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In-depth interview with Ryan Coulter, Founder of The James Brand
Join Eddy in an episode where he interviews Ryan Coulter, the founder of The James Brand. Ryan shares his journey from being an industrial designer at Nike to creating a brand that focuses on aesthetically pleasing and functional everyday carry (EDC) products. They discuss the inception of The James Brand, the challenges faced in the knife industry, and the importance of slow, consistent growth. Ryan also delves into his creative process, the significance of partnerships, and his approach to overcoming the limitations in marketing EDC items. Tune in for valuable insights and inspiring stories from a successful entrepreneur and designer.
Today's Guest: Ryan Coulter
Ryan Coulter founded The James Brand, a company that creates exceptional, high-quality everyday carry tools. With a background in industrial design and a passion for blending functionality with aesthetic appeal, Coulter has successfully redefined the standard for modern utility items. Under his leadership, The James Brand has become synonymous with innovation, craftsmanship, and minimalistic elegance, catering to those who value performance and style in their everyday essentials.
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Instagram: @thejamesbrand
Website: https://thejamesbrand.comWhere to find us:
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In this episode of "Teak NYC Unveiled," join us as we dive into the inspiring journey of Teak NYC's founder, from curating Scandinavian designs in Greenpoint to expanding to a 4,000 sq ft space in 2024. Discover the unique "working in reverse" strategy and the power of a co-founder partnership that turned Teak NYC into an overnight success.
Learn about the challenges and triumphs of staying true to the brand and oneself and the role of Scandinavian design in their rapid rise. This episode is a rich tapestry of entrepreneurial spirit, design passion, and the essence of building a successful business with integrity. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or a design aficionado, this story of innovation and true partnership offers compelling insights and inspiration.
Today's Guest: Cait
Cait is the founder and the dynamic force behind TEAK NYC, blending her rich background in arts, design, and education with her passion for Scandinavian culture. Her leadership not only curates beautifully designed objects but also fosters community through her enthusiasm and patience.
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Pintrerest: https://www.pinterest.com/teaknewyork/
Instagram: @teaknewyork
Website: https://teaknewyork.com/Where to find us:
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Join us on UrbanCred as we dive into the vibrant world of @Keifro, a YouTuber and Photographer known for his urban and minimal gear content. In this episode, we sit down with @Keifro to explore the inspirations behind his works, the challenges with working in tandem with so many brands, and thoughts behind the industry in both Social Media and the Carry Space.
Today's Guest: Keith AKA @Keifro
Meet Keith, a talented product photographer hailing from the sunny shores of Australia. As an aspiring coffee connoisseur and avid carry enthusiast, Keith profoundly appreciates modern product design and the beauty of everyday carry items.
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/keifro
Instagram: http://instagram.com/lokvisuals
Website: http://www.lokvisuals.com/
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Join us on UrbanCred Podcast Name as we dive into the vibrant world of @Keifro, a YouTuber and Photographer known for his urban and minimal gear content. In this episode, we sit down with @Keifro to explore the inspirations behind his works, the challenges with working in tandem with so many brands, and thoughts behind the industry in both Social Media and the Carry Space.
Today's Guest: Keith AKA @Keifro
Meet Keith, a talented product photographer hailing from the sunny shores of Australia. As an aspiring coffee connoisseur and avid carry enthusiast, Keith profoundly appreciates modern product design and the beauty of everyday carry items.
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Instagram: https://instagram.com/keifro
Instagram: http://instagram.com/lokvisuals
Website: http://www.lokvisuals.com/Where to find us:
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In today's episode, we spotlight a creative force who may not be a household name but is revered among bag enthusiasts and true fans. From his small workshop, he meticulously crafts pouches using exotic and modern materials. The result? A limited drop via his website dubbed "SAMPLE." We talk about his background and history, the transition to what he does now, and how the community helped and empowered him to do what he does now.
Today's Guest: Dan Matsuda
While the average person may not be familiar with Dan Matsuda, those who live and breathe bags know him as a legend in the industry. With a background as a former designer for TAD (Triple Aught Design) and collaborations with renowned brands, Dan has honed his skills to create carry items and patches with custom designs fusing science fiction and cultural elements.Where to find us:
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In this episode, we sit down with Bill Ferguson to unlock the secrets of maximizing credit card points for incredible travel experiences and upgrades. Join us as we delve into the world of rewards programs, exploring strategies to earn and redeem points effectively. From insider tips on choosing the right credit cards to understand bonus categories and optimizing point transfers, Bill shares his knowledge to help you maximize your rewards.
AlwaysWander.info
City guides, travel gear reviews, standout-restaurant reviews, travel tips, plus some special content series along the way. It's a site built for people who dream of that next journey and travel smart. A site built for people that like to wander.
Today's Guest: Bill Ferguson
Founder of AlwaysWander.info. He is an avid traveler and is the person that likes to “do their research” before I head to any destination - near or far.
Website: www.alwayswander.info
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In this podcast episode, Hunter Craighill joins me to discuss the inception of Craighill and his unique design process, delving into his background and previous experiences and offering insights into how he collaborates with his team and navigates challenging situations with creativity and resilience.
