Entrepreneur Aspires To Sell 1 Million T-Shirts
In his business and his faith walk Rob Gettemy has felt blessed by the circumstances around him. His business—producing and selling T-shirts—is hardly uncommon. How he got to the point he is now and what his shirts represent is.
Gettemy is the co-founder of 1M4JC, shorthand for “One Million for Jesus Christ.” His goal is to sell one million shirts with the acronym wrapped through by an Ichthus fish. The twist is each shirt sold has a serial number printed on the sleeve to show where within the prospective one-million Christ followers the buyer falls.
“The idea with the numbers on the sleeve is to represent that we are all made in God’s image and that we all have unique characteristics. It parallels our lives,” he said.
Since launching his Web-based venture in April 2008, Gettemy has sold just over 4,000 shirts. Acknowledging there is a still a long way to go, the Marion, Iowa, entrepreneur has been energized by the reception and business he has drawn through social networking, particularly Facebook.
“The effect of using Facebook has been amazing,” he said. “It’s helped sales, but even more so are the relationships you build. People all over the country and the world have connected with us through Facebook and shared pictures with us in their shirts from all over. Things may not have developed as fast I envisioned, but it has been an amazing ride with the interconnectedness that has been created.
Photo by 1M4JC.
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