Not long ago, Antonio Lorea could fit all of his worldly possessions in a cardboard box. Today, he runs his own company.

“Every time I see one I get excited, like a little kid. I want to see it come out and I want to see it shipped. I want to see people wearing it," says Lorea.

What he is excited to see people wearing is the artwork he designs for his streetwear line.

“My style is just basically where I come from. I come from the streets. And I love art.” 

Lorea's love for art is apparent. With tattoos from one ear to another, his face could be considered a work of art itself.

“I want people to know that I like artwork and it's different. I know it's a little extreme, but I like being different,” he says.

One of his tattoos is of the letters "D.U.E.," which stand for the name of his brand, Don't Under Estimate.

Lorea works with a team of young artists coming up with ideas together and selling DUE brand t-shirts and streetwear online to people all around the world. One of his artists is Chris Patrone.

“Young people like us, we pave the way and show you what we interpret. But you are the root,” says Patrone to Lorea.

But just two years ago, Lorea had none of this. He was in the throes of a methamphetamine addiction that tore his life apart. 

“In one year I lost my wife, I lost my kids, my house, my car, and my job. I didn’t know what was going to happen in my life. I really didn't,” he says.

His children being taken away was the final straw. “I walked in a rehab with a box with everything I owned to my name. And that's it. I lost everything,” says Lorea.

Lorea's life changed in 2016, when he came across Chrysalis, a non-profit organization that provides resources and support to homeless and low income people. Chrysalis has locations in Pacoima, Santa Monica, Anaheim and Downtown Los Angeles, and has helped more than 60,000 individuals since opening in 1984.

Lorea is grateful to Chrysalis for helping to turn his life around. 

“It really changed my life from this is a big part of me being where I am right now.”

At Chrysalis, Lorea worked with employment specialists like Denise Ocana. She sent him to one interview and he got the job.

“He is an entrepreneur. He has his own business which is fantastic. It's great, I'm super proud of him,” says Ocana.

Lorea has returned for a ringing of the "Success Bell," a time-honored tradition at Chrysalis for clients who land jobs. 

“I’ve been waiting a year and a half to do this," says Lorea as he rings the bell.

“The folks here at Chrysalis really help me out. I can buy my kid a happy meal now," he says.

The job Chrysalis helped Antonio land was that an on-demand printing company, which gave him the opportunity to launch his streetwear brand.

Walking through the warehouse in Chatsworth where he works as a machine operator, he stops at a baseball cap being embroidered with the words "Living My Best Life." He smiles.

“I'm living my best life,” he says.