Convicted Printing is a screen printing and embroidery company with a conviction to change the world.
Our mission and vision:
At Convicted Printing, our mission is to inspire creativity, innovation, and charity by providing quality branding materials and resources that help passionate people succeed. As we build a network of passionate individuals, we hope to influence the next generation of creators and go-getters to improve the world through everything they do in their own, unique way. Our contribution to making the world a better place is our vision, which is to create a reintegration program for survivors of Human Trafficking that we can use to help combat the recursion rate of this dark and unjust industry.
The Market:
The custom decorated clothing industry is on the incline. By the year 2032 the estimated gross market value is estimated to be $3.2 Billion. This trend is due, in large part, to the explosion of creators and entrepreneurs that are coming out of the next generation of young people.
Our Competitive Advantage:
As a business, it has been ingrained in our heart and soul to help empower the next great movement of builders and explorers. We believe that this approach has already given us an edge over our competitors. While many screen printing businesses focus on minimizing labor so that they can maximize their bottom line and cash out early, we have focused on investing in a team of young and ambitious creators who want to help the next generation succeed in creativity.
Biggest Success:
In the past three years we have more than tripled our gross annual revenue. Not only have we recovered from the decline of the pandemic, but through the downtime afforded to us by it, we have expanded almost every part of our operation and are currently projecting our first $0.5 million year.
Long Term Vision:
As previously stated, our vision is to fight human trafficking. Our methodology for this is to create a sustainable business that can help support the reintegration process of individuals coming out of Human Trafficking. Which is why we chose the name "Convicted".
Simply put, we feel convicted to fight Human Trafficking. However, the word “Convicted” means different things to different people. For survivors of Human Trafficking, convicted often means being a convicted felon. A reality that prevents many of these individuals from finding a sustainable job. As we build this company, our goal is to hire survivors of Human Trafficking and provide opportunities for those individuals to build better lives.
At a glance:
1. Have more than tripled our revenue since 2020.
2. A young team of musicians fighting human trafficking.
3. A national team of independent music industry experts.
4. Currently sponsoring music festivals across the country.
5. Currently sponsoring National and International professional athletes.
6. Developing a national touring live screen printing team.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for investors who are also passionate about fighting human trafficking while helping young artist achieve their dreams.
You let us know what you think that's worth.
A Brief Note from the CEO:
I know the question on everyone’s mind is this? “Why would I invest in a company that hasn’t made any money”
Great question and I’ll tell you why, it’s because I never finished my master’s degree.
Of course, that sounds like a negative at first glance but just follow me for a second.
I have a stellar academic record. I finished my bachelor’s degree in the honors program at USF. Got great letters of recommendation and went on to pursue my master’s degree at USF St Pete where my overall gpa was over 3.5. However, even with that record I failed to complete my masters program. Why?
Well, throughout my entire college career I was given a list of expectation by my teachers at the beginning of each semester. And by the end of the semester I fulfilled those expectation with flying colors. Even into my grad program, I was given and would meet or exceed expectation. Under this premise, the premise that I was given expectations to meet, I was an excellent student.
This framework led me to complete every part of my master’s program, even my comps with excellence. However, when it came time to write my masters thesis, there was no expectation, no time frame. I was simply left to my own devices. And as a product of this I drifted to something that capture more of my attention and imagination. Namely, this business. Where, for the past seven or 8 years I have been pursuing a dream to make a point.
What point you may ask? To make a point that business can be different than it is. That a business can have a humanitarian purpose and pursuit it vigilantly without compromise. And even within that framework I have built a business that has now grossed close to $1 million dollars. But you see, I never started this business to make money, I started this business to make a point. That being said, making a point, takes money. And making money is an expectation. It’s just not one that I will ever give myself.
But imagine, if you will, a circumstance where someone who is excellent at meeting expectations and is likewise driven to make a point, was given the resources to drive that point home and the expectation to make a profit.