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 abo

Dexton Deboree

Feb 13th, 2022 1h 13m

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 int

Numa Perrier

Feb 7th, 2021 1h 56m

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

Jazerai Allen-Lord

Aug 2nd, 2020 1h 48m

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 Q

Tommie Battle

Jul 19th, 2020 1h 20m

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 Quar

Jacques "Kustoo" Slade

May 27th, 2020 57m 16s

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

Ernie Talbert

May 24th, 2020 1h 2m

Ernie Talbert is a Delaware native who went from being booked over half a dozen times for Graffiti to holding multiple degrees and being a one of the best marketing brains in the game. Ronald and Donte talk to Ernie about his amazing story to w

Patrick Horvat

May 17th, 2020 1h 47m

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

Arvay Adams

May 10th, 2020 1h 22m

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

Currency Michaels

Apr 26th, 2020 1h 35m

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 t

Season 2 wrap-Up

Mar 22nd, 2020 1h 4m

Ronald and Donte' reflect on the podcast up until the last released episode and what happened in life in between. Highlights 2:50: The Pensole/Portland Experience 9:20: What's next for BRNDD? 12:03: Kaepernick vs. Trump 13:49: Because the I

D'Wayne Edwards

Aug 20th, 2017 58m 29s

D'Wayne Edwards is the founder of Pensole Footwear Design Academy, located in Portland, OR. He's spent over 30 years in the industry, from working with Tupac and Biggie at Karl Kani to working with the GOAT, Michael Jordan. After spending 10 ye

Blake Thomas

Aug 13th, 2017 1h 14m

Blake Thomas is one of the best freelance photographers on the wrestling circuit. He has worked with the likes of; Mia Yim, Veda Scott, NXT's Nikki Cross and Baltimore Legend, Ruckus. Over the years, he's also gotten into management and product

BRNDD Live: BCMakes Series for BCPL

Jul 17th, 2017 1h 6m

Baltimore County Public Libraries invited our hosts Donte' Cotton and Ronald James to host one of their Inspire Nights to talk about BRNDD, how they started the podcast, what's it like being a creative and what challenges they faced, and what m

Pierre and Jamyla Bennu

Jul 2nd, 2017 1h 40m

Pierre and Jamyla Bennu are the owners of Oyin Handmade and Exit the Apple. This New York couple migrated to Baltimore over a decade ago and have been a thriving part of the scene ever since. Jamyla being the brains behind Oyin's natural produc

Ivan Martin

Jun 13th, 2017 1h 14m

Ivan Martin is a Duval, FL transported to Maryland via the Navy. He's a working comic, teacher and Festival founder. He's done shows up and down the sea board and has had some great experiences with other rising comics such as Quincy Jones and

Dino Hatfield(of Baltimore Sneaker Show)

May 28th, 2017 2h

Dino Hatfield has become a pioneer in the age of sneaker news. He has broken numerous stories, from the Yeezy 650 first ever leaks to the Jordan 8 releasing and informing the world a whole year before it's release. He has taken his social platf

Ericka Blount Danois

May 8th, 2017 1h 38m

Ericka Blount Danois is an award winning author who has worked as a staff writer, editor, freelancer, and stringer for a number of publications including: Spin, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, ESPN The Magazine

Sam Smith(Of New Vintage by Sam)

Apr 23rd, 2017 59m 29s

Sam is is a business owner, mother, wife and creative director, all of which she is successful with. She She owns New Vintage by Sam, an apparel and accessories company, Sam Styled you, a personal styling company as well as her mommy blog, Dres

Kalilah Wright(of Mess in a Bottle)

Apr 9th, 2017 1h 20m

Kalilah Wright is the founder of mess in a bottle. A company that makes inspirational shirts and packages them in a special bottle. The brand has been going strong a little over a year now and has even been recognized by the likes of Mark Cuban

Brian (of Creative Culture Lifestyle)

Apr 2nd, 2017 2h 8m

Ronald and Donte' are back for Season 2 with a 2-hour premiere! Creative Culture lifestyle is a brand started by Brian in 2016 that focuses on black males' beards with a line of natural care products. They've been featured on news channels

Joey Malinski(of ATB Productions)

Feb 19th, 2017 47m 15s

Joey Malkinski is a Brooklyn Park, MD native. growing up with a love of film, he always pursued his dream of directing and producing visual content. Ronald and Donte' sit down with the creative behind the company, Across the Bridge Product

Jerrill Sankey(of Creative King)

Feb 12th, 2017 1h 18m

Donte' and Ron are back again. This week they caught up with Jerrill Sankey, the owner of Creative King. Jerrill crafts his hats by hand, from scratch. A unique aspect in an industry where everything is manufactured and mass produced, Creative

D. Watkins

Feb 2nd, 2017 1h 32m

The BRNDD podcast has reached double digits! To celebrate, they bring on one of their most successful guests to date. Two-time New York Times Best selling Author, Editor-At-Large for Salon.com, and contributor to a hosts of publications; from E

Brian Bomster-Jabs

Jan 26th, 2017 1h 13m

Ron and Donte' are back with their first podcast with a guest for the year. They sit down with Brian Bomster-Jabs A.K.A. Bomster-Jabs Studio. They dive right into it and talk about being stereotyped being an adopted Korean raised in Baltimore(4