“I’ve gone from 100 K to a million,” he said. “Who says I can’t make 100 million? Who says I can’t make a billion?”

In a 2024 filing, Corteiz reported revenue of 43 million pounds (about $58 million). That number doesn’t impress Mr. Ogbenna.

“If I valued money, I would be trying to sell this business already, right?” he said. “I get value from people wearing a logo that I made at like five a.m. 10 years ago.”