The UrbanCred Podcast

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 ...

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 go...

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. ...

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, ou...

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. 

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City guides, travel gear reviews, standout-restaurant reviews, travel tips, plus some special content series along ...

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 abou...

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. 

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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? 

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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 t...

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.


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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: Tiffan...

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
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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,...