Dmacgrails
A streetwear and sneaker e-commerce operation I started at fourteen and ran solo for seven years.
Before any of the rest, there was Dmacgrails. I started it in 2016 at fourteen, buying and reselling sneakers and clothing online, and I ran every part of it myself: sourcing, listing, photography, customer service, shipping, and the books. It grew past 1,000 customers, with a 7,000-member community around it, and kept running through high school and most of college.
It was a teenager's business, not a serious company, and I won't pretend otherwise. But it ran for years, made real money, and taught me the things you only learn by doing it young: selling is harder than buying, the unglamorous parts are most of the job, and you earn trust one order at a time. Most of what I've built since sits on instincts that started here.
