Rookie Rise Blog

I have always wanted to create a series of books or comics. So I finally decided to do it. Within these comics you'll see real life events mixed with hollywood, inspiration, comedy and most of all motivation! The gist of it starts off with me trying to figure out how to break into the real world after high school. Being a broke kid without anyone else around me to push me into the right direction I am left to figure it out. I'll be featuring real people that I've crossed and possibly readers like yourself could get a spot in...

It doesn't matter how old you get, there's something about carving a pumpkin that brings out the youth in us. This year we want to see your creative pumpkin masterpiece. We are offering a free Pumpkin Carving pattern cut-out. Just click the image below to download, then print it out and carve away! Get creative with it. Carve, paint, sculpt... use a watermelon? We will be stoked to see what you can do! The winner will recieve a free Rookie Rise Tshirt, along with your featured pumpkin on our site! Carve at your own risk! To win, simply Tag #ROOKOLANTERN...

If you are going to start a brand, it has to be your 3rd arm and a dominant arm at that. It's the arm that you open doors with. Don't give up on it, because eventually with all of your dedication and hard work, that arm will open the right door and you'll be glad that you started this awesome journey in the clothing business! I never thought I'd actually be offering a brand consulting service, but then again I never thought that my brand would take off like this either. Did I vision that it would? Of course I...

If you follow Rookie Rise on Instagram @RookieRise then you would have seen that I promised to post the official mascot for Rookie Rise. This is the first themed mascot look that will be an official Rookie Rise T-shirt design. The "Rookie Mcfly" Tee Coming Soon. You can expect to see many other themes to come along the way. I hope to get a comic going with this as well once I find time to get around to it. If you have any suggestions for themes to go with the Rookie Rise mascot, comment below. Here's the art process, scroll...

It's here! The first Rookie Rise limited Edition T-shirt. Inspired by the guy who lives in Camp Crystal Lake. Yes, Jason Voorhees! There will only be 30 of these Happy Camper Tees printed... Total!   I grew up watching a lot of horror movies as a teen. From Friday the 13th to Nightmare on Elm Street. These movies keep the spirit of Halloween alive. To this day I still watch them all, even though they are as cheesy as ever. The youth that lives in me still gets that young again feeling.  Let's not forget that other than it being...