Brandon Blackwood interview – 10 Years of Brand Building from "must-have" bags, to American Airlines kits to owning his manufacturing process, he is just getting started. 

In this Black & Creative live talk with Khary Simon, Brandon details his path from neuroscience to launching a handbag and accessories label worn by real customers and celebrities alike—without investors. He breaks down organic marketing, naming bags after Jamaican townships & friends, scaling through warehousing and sea freight, navigating tariffs, and landing the American Airlines amenity kit (as the first Black designer to do it). Plus: why he calls his customers “cousins,” and how he defines luxury and legacy.

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directed and edited by Jordan Quellman

produced by Danyell Flowers

production assistant Jerome Johnson