Hey, just wanted to say that I've come here after checking out Hera online. I had no idea of the back story and it is awesome to see a young guy giving it a go. I think there is still some untapped potential here.
Can we talk about what went wrong with Hera? Why in 2020/2021 did everything go so badly? 2 month delays on shipping, ZERO customer service or even replies to concerned customers, printing on Gildan t-shirts out of pure desperation? I think the valued customer base who supported you for over 5 years deserves that video. I realize things are back to normal now that Gym Shark have bought the company from you. It's sad that happened and I'd be extremely interested to hear your take on the matter. This video has inspired many young people over the years. I think we should now see the video on the decline so people can avoid the same mistakes.
Thank you so much for this. My life is a absolute mess atm. In the exact situation you was in when you was 19. I’m 20. Been starring into space till 5am most night thinking on what to do with my life. This has giving me the motivation and visualisation to pursue the life style I want to live!
What an absolute hero. A guy who came from nothing has actually posted a video step by step on how he became successful. A guy who isn't afraid to give his competitors advice. I've always wondered how Hera started and now finally know after also watching Geordie Shore. I've always wanted my own clothing range, googled but couldn't stick to it, I guess I've been afraid of parting with money but I've realised I need to, in order to do short term hardship for long term gain. Ash I salute you and hope I can get in contact with you soon. Many thanks
This may be my first ever UA-cam comment but compelled to post. Inspiring video. I'm 26 now, by my 30th birthday I will be a millionaire and I'll reference this comment when I am.
I’m guessing you’re around 28 now? Hope all is well, even if it’s not and your plan hasn’t gone as hoped, just remember, takes failures as lessons, use the to push forward. If you’re doing well, then fair f*****g play man!
Absolute inspirational man! I've been visualising my clothing brand and its constantly stuck in my head and i'm about to draw up my business plan. All the best Hera!
Emy Bay All going good business plan done couple meetings with venture capitalists they were interested and now on course finishing my prototype with ux/ui designers by the end of the month - no stopping me!
I am 19 years old and i am exactly how you were when you were 19. I find great inspiration from people like Conor and Zyzz and most recently Christian Guzman. i have the exact same visions as you and this video made me believe even more than i already did. Im gonna fucking make it. Im writing this comment to look back at it when im 22.
Ash im watching that video every day, dude you are a such a inspiration for me! this video gives me a drive to "build the wall" every day. I believe in my vision and i dont look for approval from other people! I love your brand, your vision and thanks for inspiring me every day!
I'm in a very similar situation, dead end job, 21 , and have no idea about business or marketing, owning a company is my dream along with your lifestyle. You are very honest and I can relate to you, chances like this would change my entire life, if you ever think of helping others it would change my life to work for you or one day with you, would be incredible and amazing to see you achieved all of this. ( also love the jeans and the hoodies I have several). Just my style.
Yes Ash! My friend just sent me this video - I am glad I watched this. Unbelivable things happen when people follow their passion. Have you read Mastery by Robert Greene? It talks about the greatest minds in history and there's one thing in common with all of them, no-one expected greatness but they rose up despite this and achieved incredible things! Good luck I hope to see HERA in different corners of the globe.
Cool video and good to see someone doing well from nothing however having never heard of Hera London until seeing you collect a new Ferrari today from Carl Hartley and then finding this video. Doing a quick Google search and seeing so many bad reviews on Trust Pilot about poor customer service - with no replies to the complaints! and also the fact there is not even a telephone number on your website im suprised how big the company has become. You really should take some time to reply to complaints - you could do alot more business if it looked like you cared! Good luck with the future though.
I needed this last year. At 19, everyone tells me im too young to do what i want to do in life. Now i have proof that theyre wrong and imma get myself my lambo!
Extremely inspirational insight! Loved every part of this video, your drive and passion translates well through the video. Will definitely be making my first ever HERA purchase. Much love
How to start up own brand. 1 be born good looking 2 get rich girlfriend because you was born good looking 3 get rich girlfriend to fund it all. In this world it’s about looks. Looks get you everything. What a disgusting world this is.
