THE STORYAs a child, motocross was my obsession. I remember my Dad taking my brother and I to watch our first indoor race. I could hear the pyrotechnics, smell the burning petrol and see the laser show emanating from within the noisy stadium. Chills were going up my spine. But as my Dad walked back towards us from the ticket booth I noticed his head was down as he trudged along. I'll never forget his words, - 'sorry we can't afford to buy tickets' I was completely shattered and in tears as we drove back out of the packed car park.I think that day affected my Dad too - A year later he bought me a brand new glistening Yamaha 80. I could not believe it was real!Art was my second passion. I was always captivated by the pro's bikes and clothing, I would draw ideas all over my homework.One day whilst deciding which new Fox t-shirt to buy - I thought to myself...'If I fuse my love of motocross and art I think I can make a better brand than this' I set about creating a logo and deciding on a name. With my brother's and I's entire savings of $600 I created Unit t-shirt designs. Our parents loaned the use of their garage. After a few months I noticed Unit sales grew from 1 tee a week to 8 tees per day. That's when I realised I had created something with huge potential.TIME LINE:2002 Invested $600 into a website and first 5 designs2003 Told my boss "I Quit"2007 Australian Surf Business Magazine Survey ranks Unit 3rd most popular brand in retail - 1st Billabong, 2nd Quicksilver.2008 Unit shipping out 400+ items per day ($1.5M per month)2009 Wins Gold Coast Entrepreneur of the Year2010 Listed in BRW Magazines Young Rich List2011 Wins the Australian Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award (Nth Region)2012 Opens California office2013 Australia's worst recession since 1930 hits Unit extremely hard just as we are expanding into USA and Europe. Sales drop by 40% in just 1 year.2014 I walk away completely to start the next chapter! and that next chapter is www.thrila.com