I suppose it's a little unnecessary to be blogging this late, I should be getting a proper sleep tonight and starting my day fresh tomorrow, but oh well, gotta keep up the grind whenever possible. I'll finish my topic on Japanese Fashion, finish my ice water, have a couple of laughs with the guys, and pass out ready for work tomorrow.
So a couple of months ago I worked on a music video shoot with the band As I Am. That was my first time meeting them, now they're sponsored by us... check them out at http://www.asiamrock.com
The director/dp of the video and his assistant were Japanese, awesome guys might I add, and naturally we got into a conversation about Kavadba and Elevated, cause of course I'm going to plug it. Daizo Arima, the assistant, mentioned that one of his good friends used to do a lot of sales repping in Japan and had some connections + was looking at getting back into it. This obviously peaked my curiosity. I've been wanting to, and thinking about, breaking into the Japanese Fashion market for quite some time.
I asked if we could set up a meeting, but sadly, shortly thereafter, the tsunami and earthquake shook Japan, and that made trying to work anything out pointless. About two days ago, after talking with Daizo a little bit on facebook, I asked again about meeting up with his buddy. I got a quick response and Daizo had set us a meeting for Monday (today).
Stoked on the deal going down, Zach and I went to meet Daizo and his friend Masaki at Amsterdam Cafe in North Hollywood. We talked a lot about the brands, the clothing, the direction of the company, but most importantly about the lifestyle behind what we do. Because in reality, that is what Kavadba and Elevated are, the embodiment of pursuing your dreams and passions with everything that you have. If you want something, and it's a righteous cause, you go after it with your full heart engaged, and you strive to live up to your fullest potential in everything you do. What is Kavadba... it's living life for a purpose and pursuing it with love, determination, and hope.
Masaki made a really good point about blogging. He said, Japanese people are very inspired. If they see someone working hard, climbing the ranks, and pursuing their dreams, they rally behind that person. I think that really applies cross culturally. We all desire to see those underdogs win who have invested their whole heart and soul into their passion and are making a positive difference in life. I only hope that we can continuously have an impact through our company, through what Kavadba is, and what Elevated is. We live, we love, and we win.
Let's see where this whole thing goes. Masaki's cousin is the gateway, and he could very well be our gateway into hooking us up with sales in the Japanese culture. He's coming to LA this next week, and we've done our best to impress them all. So now we pray, and as we do, I'm continuing to work on our new releases that should be due out in about 2 or 3 weeks tops hopefully. Japan, we're coming for you!
