Peace Family, This week on the foundation we sit down with the founder of the U.G.L.Y. (Unity Gathers the Lost Youth) which is one of the fastest growing and most popular brands in New Jersey. His clothes have been worn by stars such as the A$AP Mob and featured in the world famous XXL magazine. Tajh begins the interview with a description of his childhood which included him moving around a lot as a young man which Tajh used to his advantage creating an expansive network which would come in handy later. Tajh then shares with us the challenges he faced as a young African American student in predominantly white school. Tajh then talks about his battle against conformity which included listening to rock music, skateboarding, and wearing skinny jeans well before they were socially acceptable. This struggle with conformity eventually led Tajh to starting his first clothing line in college which he explains fell through because of a sour business relationship. Tajh then explains to us how he came up with the concept of his current clothing line U.G.L.Y (Unity Gathers the Lost Youth) and the toughest challenges to face when running a business. This was one of my favorite interviews because of the authenticity of Tajh as he shares stories of personal battles like his lifelong battle to preserve his autonomy and uniqueness while also being connected to so many people. Tajh also provides us the blue print of starting and successfully managing a business from the way he releases products, to creating an expansive network, and staying true too yourself. See if there is anything you may be able to use to build a foundation for you as well! Lets build family. Peace!