As a very shy, awkward and creative young person, I couldn't relate to many kids. I was into stamp collecting, sewing and gardening. I loved fixing and building things. While kids were at the pool, I was figuring out how to wallpaper my bathroom (I was 12). Flash forward to early adulthood, the job market had tanked, the economy was in shambles, and I sat at my work desk reflecting hard on what was next. A lightbulb went off. Then and there, somewhere near Broadway and 59th St, I decided that I was on a mission to bring back that curiosity of years past... enter Brave.