“ We dream big at "Ambition Worldwide" and we have big plans. "
Devin Lee Q. Tell everyone who you are and what you do? A. My name is Devin Lee, of Black and Puerto Rican heritage, born and raised in New York. I am an artist and designer as well as the co-founder and creative director of the fashion brand Ambition Worldwide.
Q. Tell us about “Ambition Worldwide” & how the brand got started? A. Back in 2012 or 2013, a good friend of mine from high school, Juan “Blanco” Fernandez reached out
to me with an idea to make some t-shirts. He knew I was working as a freelance Graphic Designer at the time and wanted to use some of my talents. Blanco then asked me how involved I’d like to be. I could’ve chosen to design just a few shirts and split profit or go in as a partner to grow the business instead. The concept at the heart of the project really intrigued me and I thought there was great potential in it, so I chose to partner up. This business was something we
were growing as a side project until we were able to commit 100%. There were some tough years as I eventually was recruited to work at an Ad Agency for 5 years and my partner had his hand in many entrepreneurial projects. We made it work though. He came up with our former name “Ambition Apparel NYC” which we had for the first few years of operation. But after Blanco passed, I had to take the brand to a new level and refined the name to Ambition Worldwide not only usher in a new phase but really to
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