Ash! thanks for sharing, it's very inspiring to see succes stories, it helps me believe that I can have what of dream of. We are worthy of everything we want! Cheers 😊
Maaaan... this blew my mind! I have that idea of starting my own brand for a while and seeing this.. and I told all of my friends about my idea but you are so right I don't need approval! I know your brand from IG already and you do some great marketing there good job! Thanks for that Video brother it really helps and motivates me ALOT!
Nice one man, my business has been slow since I found a job that was okay for pretty good money, iv been happy but not forfilled. It's easy to take security over the chance of failure. Good luck with the rest of your journey.
Love this video. I'm in a massive rut at the moment and I can't seem to get out of it. Hopefully this video can really help me get out there and make something of myself. Congrats with the brand, keep doing what you do.
Great video Ash, a lot on inspiration to work hard and fight for your goals. Hope to see more videos from you. I would really like to hear about your inspiration in terms of design, the whole brand and maybe something about building business and marketing strategy. Thanks in advance! Greetings from Poland!
ive been knocked back for years not being able to work in the fashion insdustry coz i'm a full time mum of 4 and so passionate but no one would give me a chance! its hard and hurts when you get told to just work in whatever. but i to have looked into starting my own tee/jumper joggers etc n came up with a name n googled it. but i don't have no one to help me with money. my credit rate it shit. but the only thing i have thought of doing is stating to order from a company get my name/logo on it n start selling on instagram/etsy/depop etc. n see how it goes. great advice cheers ✌🏻
jenna samanthaaa Thats amazing determination! Keep pushing through and you’ll break through onto the other side and make it a success! If you’ve done well with sales on those platforms you can always ask for investment :) Goodluck!
Amazing video and some fantastic advice Ash - Really great insight into the Hera journey. I myself own Snix Clothing - Would love to maybe skype you sometime for some marketing advice, it would be hugely appreciated man. Please please respond bro, it would be hugely appreciated :). Nath
It's not very often i am surprized however watching this really would make anyone say wow but do viewers know there is missing part of the law of attraction? students around the world are achieving their dreams after finding the missing ingredient? I found out about this missing secret and manifest abundance, wealth, health, love and more by studying site called Hartlyn Magic Plan. This secret forces the universe to give you everything you'll need for creating financial, emotional and spiritual abundance... check it out search google for Hartlyn Magic Plan
Awesome bro will smith motivated me as well with his video DREAM gets me the chills, I am also a clothing brand owner building 2 successful brands your story sound alike a copy of my story 🙏😁
Great insight Ash, really good to hear your story. Did you do any market research to see if there were people like you who believed in bringing back the ripped jean trend and if so what sort of things and how long and also if not why? Would be great to see an update vid on these types of things as I assume they are vital to the foundations of a business. Cheers again Ash!
Hi Ash, really amazing what you've done. The jeans look great. Just a shame about that time quite a while ago where you fucked up peoples orders, and never sent them their jeans and didnt even give them a Refund. My friends and I all wear nimes or Vendetta now
Hey Ash, my name's Kris I'm from Stroud. I was wondering if you wanted to come on my podcast? We're a men's lifestyle brand based in London. Great video mate really inspiring
How exactly did you create a business plan? Thank you Sir for inspiring me and giving me the mentality to set insane goals! By the way, did you contact Corporate wear Uk in Birmingham? - Shakir
I have a question... in this process... when did you know it was right to leave Vodafone? Great video man... I'm very much On the exact same journey as you have been on.. helped a lot Thankyou
Inspirational video mate! I always wanted to start an affordable clothing company online as I have contact with manufacturers in Pakistan and China; and I've been looking for investors, but cant find any. Can you give some advice for it? And how did you make you first sale? Did you use models influencers on Instagram? Thanks
I’m 20 and I’ve had a business for 2 years selling on amazon and I’ve turned over £35k in that time which is okay, no where near where I want to be however. A partner and myself are starting a clothing brand in which we have a concept only ever done once before with a shoe but we plan to take it to all types of clothing. If anyone has any advise or even a simple bit of inspiration I’d love to see replies to this post. Also in a few months I’ll update and tell you how far I’ve got...
