A MAN has revealed that he quit university to pursue his childhood passion, which he has now turned into a £256,000 a year business.
Justis Pitt-Goodson, 26 started to make his own clothes at just 13-years-old, when one of his teachers gave him a sewing machine.
He began making bow ties, and even though he now thinks his sewing skills were “awful”, was greatly encouraged by his family and friends.
“That type of encouragement was crucial”, he told CNBC.
Justis continued to sew throughout school, and then when he was in university at Rutgers, New Jersey, developed his business BrownMill clothing, along with his friends Kwaku and Taha.
BrownMill makes bespoke clothing and streetwear and now makes £256,000 a year.
After two years, he decided to quit university and built up his business, whilst working part-time as a copywriter.
Then after he got fired from the job and …