Growing up in my teens I always wanted to create a brand just like all of my favorite skateboard brands In high school I would make hats, spray paint shirts, print shirts and sometimes skate decks and I would sell them in the hallways in between classes. I grew up loving it so much but I never felt confident or good enough to do it outside of that. I struggled with depression and anxiety in my youth. This was the only way I felt I could express myself. As years went on I played in a few bands and toured all over the world meeting all kinds of different people and learning about so many different lifestyles When my band days were over I ended up moving to LA in 2015 and hit the ground running with my creativity whether it was making music or working in the merch world. I was non stop creating to the point of realization I'm not doing this for me. I was doing it for other peoples dreams and not my own.

In 2018 I met my wife Sarah at a little person convention in Orlando, FL. She is originally from England so for 1 whole year we traveled across the world to be with each other till we realized we need be together always, and did the damn thing and got married. From there I knew I was set but I was still missing that 1 thing. Creativity. As we grew into our marriage we became really passionate about our mental health and how to adapt when we felt anxious Sarah also being very passionate about fashion and branding she always wanted to do something special and create a brand of some sort. Boom one day in 2019 it hit us both square in the face. Anxious Youth was born. It took us 5 years to build the confidence, to build the team, to build the exact branding to bring YOU Anxious Youth.

-Vinnie & Sarah

Anxious Youth Forever