It seems 3 years later you don’t give a shit about your customers emails? I’ve sent emails and never get a reply. The customer service is shocking. Sort it out!
your t shirts are really bad quality there the same cheap made in turkey material that sik silk used to use they dont even use it anymore because it stains so easily its not even worth buying ive worn a hera top spilt a drink on it and even vanish gold on a 40 wash wont get it out that means its bad quality material none of my other branded clothes do it
yeh there shit the logo fades within one wash I'm never buying Hera full price again it's not worth it, at least with other brands like sik silk you get good quality clothes, this lads driving a Lamborghini selling t shirts that cost £5 to make for £40 I got no respect for this video at all
Alex Beavan everything I have ever ordered from HERA has been great. A perfect fit, washes nicely and has not faded. Not sure who's washing your clothes!
So without the help from your parent ie the money the 25k you needed to pay your orders, without that then you would be in serous debt like so many that try to make a business and fail, I'm just being real this is a great motivational thing that has happened to you but dies this success come to others that work just as hard as you did, I think there is a big piece of luck with all these business ventures, but if you know what is in high demand then you have an edge in the market, having the Geordie shore look is clever too though because it's so popular with young people and these clothes are kind of the style they go for, you had a good idea there but I'm sure many others have tried and and haven't been so lucky in there endeavors, that's a realistic point of view, do you think he would be in this position without that first 25k he needed to start this business?
Yet you're ripping off designs from Off White, Heron Preston & Palm Angels lmaoo y'all so uncreative yous even copied Jaden Smith's Tour Merch for Syre🤣😂😂 fucking joke
Hey, just wanted to say that I've come here after checking out Hera online. I had no idea of the back story and it is awesome to see a young guy giving it a go. I think there is still some untapped potential here.
Can we talk about what went wrong with Hera? Why in 2020/2021 did everything go so badly? 2 month delays on shipping, ZERO customer service or even replies to concerned customers, printing on Gildan t-shirts out of pure desperation?
I think the valued customer base who supported you for over 5 years deserves that video.
I realize things are back to normal now that Gym Shark have bought the company from you. It's sad that happened and I'd be extremely interested to hear your take on the matter.
This video has inspired many young people over the years. I think we should now see the video on the decline so people can avoid the same mistakes.
Thank you so much for this. My life is a absolute mess atm. In the exact situation you was in when you was 19. I’m 20. Been starring into space till 5am most night thinking on what to do with my life. This has giving me the motivation and visualisation to pursue the life style I want to live!
How you doing now dude?
What an absolute hero. A guy who came from nothing has actually posted a video step by step on how he became successful. A guy who isn't afraid to give his competitors advice. I've always wondered how Hera started and now finally know after also watching Geordie Shore. I've always wanted my own clothing range, googled but couldn't stick to it, I guess I've been afraid of parting with money but I've realised I need to, in order to do short term hardship for long term gain. Ash I salute you and hope I can get in contact with you soon. Many thanks
This may be my first ever UA-cam comment but compelled to post. Inspiring video.
I'm 26 now, by my 30th birthday I will be a millionaire and I'll reference this comment when I am.
Mark Mac Namee Good! Now put the work in! I’m rooting for you!
Go for it and remember the little people that help you get there..... If you ever get there... 😉
I’m guessing you’re around 28 now? Hope all is well, even if it’s not and your plan hasn’t gone as hoped, just remember, takes failures as lessons, use the to push forward. If you’re doing well, then fair f*****g play man!
We on track for that Million?
⏳
Thank you for coming out of your comfort zone to do this. Huge value !
Absolute inspirational man! I've been visualising my clothing brand and its constantly stuck in my head and i'm about to draw up my business plan.
All the best Hera!
4 months on hows it going?
Emy Bay All going good business plan done couple meetings with venture capitalists they were interested and now on course finishing my prototype with ux/ui designers by the end of the month - no stopping me!
How’s it going?
