BRNDD: Conversations with Creatives

Donte and Ronald are joined by Cheresse Thornhill-Goldson (Design Director of Adidas S.E.E.D. and No Shoes Creative) and Liz Connelly (Co-founder and program manager of Adidas S.E.E.D.). The BRNDD duo get to chop it up with Liz and Cheresse about their history in design, forming the S.E.E.D. program and more!

Highlights:

5:50 - Introductions

17:29 - What is Adidas S.E.E.D.?

20:15 - Taking a Leap of Faith

25:58 - Creating a Comfortable Space

31:39 - The moment of Clarity

33:56 - Getting into Adidas S.E.E.D.

38:00 - Age Ain't Nothing but a Number

42:34 - Working at the Brooklyn Farm

50:05 - The Favorites

55:33 - The BRNDD 10

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Dexton Deboree is a filmmaker and branded content creator who has worked with the likes of Nike and Jordan Brand. He's also the founder of Falkon, a creative production agency. Ronald and Donte sit down with Dexton to talk about his journey into becoming a director, working with Will Smith, his Unbanned: The Legend of the AJ1 documentary and more. Time Stamps:

6:21 - Finding Sports

12:03 - Moving from Athlete to Artist

17:41 - From Cigar Talk to Commercial Work for Jordan Brand

32:20 - Unbanned: The Legend of the AJ1

38:24 - The Importance of Minority Storytelling

48:45 - Will Smith's "Best Shape of My Life"

58:19 - Favorites

1:01:43 - The BRNDD 10

Check out Dexton's BRNDD 10 Playlist on Spotify:

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Numa Perrier is a creative whose artistry extends to curation, acting, producing, directing and beyond. Her devotion to authenticity and quality has insured that she is a staple in the entertainment industry. Her movie Jezebel , distributed by Ava Duvernay's Array, is now streaming on Netflix.

Highlights:

• 0:00 Intro / Catch Up
• 22:06 Numa Perrier Introduction
• 28:15 BLACK + SEXY TV
• 41:42 Smilf and Frankie Shaw
• 48:09 When did you first start creating?
• 52:30 Jezebel, Sex Work, and its relevance
• 1:17:48 Queen Sugar
• 1:18:52 Black People are Light
• 1:24:17 Jordan Peele A.K.A. "Boyfriend Jordan"
• 1:28:03 The Perfect Find, Blood Mother and Toxic
• 1:35:19 Which artists are on Numa's radar?
• 1:41:53 House of Numa
• 1:43:03 The Favorites
• 1:47:15 BRNDD 10 Playlist
• 1:50:22 Closing / Parting Words To Creatives

Check out Numa's Toxic Edition BRNDD 10 Playlist on Spotify:

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Jazerai is a Sneaker Strategist, Designer and writer from California living in New York. She's worked with the likes of Reebok to put out her own shoe and is featured on Lena Waithe's Sneaker docu-series "You Ain't Got These" now streaming on Quibi.

Highlights:

• 4:07: Blue Chucks
• 7:19: The Birth of Sneaker Internet
• 9:30: The Challenges of being a woman in to Sneakers
• 13:50: The Club C x Jazerai
• 25:59: Sneaker Mom
• 28:30: "You Ain't Got These"
• 32:45: Lena Waithe
• 34:58: Working with Reebok
• 44:03: the importance of Women Empowerment
• 47:40: Kicks on Fire
• 55:28: Life after KOF
• 1:04:21: Being "That Bitch"
• 1:08:00: The Wall of Fame
• 1:21:06: The Favorites
• 1:37:00: The BRNDD 10

Tommie Battle is a professional photographer who got his start shooting sneakers for fun and Baltimore Night life in college. Over the years he's progressed to shooting for the MLS in New York, podcasts and more.

Highlights:

• 3:50: Life in Quarantine
• 6:25: sneakers and Kodak cameras
• 13:06: radio is dead
• 21:17: The Smoking Section and Early Blog Days
• 24:54: Going off Instinct vs. Technique
• 27:42: Taking a break from photography
• 34:54: Nike Talk to Twitter
• 45:03: picking the Camera back up
• 57:07: The Favorites
• 1:10:30: The BRNDD 10

Jacques Slade is one of the biggest personalities in Youtube Sneaker media. His video of his tour of Michael Jordan's famous Illinois Mansion recently hit 16 million views. Donte and Ronald talk to Jacques on how he went from a music teacher to where he is today.

Highlights:

• 3:11: Who is Jaques Slade
• 6:10: Kicks on Fire Days
• 14:32: Jacques first video
• 18:24: Quality vs. Content
• 20:29: Can't smell your own roses
• 27:24: The Brands are Watching
• 31:35: The Future of Sneaker Media
• 34:09: Working Outside of Youtube
• 39:50: The Last Dance
• 41:48: Technology in sneakers
• 44:28The Favorites
• 47:00: The BRNDD 10

Another episode from the BRNDD vault, Ronald brings on his good friend Patrick Horvat. Born in Upstate and working around the world, Patrick has worked with brands from the NHL to the NBA.

Highlights:

• 5:56: The B-More Flea
• 8:10: Upstate, NY and Graffiti
• 10:20: I fooled them...
• 12:05: Syquest and Photoshop
• 18:03: Post-College Tetris Disorder
• 21:34: I Fooled them again...
• 26:41: the NHL Days
• 30:28: Creating a design language and identity
• 37:09: the challenge of being creative
• 43:11: The Nike Years, Hong Kong
• 50:12: Australian Shark Attacks
• 55:20: International Sneaker Releases
• 59:53: The Under Armour years
• 1:05:10: signing UA athletes(possibly)-
• 1:10:00: Favorites

From the unreleased archives; The Co-hosts of the BRNDD podcast caught up with Arvay Adams, Designer and creative behind This Sporting Life. They talk about his days at Phat Farm to having beef with HBO and everything in between!

Highlights

• 2:00 - Ronald and Donte' recap what they've been up to
• 8:26 - Introduction of Arvay
• 12:14 - from Woodlawn to New York
• 14:02 - Skateboards & tees in L.A.
• 18:34 - the Phat Farm Days
• 21:25 - The birth of This Sporting Life
• 23:26 - L.A. Living
• 26:12 - the Secret Behind Design
• 31:13 - Bethlehem Steel and the importance of Story telling
• 35:00 - Coming Back East
• 38:00 - The Change in Baltimore Streetwear Scene
• 46:00 - The Business of Being Fresh
• 52:36 - Working with Russell Simmons
• 53:54 - Black Ice
• 59:00 - Chain Stitching
• 1:01:05 - God is in the Details
• 1:03:06 - The Favorites
• 1:12:30 - The BRNDD 10

Donte' and Ronald catch up with an old friend, Michael Haskins Jr. Better known as Currency Michaels. Michael is the owner and founder of Currency Studios, a staple brand in Baltimore, established back in the late 2000's. They got a chance to talk about the history of Baltimore Streetwear, break down old industry beefs and more!

Highlights:

• 4:15: The Legend of Garth
• 12:12: "The Cool"
• 16:57: Baltimore to Ball Harbor
• 22:33: Building a Legacy Brand
• 29:27: Respect Your Wealth
• 37:15: PedX and Gentai
• 48:06: The importance of a team
• 55:23: Helping by not helping
• 59:57: Ronald vs. the Baltimore Sun
• 1:03:19: Reconciliation and understanding
• 1:09:24: Seeding and Celebrities
• 1:14:36: The stages of being a Creative
• 1:20:57: Creating Spaces and the future
• 1:23:51: The Favorites
• 1:25:57: The BRNDD 10