Who We Are

Provident stands on what we’ve lived through. Resilience in the moments that tried to break us. Loyalty to the people who stood beside us. Growth through every setback and redirection. Faith in the process, even when it all didn’t make sense. This brand is built on turning pressure into purpose and trusting the journey.

A big part of this started with my son, Nova-Kai. I was 19, trying to figure life out through basketball, school, and work when I found out I was having him. I was overwhelmed and didn’t feel ready, but the moment he came into this world, everything shifted. There was nothing I wanted more than to become better—not just for me, but for him. Before he was even born, I went through homelessness. I remember feeling weak, praying to God for guidance because I didn’t know how much more I had in me. And then I had him. It felt like I was given exactly what I needed at the moment I needed it most. Some of my favorite moments with him are the simplest— just sitting together, drawing. He didn’t know it at the time, but he was bringing me back to a part of myself I had lost. That creativity, that peace, is where this all started again. Not long after, my daughter came into my life. Nilah-Ray. At the time, everything felt like it was supposed to go a certain way. I thought I had my path figured out, especially with basketball and what I thought my future would look like. But life had different plans. At first, I was stressed. I didn’t know how everything was going to work. But looking back now, I understand she wasn’t a setback— she was a key part of the plan all along. Having a daughter changed me in ways I didn’t expect. It made me more patient, more present, and more aware of what really matters. It softened parts of me that life had hardened, and pushed me to feel things I used to avoid. Even though she’s still too young to understand it, she holds a part of my heart I didn’t even know existed. Everything I’m building now is about making sure my kids never have to feel the things I felt growing up. My brother Eli is another reason this brand is what it is. We went through homelessness together at a young age, and it shaped us in more ways than one. We didn’t have much, so we learned how to make something out of what we had. We shared everything, especially clothes. If one of us had something, we both did. I used to cut my sweats into shorts and draw on my shoes just to give myself more options when things got worn down. At the time, it was just survival, but looking back, that was the beginning of everything. We’ve been there for each other through everything— mentally, physically, however it was needed. That bond, that loyalty, that survival mentality is in everything I create. Then there’s Chris. Chris was more than a friend— he was family. The type of person who would give you his last without thinking about it. He would sleep on the floor just to stay at our house, bring us clothes when we didn’t have any, and never turned his back on us. He was solid at such a young age in a way that’s rare in this world. Losing him as a teenager was the first time I felt real pain— the kind that doesn’t go away, it just becomes a part of you. After he passed, life didn’t feel real anymore. And then COVID hit right after, which made everything feel even more isolating. That’s when I turned back to drawing. Not just to pass time, but as a way to process everything I was feeling. That’s where this started to take shape— out of loss, out of silence, out of trying to understand all the things that didn’t make sense. Provident is the result of all of that. This isn’t just clothing. It’s everything I’ve lived through, turned into something meaningful. It’s about moving with intention, even when you don’t fully understand your path yet. It’s about trusting that what’s meant for you is already written and aligned. Provident is for the ones who had to figure it out on their own. For the ones who came from nothing but refused to stay there.