Business of HYPE

Samuel Ross is the founder of A-COLD-WALL* . In this episode, jeffstaple visits the designer in London to discuss his career trajectory thus far, from trading Instagram follows with Virgil Abloh, to working as a top designer at DONDA, and finally moving onto his brand full-time. As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

Shirt is a rapper, artists and maker of things. He talks at length about navigating the music industry, signing to Jack White's label, his bootlegged adidas x Nike project, parlaying a master's degree and so much more. As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

jeffstaple hosts a panel discussion on disruption in creative culture with designer Benny Gold, Boss Babe founder Natalie Ellis and dancer/fashion designer Dusty Button. As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our channel, as well as HB•R and MIC/LINE.

Linkin Park frontman Mike Shinoda opens up about Chester’s passing, while discussing the band’s origins. His career is one of many highlights. Linkin Park’s massive success at the turn of the century earned Shinoda a place on the pop pantheon: the group’s debut, Hybrid Theory, is one of the last albums to go Diamond; their genre-bending Collision Course project with JAY-Z earned the group Grammys, critical acclaim, and street cred with rap listeners.  Shinoda also opens up about his roots as a graphic design student at the Art Center. Shinoda explains that while LP (then known as Hybrid Theory) was still getting off the ground, Shinoda was handling art direction and design for acts like Styles of Beyond, who would later play a key role in Shinoda’s hip-hop side project, Fort Minor. So tune into the Season 2 opener.  As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

On this week's episode of Business of Hype With jeffstaple, our host answers some of your questions on this AMA. He goes long on the Pigeon Dunks, its haters, and the nitty-gritty business savvy behind the streetwear industry. As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our channel, as well as HB•R and MIC/LINE.

While Business of HYPE takes a brief hiatus, revisit our interview with the fragment design head honcho where he explains how he makes lightning strike twice, over and over again.  This episode contains references to the following:  (02:28) Undercover (02:29) Louis Vuitton (02:50) Fragment Watchband (04:15) Headporter (04:16) GoodEnough (07:19) Park-ing Ginza (07:20) Pool Aoyama (07:45) Jun Japan Corporation (12:13) Balmuda (12:37) Bonjour Records (12:48) WTaps (12:50) Vanquish (12:51) Burton (12:54) Retaw (13:29) Honeyee.com (13:33) Ring Of Colour (16:06) Kiyonaga / Soph (16:07) Hiroki Nakamura / Visvim (20:06) Sk8thing (20:52) Sacai (22:26) Starbucks (22:28) Levi’s (24:33) Nike HTM Court Force (24:36) Nike HTM Sock Dart (30:30) Hiroshi’s Hometown, Ise, Japan (32:56) A Cold Wall (33:53) StockX.com

Dominic Chambrone, better known as the Shoe Surgeon opens about how he went from a counterfeiter to the customizer of choice for celebrities like Justin Bieber.  As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

Levi Maestro is a videographer, consultant and social media jack-of-all-trades. In true early adopter fashion, Maestro has since migrated from platform to platform, consulting brands as he goes, designing and steering brands with his agency becomb. He’s pitched TV shows and new media ideas and even had his own show, The Maestro, on FOX Sports for a minute. Over the course of this conversation, Levi explains how his career is a combination of “speaking things into existence and pure luck.” As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

 Illustrator and artist James Jean explains how he made the leap from comic book covers to galleries worldwide.  As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

Yoon Ahn of Ambush talks about breaking into the industry from Dior and beyond. Yoon Ahn is a bit of a polymath: her duties have ranged from music packaging to jewelry design and everywhere in between, but it is her consistent work ethic that have made her stand out across the board. As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

Get a taste of some highlights from the upcoming season of HYPEBEAST Radio's The Business of HYPE With jeffstaple. Featuring artist James Jean, vlogger Levi Maestro, Yoon from Ambush, celebrity jeweler Ben Baller, and Dominic Chambrone, AKA The Shoe Surgeon. Business of HYPE airs Sundays on HypeRadio. As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

Designer Melody Ehsani explains how she broke into Fairfax's infamous boys' club. On this week’s episode, Jeff sits down with Melody Ehsani at Sole DXB in Dubai to discuss how she navigated her career to become a namesake in the streetwear world. As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

Mike Cherman is the founder of ICNY and Chinatown Market. Despite his myriad contributions to streetwear, Mike’s working hand was largely invisible. Much of his work is instantly recognizable, though: he designed all of KITH’s branding from the box logo to the Just Us branding, for Ronnie Fieg. Much of the early A$AP Worldwide gear was Mike’s work, too. "People say your brand dies when you go to Urban," Mike Cherman says, "Enjoy making no money for the rest of your life. I've been in Urban since the first collection. So if that means I'm dead, I've been dead since day one."  As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

Michael Camargo of Upscale Vandal explains why doesn't have interns, why he bought the house he grew up in, and why everything really is Pusha T.  As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

Here are some highlights from Season 1 of HypeRadio's The Business of HYPE With jeffstaple. Featuring Hiroshi Fujiwara, Sarah Andelman, Ben Baller, Aaron Levant, Melody Ehsani, and Michael "Upscale Vandal" Camargo. Business of HYPE airs Sundays on HYPEBEAST Radio. As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

jeffstaple, entrepreneur Aaron Levant explains how he moved from graffiti to the streetwear world, and his attitude of 'oppositional defiance.' As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

On the second episode of Business of HYPE, jeffstaple sits down Sarah Andelman —the petite mastermind behind the French concept store colette. Sarah and her mother, the storefront’s namesake, created a singular experience at 213 Rue Saint Honoré: a singularly curated collection of everything from clothing, tech, art and design paraphernalia with new window displays that popped weekly. “Before colette,” wondered Hiroshi Fujiwara, “was there ever any reason to visit Paris?” As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

On the Season 1 premiere of Business of Hype With jeffstaple, Hiroshi Fujiwara explains how he makes lightning strike twice. As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE.  As always, thank you for tuning into HYPEBEAST Radio and Business of HYPE. Please don't forget to rate, comment and subscribe to our other shows MIC/LINE, The Anthropology, The HYPE Report and HYPETALKS.

The streetwear OG goes long on everything Staple, except the Pigeon Dunk.

From HYPEBEAST Radio, we introduce our newest podcast, Business of HYPE. Hosted by streetwear veteran, sneaker connoisseur, designer and founder of Staple Design, jeffstaple dives into an immersive conversation with some of the industry's biggest names. Tune in every Sunday. For more info: https://hypebeast.com/radio