The HBR Show

For episode 58, Olympic track and field medalists Andre De Grasse of Canada and Will Claye of team U.S.A. sit down with us just before they begin their training for the new season. The sprinter and jumper not only talk about their current journey from the 2016 Games to Tokyo 2020, but they also dive into their rigorous training regimes, life after Usain Bolt, balancing a career in pro sports with building a family, overcoming injur...

For episode 57 of HB•R, we sat down with legendary photographer Jonathan Mannion. Having shot just about every major hip-hop album cover over the last 25 years, Jonathan is looking to embark on a new phase in his artistic career. But before he can begin this journey, he wants give back to the culture and fans that have made it all possible. In our interview, the 47-year-old opens up and talks about growing up in Ohio, working for R...

For episode 56 of HB•R, Erik Fagerlind and Peter Jansson, the founders of Stockholm-based international footwear and streetwear boutique Sneakersnstuff, stopped by our office to talk all things, well, sneakers of course. Approaching their 20th year in business, the two veteran sneakerheads--and they really do love footwear--have built one of the most respected boutiques in the world, reinterpreting American and European sneaker cul...

For episode 55 of HB•R, Coltrane Curtis -- founder of consumer marketing agency Team Epiphany -- stops by to talk all things “influencer” marketing. The NYC native details the evolution of influencers, from the pre-social media era to the billion dollar market it is today, complete with Facebook apps and "Computer Generated Influencers." Coltrane also discusses the lack of diversity in the advertising world, why finding your soulma...

The photographer, creative director and maybe more truthfully, documentarian, Dapper Lou, stopped by to talk about his Haiti-to-Brooklyn upbringing, the importance of travel, photographing the likes of Barack Obama and Lauren Hill, and so much more. Lou even dives into a photographer’s love-hate relationship with social media. 

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The legendary duo of Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia stop by to promote the 2nd season of their NPR show, ‘What’s Good with Stretch & Bobbito.’ In doing so, we get schooled on the “de-new-york-ifiction” of NYC’s club scene, the art of interviewing, sneaker culture and so much more. 

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For episode 52 of HB•R, we sat down with conceptual artist Dan Life, best known to our readers for his Swarovski’d-out Air Jordan 1 sculptures and wearables. The 25-year-old Chicago native takes us on a journey through his young life, from flipping wine on eBay at the age of 12, to commissioned art pieces for J Balvin. 

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