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Mike Hulslander, a friend of
Merritt since high school, thought
highly of IMU's different ideas.
"I think it's very unique the social
aspect that he's bringing in and de-
veloping with it' Hulslander said.
"It's much cooler to have an idea to
develop a socially aware platform,
which I think is different compared
to anyone else doing this sort of
thing."
And another supporter of IMU
is Michigan basketball coach John
Beilein.
Beilein appeared briefly in a
promotional video Merritt shot to
showcase his company and the T-
shirts it sells. Merritt said that he
just had to go into his coach's office
and explain what he was trying to
do, and Beilein "loved it' Beilein
was also impressed by what he saw
Saturday night.
"(Merritt) is almost unflappable
when it comes to these types of
situations," Beilein said. "He's got
a lot of confidence in himself. And
anyone who is his age taking over a
company, you've got to have a lot of
confidence and he does'
Merritt played in all 35 of the
Michigan's games last season and
started in i4 of the contests. He av-
eraged a modest .e points and one
assist per game, but he had a much
larger impact than the stat sheet
indicates. He led the team with
speeches before games last season,
and Beilein said that the leadership
he showed as a captain last season
would certainly help with his busi-
ness.
Merritt also said he gained a lot
from his basketball-playing days in
learning how to work hard and per-
severe. He graduated with a degree
in Sport Management in 2008, but
the life skills he learned as a leader
on the court could prove to be a dif-
ference maker.
"As a captain last year for the
team, (I) really learned the impor-
tance of selflessness," Merritt said.
"The importance of giving yourself
to a greater goal, to sacrifice your-
self for the good of others. Through
that experience we have IMU, and
it's kind of the same mission - sac-
rificing yourself for bettering com-
munities."
Merritt admitted that he has an
idea about the future of IMU, but he
wants the company to listen to its
customers and let the future of IMU
be wherever the customers want it
to go.
"Ann Arbor is the perfect place
for us to start,' Merritt said. "We
never thought of opening anywhere
else. Just the perfect community.
A community that's really open to
new ideas, a very loyal community."
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