I am 19 years old and i am exactly how you were when you were 19. I find great inspiration from people like Conor and Zyzz and most recently Christian Guzman. i have the exact same visions as you and this video made me believe even more than i already did. Im gonna fucking make it. Im writing this comment to look back at it when im 22.
Moe xxiv 5 months later what you doing
Yeah what happened???
How’s it going
How is it
Ash im watching that video every day, dude you are a such a inspiration for me! this video gives me a drive to "build the wall" every day. I believe in my vision and i dont look for approval from other people! I love your brand, your vision and thanks for inspiring me every day!
I'm in a very similar situation, dead end job, 21 , and have no idea about business or marketing, owning a company is my dream along with your lifestyle. You are very honest and I can relate to you, chances like this would change my entire life, if you ever think of helping others it would change my life to work for you or one day with you, would be incredible and amazing to see you achieved all of this. ( also love the jeans and the hoodies I have several). Just my style.
Please restock more often
Yes Ash! My friend just sent me this video - I am glad I watched this. Unbelivable things happen when people follow their passion. Have you read Mastery by Robert Greene? It talks about the greatest minds in history and there's one thing in common with all of them, no-one expected greatness but they rose up despite this and achieved incredible things! Good luck I hope to see HERA in different corners of the globe.
I’m glad you did make this video! I’ve been contemplating dropping out of uni & was worried about what I’d do afterwards. This inspires me so much! 😊
Well said mate....same problems I'm having with my brand Ruthless Attire, hopefully my story can turn out just as good as yours one day.
Cool video and good to see someone doing well from nothing however having never heard of Hera London until seeing you collect a new Ferrari today from Carl Hartley and then finding this video. Doing a quick Google search and seeing so many bad reviews on Trust Pilot about poor customer service - with no replies to the complaints! and also the fact there is not even a telephone number on your website im suprised how big the company has become. You really should take some time to reply to complaints - you could do alot more business if it looked like you cared! Good luck with the future though.
Bro I’m in love your jeans
Like I’m in South Africa and people here love it
such an inspiration Ash. Thank you for sharing that. And genuinely I do love the brand and how current the clothes are.
Impressive video. Thanks for sharing with us all.
Another 2 years, now everybody’s wearing HERA, still growing
Super inspirational Ash! Will meet one day!
I needed this last year. At 19, everyone tells me im too young to do what i want to do in life. Now i have proof that theyre wrong and imma get myself my lambo!
Awesome video! I have also been a true believer in the law of attraction since a young age! Inspiring stuff Ash!
One of the best motivational videos I've ever seen
Fucking awesome advice bro ! You and Lewis Morgan (gymshark) made me and my friend make our first business🙌
Extremely inspirational insight! Loved every part of this video, your drive and passion translates well through the video. Will definitely be making my first ever HERA purchase. Much love
Good for you bro, I've got things I'd dream of doing but purely don't think it would be possible but well done 👊🏼 also representing Hera every day 🙏🏻
How to start up own brand.
1 be born good looking
2 get rich girlfriend because you was born good looking
3 get rich girlfriend to fund it all.
In this world it’s about looks. Looks get you everything. What a disgusting world this is.
Ash! thanks for sharing, it's very inspiring to see succes stories, it helps me believe that I can have what of dream of. We are worthy of everything we want! Cheers 😊
Maaaan... this blew my mind!
I have that idea of starting my own brand for a while and seeing this..
and I told all of my friends about my idea but you are so right I don't need approval!
I know your brand from IG already and you do some great marketing there good job!
Thanks for that Video brother it really helps and motivates me ALOT!
Inspiring video!!! Thanks so much for sharing
Nice one man, my business has been slow since I found a job that was okay for pretty good money, iv been happy but not forfilled. It's easy to take security over the chance of failure. Good luck with the rest of your journey.
Ever thought about starting a HERA London youtube channel?
Love this video. I'm in a massive rut at the moment and I can't seem to get out of it. Hopefully this video can really help me get out there and make something of myself. Congrats with the brand, keep doing what you do.
