Nobody prepares you for how much of running a business is waiting.
Waiting on samples. Waiting on replies. Waiting on a shipment.
Then all of it lands on the same Tuesday.
People ask why we only make soccer jerseys and equipment.
Nike started with running. One sport, done properly, until it meant something.
Soccer is Oya’s running.
Job title: Founder.
Also:
Sales.
Designer.
Customer service.
Logistics.
Production.
Finance.
Quality control.
Venezia are new to Italy's top division.
People who have never watched them play still wear their shirt.
That’s because the shirt isn’t really about the team. It’s about Venice: the colours, the look, the city.
You can buy into a place without caring where it sits in the table.
The league position tells you how the season is going. The identity is why people wear the shirt.















