Milwaukee Bucks players have been spotted wearing his clothing and accessories, and now, 10,000 Brewers fans will soon sport his designs too. Check out this success story from a 2018 graduate of Park High School, who is now the man behind “Lost Files” clothing company.
Where did life lead you after high school?
Following high school I enrolled at Gateway Technical College and earned my associate’s degree in business management. From there, I was able to transfer a good portion of my credits over to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. After two years there, I graduated with my bachelor’s degree in business with a concentration in marketing.
What are you doing now?
I currently own and operate my own clothing brand, Lost Files Clothing! As I was finishing up at Gateway, I decided to try my hand at starting a clothing brand. For the first year of this journey, I really took my time learning a little bit of everything - about not only making clothes but also how to operate a business. You could probably go an entire life and not learn everything about running your own business, but I was able to learn so much and about a full year after I had the initial thought of wanting to do this, we finally launched our first collection. From there, we just took off running and haven't looked back since.
One of my most recent projects is actually a design I came up with for the Milwaukee Brewers! I was contacted in November 2024 about the team’s new Wisconsin Design Series for their T-shirt Tuesday giveaways. The team wanted to get some local artists and brands involved to give their own take on a Brewers giveaway shirt. For my design, I was asked to create something that tied the state of Wisconsin to Brewers. You can get the final design on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 when the Brewers take on the Los Angeles Dodgers!
What are your plans for the future?
I plan on continuing to build Lost Files as much as possible. We have grown a ton already in the first five years and hope to continue to grow even more.
How did your high school experience help prepare you for your future?
By far the best part of going to school here was just being able to be around and interact with such a diverse group of people for about 13 years of my life. From kindergarten at Red Apple to elementary school at Roosevelt and middle school at Mckinley to high school at Park, you just come across so many different people from so many different walks of life. As I was going through college, and now in a professional setting, you begin to understand how cool of a thing that is.