Michael White is 28 years old and he grew up on the south side in one of Chicago’s most violent neighborhoods, Englewood. Michael experience struggles throughout his neighborhood as most young men in his community; staying clear from trouble and people that were against him succeeding. Michael graduated from CHSAS high school in Chicago on June 2002 and continued his education at Prairie State College from 2002 to 2003. Michael took some time off then started his education back in June 2008 at The Art Institute-Chicago. While attending The Art Institute he experienced some personal hardships and was forced to leave school in 2009. Michael stated, “I’ve been through a lot since I started my company in 2009 while his brother went to serve 10 yrs in a federal penatinary."
Michael’s brother had a huge influence in his life and right after that his cousin got found guilty for a bank robbery; he found himself extremely depressed during this time. Michael realized that he needed to regroup and get back focused on his future. He overcame that depression by being involved in his younger brother’s lives; Delany and Jeremy. Michael’s brand nerds&bullies has been seen on global view through his best friend Terrance BIGT Greenlee as he battles on www.urltv.tv; getting over a million views each battle. Michael’s motivation comes from the words of discouragement that he received by other people they thought he was incapable of a living successful life. Michael strives for change even within his own community. He also coaches children at Marquette Park for MSB Small fry basketball. Michael also designs the MSB pro-am jerseys every summer and he also mentors a few kids in his neighborhood to show them that an idea can go far and show them a better life compared to his experiences.
When Michael started his company back in 2009 he started making tees and hoodies for his friends and his ideas began to expand. He was inspired by his older brother Jerry “Munch” Dubose because of his eye for fashion and knowing the latest trends. Michael’s little brother Frank Delany Mitchell joined the company in 2011 and business started to rise all over the eastside of Chicago; the name nerds&bullies is the definition of our upbringing in the streets of Chicago. Michael stated, “The idea of nerds&Bullies is to bring two worlds together meaning we're all nerds&bullies in some way in the eye of society." He stated examples of Michael Jordan who bullied his opponents on the court and Bill Gates a nerd that studied computers but worked hard by bullying test and overcoming obstacles. It stands for common growth; we are nerds&bullies as we push through our life challenges and work to gain progression in our community.
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