tables as a taller guy, and physical labor finally caught up with my back. Having back pain for almost a year, because I just kept having to get the job done, was just making my back worse. Finally, I went to the doctor to find out I had a bulging disk putting pressure on a nerve. I did not want to be dependent on medication, nor did I want it to get worse to where I would eventually need surgery, so I took a medical leave to rest to let my back heal and start physical therapy.
This time off of work has allowed me time to start something I have always wanted to do. A clothing company. Since I was mostly resting around the house, unable to do the physical projects I had been meaning to get to, I started designing and building the company. We are still in the very early stages but I am so excited what has come from this. This has led to meeting really amazing people, and I’ve seen part of my vision come to life.
I’ll be adding to this as time goes on, but for now, I hope y’all really enjoy the designs! Keep checking back and definitely sign up to be a hooligan. I am constantly coming out with new designs and I update regularly through email and instagram.
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