Today's Guest: Hunter Craighill
A skilled product designer with an ability to create stylish and practical home goods that marry together art and functionality, showcasing the importance of handicrafts in a world that often values reckless consumption and waste over quality and longevity.
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Join us as we speak with Andrew Cheu in this episode as he shares his insights on optimizing your travel experience with a focus on minimalism, one-bag travel, and choosing the right bag. Andrew also delves into how innovation in bags is essential and the rabbit hole of unique materials.
Today's Guest: Andrew Cheu
Meet Andrew, a bag lover and dog owner originally from California who now calls New York City home. As an architect, Andrew spends his days commuting within the city, and his passion for bags has led him to explore the best options for carrying his essentials on the go. From sleek slings to stylish backpacks, he has tried them all and has developed a keen eye for design and functionality. When he's not working or walking his furry friend, you'll see him showing off his beautiful images of bags, dogs, and the city on the Carryologist group.Where to find us:
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For this episode, we'll be connecting with the brand Boreal Bagworks. Based out of Keweenaw, Michigan, this one-man bag production machine creates custom bags for bikers, hikers, and everything in between. We listen to his hopes for his brand, where it all started, and maybe toss a few jokes in between.
Today's Guest: Matthew Bubbe
Founder and one-man army, Matthew has been crafting since the first time, out of college, back when his pals needed a bag for a trip down south. Since then, he has been able to take that experience and bring it into Boreal Bagworks, where he makes awesome bags for whoever asks.
Website: www.borealbagworks.com
Instagram: @borealbagworksWhere to find us:
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For this episode, we'll talk to Bill about his travels, favorite cities and bags, and website. Why spend more on an expensive bag? How does Bill determine where his next destination is out of the many, MANY countries? We also trade thoughts on how we pack similarly or differently.
AlwaysWander.info
City guides, travel gear reviews, standout-restaurant reviews, travel tips, plus some special content series along the way. It's a site built for people who dream of that next journey and travel smart. A site built for people that like to wander.
Today's Guest: Bill Ferguson
Founder of AlwaysWander.info. He is an avid traveler and is the person that likes to “do their research” before I head to any destination - near or far.
Website: www.alwayswander.infoWhere to find us:
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We're moving on to a new season to start fresh. For this newest episode, we'll be going back to a preview episode from the past. By combining two ideas, the new UrbanCred Podcast starts with this.
For this episode, we'll be connecting with the brand Shellsoul. Based out of Hong Kong, they work with brands such as Orbitgear to Riot Division. Celebrating their first retail location, we interview and talk about all things techwear.
Today's Guest: David Ng
Founder of Shellsoul, a brand that brings together techwear gear together. Based out of HK, he is active on Reddit and always loves showing off outfits and helping others. Tune in!
Website: www.Shellsoul.comWhere to find us:
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For episode #28, we welcome Alzward to the podcast! Starting a webcomic is hard. Keeping it going and being open to changing the direction is harder. Alzward talks to us about his road from the origins to the current iteration of his webcomic, Red Green Blue. Who is Red? Who is Blue? Who is Green? We also chat about mental health, ADHD, and how his love for his other project, Sanctuary, almost spiraled him into depression.
Today's Guests: Alzward
The artist behind the webcomic Red Green Blue. In addition, he has another project called Sanctuary that he plans to expand beyond the first chapter in the future. Originally in construction and moved on to art, he continuously fights with his ADHD and looks to take his life lessons to help push himself into the next chapter of his life.
Links Mentioned:
Webtoon: REDGREENBLUE
Alzward Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/alzward
Alzward Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/AlzwardFollow Us:
Shop at our website: UrbanCred.com
Instagram: @urbancred_official
Facebook: @urbancred
Twitter: @UrbanCred
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For episode #27, we chat with an emergency medicine physician with over ten years of experience working in multiple emergency rooms. In our interview, we dive into her inspiration on why she feels obligated to help patients with mental health. Why use Ketamine to help bring people back to a normal lifestyle? What parts of her history caused her to walk this path, and why is there a cat on their team's page?
Sometimes life isn't just about making money and helping your fellow people. Mai takes her experience, both in ketamine therapy as well as an emergency medicine physician, to create a business that helps heal the people who need it the most.
Today's Guests: Dr. Mai Shimada
Dr. Mai Shimada is an entrepreneur and an emergency medicine physician with over ten years of experience working in multiple emergency rooms and administering ketamine to hundreds of patients. She decided to start the Isha Health ketamine-assisted therapy clinic after discovering the benefits of ketamine for mental health.
Links Mentioned:
Website: https://www.isha.health/
Isha Health Instagram: @isha.health
Isha Health Twitter: @ishahealthFollow Us:
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Facebook: @urbancred
Twitter: @UrbanCred
Apply ISHASPECIALOFFER for 30% off ($375 cash value) the introductory package. Thanks Mai!
