Everyone loves a rag to riches story this one is different no riches here yet just a dreamer with a heart of gold.
-Not many people inspire me these days; I have found one that really does.
"Here are some questions I asked and his story"…….
What were your dreams when you were younger?
‘I was very much a hustler. I used to buy clothes and resell them adding my touch to everything; I was always inspired by the hip-hop culture’.
When did you fall in love with hip-hop?
‘I feel in love with hip-hop when I was 14; hop-hop was my first love. I even used to skip classes to watch hip-hop on TV, but I wouldn’t recommend that. It was my drug.’
Born in Morocco a placed called Agadir his name is Mehdi (aka) Morocco Yankee, he came to the USA when he was 16yrs old with his mother after 1 month his mother left to Morocco .. he setteld in to the big city of New York. He attended Calhoun High School graduated class of 2004.
Hadi is his father’s name his mom’s name is Jamiaa he has two siblings named Youness his brother and his sister named Najia they are both studying in Spain.____
When he was 18 he decided to move to Fort Myers FL. After a while he moved to Atlanta for about 3yrs.____
L.Mehdi was his first clothing line. He sold t-shirts out of truck of a car; most of his clients were from Decatur, the Bankhead projects in Atlanta.____
Homeless he decided to take a bus to Orlando but he didn’t have enough money. So with the few dollars he had he bought a carton of cigarettes a sold them to get enough money for his ticket to Orlando FL.____
When he arrived to Orlando FL, he worked at a grocery store, cleaning and as a dishwasher anything to make honest money to get his clothing line afloat.____
He lives in one room with his best friend Nehdi ironically the same name and also from Morocco they share a bond like brothers, they did this to save money.____
When Yankee worked at the grocery store, he meet a guy known as Spin he knew about the industry and gave his knowledge to Yankee about it, they became good friends.
In 2006 he was married but because of lack of time he committed to the relationship it sadly ended.
He opened a clothing store in 2006 in Semoran blvd in Orlando and he also worked as a pizza delivery boy just to make ends meet.____
After about 2months the store was broken into, he was just getting the money for his insurance, a little too late so he lost everything. He had gotten into a car accident and also lost his car. ____
Talk about a streak of bad luck!! This didn’t keep the man down.
Yankee so what did you do next?
“I picked up the pieces and got a job working as a stock boy at a local retail store, working up to 60hrs a week to be able to save money, see my mind was still headed for greater things”.____
Shortly after that my friend Spin introduced me to a guy named Mike Deco. He started designing with me. I couldn’t afford to pay him so I gave him clothes that i used to sell difrent brands such as miskeen af1 jordans bape ....this was my hustle every weekend u will catch me on the street selling clothing out of my trucnk or maybe just walkin in the mall grab couple dude and bring them to my car to chek out what i got to sell .... i had to do this to keep me eating and paying my bills and helping my parents in Morocco .____
He kept himself motivated. He then was working two full time jobs to be able to make his dreams come true for his clothing line, as a bell hoper and a valet. All the money he made went into his clothing line, and to his family in Morocco.
In February 2008 after 8yrs not seeing his family he went to see them.
Seeing the way people lived over in Morocco especially the elderly, being the type of human being he is he decided to make a charity called ‘Keez Clothing Charity’ feeding the senior citizens of Morocco.____
Besides having his clothing line he also created a fragrance named after his mother Jamiaa. For women and Block 11 for men, named after the street he grew up in Morocco. ____
Sadly he hasn’t been able to do everything he would like to do he needs more sponsors; he has no financial help right now from no one. ____
He believes in being focus, positive and being the best human being he can be.
“I believe in the American dream”. “I am a fearful man of God”.
What do you advice other people that want to be entrepreneurs’?
“Stay positive no matter all the odds you face keep in mind from nothing to something, believe in yourself you can make your own destiny”.
*This is a short biography on an individual I really admire; he has not let all the tribulations get him down. I see him doing great things whatever he wants to pursue, he has heart of gold, the little he has he shares without thinking twice, and we need more people in this world like him.
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