My name is J.J Matis (jj is for Jaime Jennifer). I was born and raised in Southern California. I have lived in the San Fernando Valley my entire life (except for living in Las Vegas to get my BA in Communications at UNLV). After college I wanted to work in either sports or the music industry and I was blessed to work in both! First, I landed a job working for the Raider football team and then, working in Artist Development for Capitol-EMI Records. Unfortunately, the music industry began to completely change with respect to promoting music, supporting new artists, etc. so I decided to go back to school. Through the EMI Educational Reimbursement Program I was able to enter into a graduate program. When I received my MBA in Marketing, I was granted a license from Major League Baseball for my first unique product creation (grad project posted on jjmatis.com) so I started my own business. What began as one product, for one team, in one market has grown to include an assortment of products, for numerous teams, in various markets all around the country. Unfortunately, my story is similar to many small businesses in America. I was unable to achieve my goals due to an economic climate that favors the large corporation. Still, I believe in everything I’ve created because I continue to receive an overwhelmingly positive response towards all my collections so I’m hopeful many of my recent efforts will result in something positive developing very soon. In the meantime, I manage a law firm, work on my bag business and listen to lots of music (MOSTLY Michael Franti & Spearhead music) in order to keep myself inspired because EVERYONE DESERVES MUSIC, Sweet Music!