1. What is your business? What needs do you meet?
Intellectual Gamers is an apparel brand and company that promotes positive messaging through game immersion; developing competitive play via an e-sports league; the publishing of cartoons and comic books; the introduction of high-quality clothing, and creating a gaming group where gamers can congregate, share ideas, play together and develop lifelong friendships across all platforms.

There are many people who are lost with no sense of direction or purpose. Others struggle cognitively and lack the full capabilities to learn new information. My brand is working to meet these needs by educating individuals about how gaming helps develop critical thinking skills, improve hand-eye coordination, increase cognitive function, and more through gamer immersion.

2. Why did you decide to start your own business?
My passions for gaming, educating, and helping others motivated me to start my own business. This led me to develop a brand that would incorporate each of those three passions. It was important for me to create a brand that would construct a community of like-minded gamers who would benefit from a positive environment, elevate their mental capacities, heighten their ability to retain information and compete at a high level in competitive play/e-sports.

3. What advice would you give to someone just starting his/her own business?
Do something you're passionate about! Don’t EVER quit on yourself! Failure equals progress towards your goals! Invest in yourself/your business! Network and connect with others! Fall in love with the journey! Proactively search for more efficient ways to expand and grow your business!

4. How do you deal with fear and doubt?
The way I handle fear and doubt is by charging through without dwelling on the possibility of failure or stagnation. I realize fear impedes progression, causing people to quit on themselves which can lead them to live a life filled with regret.

5. Where do you see your business in five years? Ten?
I see my company becoming a nine-figure business, boasting high numbers in apparel, arcade, e-sports division, and cartoons, creating the biggest and best scholarships for gaming, video games/studios globally! It will be the leading company that merges education and gaming successfully!

6. How do you distinguish your business from others in your industry?
My brand is an all-inclusive brand with one central theme spread throughout every division of the company. The quality is high and the morale is even higher. My brand is about community building!

7. What is the hardest part of being an entrepreneur?
The hardest part of being an entrepreneur is not knowing where to start. It is difficult to navigate the intricacies of business without a team, mentor, or funding.

8. What is your favorite part of being an entrepreneur?
The journey of learning through failure has been rewarding. It may sound far-fetched, but it has taught me a number of valuable skills.

9. How have you grown personally from becoming an entrepreneur?
I have developed a deeper level of patience and understanding and the road will be hard but rewarding. I have built valuable connections and partnerships with people in my industry from manufacturers to clothing brand owners. I have also learned how to build systems that will help to grow the business!

10. What have been some of your biggest learning experiences in running a business?
Sometimes you will have to do things that are outside your comfort zone in order to make progress. I have learned that everything will not be perfect; when it is not perfect, I must not quit. It is also okay to receive help/guidance from others! Lastly, building a business takes time and learning to be okay with that.

11. What will you never compromise on with your business?
My vision and my passion! There are some who will try to discourage or deter you from your goals, but in order to attain the level of success you want, you must remain focused!