Follow Him Apparel didn't start as a business. It started as something personal.

Like a lot of people, I've dealt with pressure, confusion, and trying to figure out who I am. I started this at 16, in the middle of high school, dealing with the stuff most guys my age deal with and don't talk about — temptation, lust, expectations, and trying to live set apart when everything around you pulls the other way. None of that is easy. I still don't have it figured out. But through all of it God kept bringing me back to one thing. Life isn't about me. It's about Jesus.

In Mark 8:34, Jesus says, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me." That verse is the whole reason this brand exists. Follow Him Apparel is here to remind people — me included — to die to self daily and follow Christ, even when it's uncomfortable and even when nobody else is.

I graduated in 2026 and I'm still figuring out what school looks like alongside this. But almost three years in, this brand means more to me than clothes. It's a way to put the Gospel in front of people in a normal, everyday way. And honestly, apparel is just the starting point.

Where I want this to go is bigger than a website and a hoodie drop. I want Follow Him to be something you can actually show up to. Real events. Rooms full of believers who are tired of playing church and want to actually live this out. Worship, teaching, lifting, ball, whatever gets people in the same room and pointed at Christ. I want guys who feel alone in their faith to walk in and realize they're not. I want this to be a community, not a brand people follow on Instagram.

That's the vision. God's the one who decides if it happens.

Putting on a shirt might seem small. But it can start a conversation. It can encourage someone. And if it points one person to Jesus, it's worth it.

Denying yourself isn't just about you, either. It's how you love people. The world is loud and divided and it's easy to forget everybody you meet was made in God's image. Taking up your cross means laying down your pride long enough to actually see them.

I'm 18. I'm building this out of Fresno with a small team and a lot of prayer. I don't know exactly where it ends up. I just know who it's for.

A step of faith. A message on fabric. All for His glory.