Why did you delete your new video? Was exited to watch it.
Make more videos! Loved this so much x
quite an inspirational character bro, to have that goal and stick with takes pride!! congrats on your success
well done mate!!! keep it up, love that you come from nothing and you still seem humble! don't let the money become part of you.
Amazing! Well done, wish you all the best. You've really inspired me
Lower International shipping we want it worldwide for reasonable pricing
Wicked Job on the video mate! You should be very proud
Great video mate, alot of people can learn from this. Especially with you being from the UK.
Great video Ash, a lot on inspiration to work hard and fight for your goals. Hope to see more videos from you. I would really like to hear about your inspiration in terms of design, the whole brand and maybe something about building business and marketing strategy. Thanks in advance! Greetings from Poland!
ive been knocked back for years not being able to work in the fashion insdustry coz i'm a full time mum of 4 and so passionate but no one would give me a chance! its hard and hurts when you get told to just work in whatever. but i to have looked into starting my own tee/jumper joggers etc n came up with a name n googled it. but i don't have no one to help me with money. my credit rate it shit. but the only thing i have thought of doing is stating to order from a company get my name/logo on it n start selling on instagram/etsy/depop etc. n see how it goes. great advice cheers ✌🏻
jenna samanthaaa Thats amazing determination! Keep pushing through and you’ll break through onto the other side and make it a success!
If you’ve done well with sales on those platforms you can always ask for investment :)
Goodluck!
So inspiring brother!! Thank you
Amazing video and some fantastic advice Ash - Really great insight into the Hera journey. I myself own Snix Clothing - Would love to maybe skype you sometime for some marketing advice, it would be hugely appreciated man. Please please respond bro, it would be hugely appreciated :). Nath
It's not very often i am surprized however watching this really would make anyone say wow but do viewers know there is missing part of the law of attraction? students around the world are achieving their dreams after finding the missing ingredient? I found out about this missing secret and manifest abundance, wealth, health, love and more by studying site called Hartlyn Magic Plan.
This secret forces the universe to give you everything you'll need for creating financial, emotional and spiritual abundance... check it out search google for Hartlyn Magic Plan
This is awesome! Hard work pays off
Awesome bro will smith motivated me as well with his video DREAM gets me the chills, I am also a clothing brand owner building 2 successful brands your story sound alike a copy of my story 🙏😁
This is great mate
What a fabulous, truthful video
Great insight Ash, really good to hear your story. Did you do any market research to see if there were people like you who believed in bringing back the ripped jean trend and if so what sort of things and how long and also if not why? Would be great to see an update vid on these types of things as I assume they are vital to the foundations of a business. Cheers again Ash!
This has fired me up so much. Swear to fucking god look out for me
Awsome man you are my role model!❤
Talk about starting the brand. And building it.
Hi Ash, really amazing what you've done. The jeans look great. Just a shame about that time quite a while ago where you fucked up peoples orders, and never sent them their jeans and didnt even give them a Refund. My friends and I all wear nimes or Vendetta now
Fucking love this 👌🏼 top man
dude this is amazing.... what is the song in the Ad campaign for Hera london?
Wow
Hey Ash, my name's Kris I'm from Stroud. I was wondering if you wanted to come on my podcast? We're a men's lifestyle brand based in London. Great video mate really inspiring
you can fail at what you don't want so you mine as well do what you love.
Great video Ash, I've learnt little bits from this! However you said you didn't get any GCSE's? How did you get into uni?
funnellw I was thinking that... somethings not making sense?
funnellw can do via college
Why the name HERA?
hey ashwhite,
which person help you for the business and how you did the finance aspect ?
Well done mate, are you’s shipping over Christmas or will I be waiting till the new year for my order ?
No GCSE's but went to Uni at 19? Was that law of attraction too?
Very inspiring
How long did it take you to make profit?
Jack Cunningham over a year?
Good job!!!
What size is your t shirt?
inspiring stuff
Does anyone know if there's good clothing manufacturers in the UK
unreal
How exactly did you create a business plan? Thank you Sir for inspiring me and giving me the mentality to set insane goals! By the way, did you contact Corporate wear Uk in Birmingham? - Shakir
Did you or do you read or did you google the info you wanted?
