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Running a business   Start a tshirt company it’s so easy, they said. Just throw something on the shirt and it’ll sell, they said. What they failed to say was that it would take time and money and it’s not easy at all. I’m no expert in running a business, but I thought it would be interesting to tell my tales of the adventures I’ve been on so far. Give a straight forward point of view on how not glamorous this is. So let’s begin:  Adventure #1 I don’t know how to use photoshop, illustrator or any other program that...

As the "About Us" page describes, Silver Diablo started as a skate/snowboard company but the act of picking up heavy things and putting them down changed that path. In fact, that new path started 6 years ago. Thank you, Facebook, for reminding me of my very first competition.     This sport not only changed my company but it changed who I am as a person as well. Though some things don't change, I still power all my lifts. 

A year in Review Technically I’m late. My year end would have been November 14th but with everything going on, it did actually slip my mind. Maybe subconsciously I toasted myself with a ginger ale Boylans’ but I’m pretty sure that’s a weekly toast anyways. To start, I’d like to say that I’ve learned a lot the past year. Anyone can say that, but I definitely mean it. I think the biggest educational experience for me was learning how a powerlifting competition is run. I just always assumed the athlete walks up, does their lift and moves on to the...