Extremes

Nineteen-year-old Will Pattiz of Athens, Ga., decided to leave University of Georgia to pursue the success of his clothing company, The Otter Bay. He said the idea came to him in a dream, "I had a dream one night that everybody wearing polos were itching and scratching, but mine felt awesome. I woke up the next day and decided to research it." After developing a custom fabric, and struggling with translation with manufacturers, he was forced to decide between school and the company, "I was working 8 to 5, but not the good kind, the China kind, and going to school."