Johnny Cupcakes

So I adopted 8 English people… sorta.

A few years back I received an e-mail from someone who was searching for some advice on starting a clothing line(sorry anyone if I haven’t replied back – I’m having a very hard time keeping organized with that). I did my best to hit him up with some tips and what not. A year or 2 went by and his clothing lineSuffoca is going great. He then saw on my Twitter page that I was going to be heading out to the UK for the first time to do some lecturing and wandering. We chatted back and forth and he got me all sorted out with being a first time traveler there. My friend Brandon and I stayed with Boyce and his girlfriend Maisie for a night after our long road trip up to Leeds College of Art and Design for my lecture… and after we visited this really scary haunted churchtogether. All and all, I met some complete strangers that ended up being some great friends.

Deacon is a friend of Boyce’s who I met when I was in the UK. I guess he’s the one who got Boyce into my brand. While eating dinner in London, Deacon mentioned his family was going on a road trip throughout America and they were wondering about good hotels in Boston. I told him that they could all stay with me. So fast forward a few months, here I am with a house full of 8 English people.

We celebrated Boyces birthday in the city and at home with some adventurous bike rides, bits of junk food, and some homemade dinner. While going into Boston, we took the boat in + out, which was a pleasant ride.

When I was 14 I used to sell Boston Harbor Cruise ‘Whale Watch’ t-shirts near this dock.

I miss everyone already! Thank you for the great company and good times. I can’t wait to head back to London for more memories and such. People over there are very welcoming. I feel like I’m related to everyone I’ve met there.

While in New York last week for my birthday, I was invited to lecture for the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. Finding the classroom that it was hosted in was an adventure on its own.

Hmmm…

These are selected high school kids from all over America who were flown out to New York for a series of workshops and lectures. I met many interesting students who all have their own businesses and even their own business cards!

This one girl had a really cool business card for her homemade candle making business which was all naturally looking/feeling. It fit well with the branding of her company. It’s cool seeing kids who have an eye for those type of details that usually get overlooked. Anyways, it was very inspiring to see all of these students in high school starting their businesses at such a young age. When you’re in high school or college it’s the best time to start something! You’ve got so many resources, not so much at risk, not too too many responsibilities + bills (yet!), and a lot of networking. Keep up the great work everyone!

Here’s a peek at some in-store exclusive t-shirts that are only available at the physical Johnny Cupcakes retail shops.

The gator makes me happy. He’s this month’s ‘Bakers Dozen’ t-shirt. Each shirt has a different number silk screened on the back to guarantee authenticity.