Akil “A.K.” Kurji is known as the American who brought forth the whole customized silicone wristband trend back in 2012 (like those Livestrong bands) with his company PMGOA which he started in his garage. While they began with just a single laser engraver and some blank wristbands to imprint, the business soon bloomed and was booming. He was a young and naïve entrepreneur who didn’t fully understand the business world, issues related to legal compliance and more. That led to trouble. Through some shady practices, he ran afoul of the federal government and ended up pleading guilty to charges of conspiring to fix prices on promotional products such as branded wristbands, lanyards, temporary tattoos and buttons. His guilty plea on antitrust violations in 2019 led to Kurji serving eight months in what he described as a “federal camp.”
After getting out earlier in 2020, and as the COVID-19 pandemic raged, Kurji led PMGOA’s rapid pivot to selling masks and print-on-demand apparel. The business shift was deftly executed, and Kurji was able to add 150 jobs in just three months. That’s when he was diagnosed with a brain tumor. It’s about 4mm and is located in his pituitary. He’s on medication to reduce its size, however, it will be something he has to live with forever as they cannot remove it. Because of his health, he stepped down from his company and instead started an on-demand print company called Swagify.com, which quickly in the past few months has been making millions... yet another success for him
From making millions to prison to making millions again... what is your secret to success?
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