Aaron Cooper, a former Nike Footwear Creative Director, joins Ken in today’s conversation about Nike’s first-of-its-kind creative culture, design philosophy, and the importance of meaningful relationships both within a team and in one’s everyday life. Aaron also gives us a taste of what it was like to meet and create for legendary athletes like Serena Williams, Kevin Garnett, Lebron James, LaDanian Tomlinson and many more.

During this episode, Ken and Aaron mention many other Nike team members as well as people they met and designed for along the way. Here is a complete list of those mentioned.

* Jim Zorn - NFL Quarterback & Coach

* Steve Largent - NFL Wide Receiver

* Steve Miller Band - Classic Rock Band

* Seattle Seahawks

* Seattle Supersonics

* Muhammad Ali - Boxing GOAT

* Michael Young - Nike Footwear Developer

* Dave Schenone - Nike Footwear Design Director

* Cathy Bailey - Nike Footwear Developer

* Mark Parker - Nike CEO

* Drake Ramberg - Nike Product Graphic Designer

* Ron Hill - Nike Footwear Business Director

* Elliot Hill - (then) Head of Pro Sports, Nike Teams Sports (now) Nike CEO

* Scottie Pippen - Hall of Fame NBA Player

* Jason Kidd - Hall of Fame NBA Player

* Gary Payton - Hall of Fame NBA Player

* Sheryl Swoops - WNBA Legend

* Lisa Leslie - WNBA Legend

* Kevin Garnett - Hall of Fame NBA Player

* Michael Jordan - Basketball GOAT

* Steve Nash - Hall of Fame NBA Player

* Dirk Novitski - Hall of Fame NBA Player

* Amare Stoudamire - NBA Legend

* Damon Stoudamire - NBA Legend

* LeBron James - NBA Legend

* Paula Radcliffe - UK Track and Field Legend

* Tinker Hatfield - Nike OG Footwear Design Legend

* Bo Jackson - Legendary NFL Running Back

* LaDanian Tomlinson - Hall of Fame NFL Player

* Paul Pierce - Hall of Fame NBA Player

* Lance Armstrong - Legendary Cyclist

* Omar Salazar - Pro Skateboarder

* Shaquem Griffin - NFL Linebacker

* Serena Williams - Women’s Tennis GOAT

* Eric Avar - Nike Footwear Designer

* Kobe Bryant - Hall of Fame NBA Player

* Bob Wood - Nike Business Leader/Former President of Nike Golf

* Gordon Thompson - First VP of Nike Design

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