I have a question... in this process... when did you know it was right to leave Vodafone?
Great video man... I'm very much On the exact same journey as you have been on.. helped a lot Thankyou
Ash i went in your lambo
Messaged you on fb fella starting a few labels and need some good advice. Brett.
Inspirational video mate! I always wanted to start an affordable clothing company online as I have contact with manufacturers in Pakistan and China; and I've been looking for investors, but cant find any.
Can you give some advice for it? And how did you make you first sale? Did you use models influencers on Instagram?
Thanks
Hey What's your email address? I may be interested in investing?
KV A hi, my business e-mail is gsdlondon@yahoo.com.
I’m 20 and I’ve had a business for 2 years selling on amazon and I’ve turned over £35k in that time which is okay, no where near where I want to be however. A partner and myself are starting a clothing brand in which we have a concept only ever done once before with a shoe but we plan to take it to all types of clothing. If anyone has any advise or even a simple bit of inspiration I’d love to see replies to this post. Also in a few months I’ll update and tell you how far I’ve got...
So does sz 30 in waist stretches out to sz 31? Because there's no half sizes
we love the goddess of marriage
Inspiration 👍🏻😁
Queen of the Greek gods! 👑 Great choice of name! 👍🏽🇬🇷
Fair play ash
Really inspired by this but looking at the businesses statistics online it looks like his net worth has decreased dramatically.
Inspired. Watch this.
I’m gonna start my clothing brand Aphrodite
How did you come up with your brand name?
Steven Ambler Hera - Mythological greek god.
i figured it was from greek mythology. Hera being the wife of Zues
Amazing story mate!
I've sent you a DM on insta, if you have the time, please reply🙏🏼
This is sick.
It seems 3 years later you don’t give a shit about your customers emails? I’ve sent emails and never get a reply. The customer service is shocking. Sort it out!
inspiring bro
your t shirts are really bad quality there the same cheap made in turkey material that sik silk used to use they dont even use it anymore because it stains so easily its not even worth buying ive worn a hera top spilt a drink on it and even vanish gold on a 40 wash wont get it out that means its bad quality material none of my other branded clothes do it
couldn't agree more, bought a £60 jumper when it was reduced to £20 and thank god it was reduced because its so bad! just going to use it to paint in
yeh there shit the logo fades within one wash I'm never buying Hera full price again it's not worth it, at least with other brands like sik silk you get good quality clothes, this lads driving a Lamborghini selling t shirts that cost £5 to make for £40 I got no respect for this video at all
Alex Beavan this is business. Cheap laboir cheap materials, MASSIVE profit margins = Lambo and big mansions
Alex Beavan everything I have ever ordered from HERA has been great. A perfect fit, washes nicely and has not faded. Not sure who's washing your clothes!
Hera is shit simple as I'm buying fresh couture from now on
still waiting on my order, it has been over a month now. it is taking way to long.
So without the help from your parent ie the money the 25k you needed to pay your orders, without that then you would be in serous debt like so many that try to make a business and fail, I'm just being real this is a great motivational thing that has happened to you but dies this success come to others that work just as hard as you did, I think there is a big piece of luck with all these business ventures, but if you know what is in high demand then you have an edge in the market, having the Geordie shore look is clever too though because it's so popular with young people and these clothes are kind of the style they go for, you had a good idea there but I'm sure many others have tried and and haven't been so lucky in there endeavors, that's a realistic point of view, do you think he would be in this position without that first 25k he needed to start this business?
Yet you're ripping off designs from Off White, Heron Preston & Palm Angels lmaoo y'all so uncreative yous even copied Jaden Smith's Tour Merch for Syre🤣😂😂 fucking joke
very motivational... got 1 venture, will maintain my motivation - NuFlex.uk
Hey Ash crackin video, could you please reply to my message on insta.
Cheers
Such a dead brand hahaha
Hera is just a off white, heron Preston and palm angles rip off.