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For episode #26, we chatted with Tin Tin V. In our interview, we talked about the eventful journey it was to reach his lifelong dream of starting as a game developer. He started school as a dancer, working in Disney, choreography, and Dancing with the Stars. Later on, he talks about his experience in music and eventually about what he is doing now, his very first video game. Changing and trying new things is a big part of what we talk about, and learning to enjoy the smaller victories. Be sure to give us a listen anywhere you get your podcasts.
Today's Guests: TinTin Vongphrachanh
Ever since he was fourteen, he worked hard to perfect his first passion, dance. He honed and worked in that industry for a good 1/3 of his life until entering into music and eventually onto his first game, The KwanStone Project. His new company and studio are a staging ground for what he believes will bring about the next chapter of his life.
Links Mentioned:
Website: https://www.sipsongstudios.com/
The KwanStone Project App Store: Link
The KwanStone Project Google Play: Link
The KwanStone Instagram: @thekwanstoneproject
Tin Tin V Instagram: @tintinvmusicFollow Us:
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Facebook: @urbancred
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For episode #25, we chat with Joshua Tousignant. In our interview, we talk about Josh's life and his spontaneous trip to China. How finding work there is like overseas and some of his hilarious anecdotes. For the second half, we talk at length about the power of living in the moment and why being focused on the now can help with going through life. Be sure to give us a listen anywhere you get your podcasts.
Today's Guests: Joshua Tousignant
A teacher by trade, he fell into this without expecting to. After many experiences throughout his life from a sudden phone call out of the blue to staying in China for 4 years, he began to stop worrying about the future and just live in the moment. Now he has finished his Master's and continues his work to educate as well as continue his passion for writing on the side.
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For episode #24, we chat with Tiffany Ran. In our interview, we have a conversation about the business of cooking and how different it is when doing it as a pop-up compared to a brick-and-mortar location. We talk about how obligation and expectation can lead us in unintentional directions in life. Ever feel like your road is being controlled by outside forces? Be sure to give us a listen.
Today's Guests: Tiffany Ran
Tiffany has a history of working in the food business. From line cook to a chef and eventually the founder of 八八六 popups, she now enjoys the flexibility and balance of working on what she loves and taking care of herself mentally and physically.
Links Mentioned:
Website: www.babaliotaiwan.com
Instagram: @bb6twpopup/
Facebook: @BB6twpopup
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Facebook: @urbancred
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For episode #23, we chat with Maya Sause and Steph Mari. In our interview, we chat about the origins of Karbon. What makes them tick? How do they work as a team? Is it worth working together as founders when others always say that working alone is better than working as partners in business? What makes their rings different from the rest? We go into all these and more!
Today's Guests: Maya Sause and Steph Mari
Maya is originally from the US and now lived in Japan for 4-5 years. She models, side gigs, designs, has her own paper lantern business, and now has co-founded Karbon with Steph and Stephie.
Steph is an illustrator originally from Australia and now in Japan. Originally worked in design for a company until she moved on to working for herself freelance. Now she has partnered up with Maya and Stephie to create Karbon.Links Mentioned:
Website: https://www.karbondesign.co/
Instagram: @karbondesign.co
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Facebook: @urbancred
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NOTE: This episode has more explicit material than usual. Just a heads up!
For episode #22, we chat with Darin Maki. In our interview, we chat about the road leading to the brand, CraftbyMaki. We talk about his influences, why and how he got into creating his own brand, what Japan was like for him and why the local Japanese community was so important to him.Today's Guests: Darin Maki
A Japanese American, passionate about his craft as well as the community he grew up in, Darin strives to emulate his upbringing in everything he does. Living in Japan for 12 years before moving to Malaysia for work and eventually ending up in Los Angeles, he started up his own apparel brand CraftbyMaki.Links Mentioned:
Website: www.craftbymaki.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/crftbymaki
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Facebook: @urbancred
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For episode #21, we chat with Wonmin Lee. In our interview, we talk about his reason behind creating a board game. Why transition from a stable job to an unsteady life of designing board games? What were the difficult parts? What did he learn from his journey? You'll have to tune in to find out! From start to finish, we check out his journey from start to finish and his starting troubles as well as his reasons to start such an endeavor.
Today's Guests: Wonmin Lee
The creator of "Welcome to Sysifus Corp" and owner of Pegasus Games in NYC. A self-taught web developer and part-time entrepreneur. Lover of games and all things tech.Links Mentioned:
Board Game Geek: Sysifus Corp
Website: www.sysifuscorp.com
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For episode #20, we chat with Andrew Kim. In our interview, we take a look at his recent success with his tufting class. What is tufting? You'll have to tune in to find out! From start to finish, we check out his journey from start to finish and his starting troubles as well as his reasons to start such an endeavor.
Today's Guests: Andrew Kim
Andrew started in cybersecurity and in an ad agency but now works for himself as the founder of Arashi Goods and Scattered Kind. His experience with jobs and working for other people never really clicked. With unhappiness and stress, a breakdown was inevitable. So he took the initiative to create something of joy for himself.Links Mentioned:
Instagram: @scatteredkind
Website: www.scatteredkind.com
TikTok: @scatteredkind
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Facebook: @urbancred
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