Hello, I'm Antonio. You probably already know who I am (or maybe not? 🤔).
I'm the dreamer behind the Nissimoo Corporation brand.
Some of you already know my story and where I come from.
In 2013, I sold my first T-shirt without knowing that it would later turn into a company.
"Being out of work is not good," I told myself when I worked at the National Bank in 2011.
My family was going through a severe economic situation, relying only on my father's and my own modest income.
My job was hell; working in the judicial collections department of a bank is not pleasant, especially when the work environment makes your life impossible, pushing you to leave.
The day came when my mind could take no more, my body could take no more, I broke down emotionally and QUIT, leaving me jobless.
I knew it was going to be tough, but not as tough as what I experienced in the following months.
The economic situation at home got worse, and I couldn't find a job.
After several months, I understood that no one would give me a job, so I said to myself, "God wants to give me something bigger."
A friend taught me the craft that would change my life and my family's life; he taught me how to print T-shirts.
One day, I earned 25,000 colones by repairing some computers, and with that money, we bought plain T-shirts and printed a design related to the soccer national team that was playing against the United States that night.
My mother and I went to the stadium and didn't know what to do, so we just held up the T-shirts with the printed slogan: KEEP CALM AND VAMOS TICOS.
In 20 minutes, they were all sold.
That's when what is now Nissimoo Corporation was born, an international company with a factory in Costa Rica and a presence in the United States.
Never forget, an Entrepreneur is a dreamer who takes action.