F*CKTHESEBRANDS In Paris: Meeting Legends, Fashion Week & More | Ep 11

F*CKTHESEBRANDS In Paris: Meeting Legends, Fashion Week & More | Ep 11

Yé from F*CKTHESEBRANDS joined the Bridging The Gap Podcast to talk about his recent experience traveling to Paris for fashion week and meeting the likes of Kid Super, Rick Owens, and many more legends in the culture. We spoke about how he took the leap of faith with his three brothers who are the self proclaimed "Migos of fashion" to bring their brand out to Paris for the first time, where they did everything from meeting legends and partying, to selling pieces, networking, building relationships, and more. We also spoke about the story behind how F*CKTHESEBRANDS came to be, Ye's marketing advise for other creatives, and much more that you won't want to miss. Enjoy. Follow AVNT's Socials: ⁠Instagram⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/avntspace/] | ⁠Twitter⁠ [https://twitter.com/avntspace?lang=en] | ⁠YouTube⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoeV4XTnzI1ZR1nki2rteEw] | ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@avntspace] | ⁠avnt.space⁠ [https://avnt.space/#/] Follow FUCKTHESEBRANDS Socials: ⁠Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fuckthesebrands/]⁠ | ⁠ [https://soleetal.com/]f*ckthesebrands.com [fuckthesebrands.com] | Mr. F*ckthesebrands [https://www.instagram.com/mr.fuckthesebrands/]

The Hard Jewelry Interview ('21 Throwback) | Ep 10

(This episode was originally recorded on November 30, 2021) William Velazquez is the founder of Hard Jewelry, a brand based out of Ogden, Utah that's making the hardest jewelry in the world. We spoke with Will about his experience starting the brand out of his basement in 2017 to now running a multi-million dollar company, hiring his brother, dad, and some of his best friends, and having one of the strongest communities of supporters in the world. In addition, Will also spoke about some of the things he's learned along the way that allowed his business, community and team to thrive, advice for other up and coming brand & business owners, and what we should expect to see from Hard Jewelry in the future. Enjoy. Follow AVNT's Socials: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/avntspace/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/avntspace?lang=en] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoeV4XTnzI1ZR1nki2rteEw] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@avntspace] | avnt.space [https://avnt.space/#/] Follow Hard Jewelry's Socials: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/hard_jewelry/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/hard_jewelry] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@hardjewelry?lang=en] | hardjewelry.com/ [https://www.hardjewelry.com/]

The YOUTHOOD Interview | Ep 9

YOUTHOOD is a clothing brand based out of Charlotte, North Carolina that's quickly become one of the hottest brands in the south. We spoke with the founder FINK about how the initial influence of his step-brother Tyler Grosso as well as Asspizza and others led him to start YOUTHOOD in 2016, to now having his pieces worn by the likes of Adam22, Kelly Oubre Jr. and more. In addition, we also spoke about the biblical themes that many of his pieces portray, his advice for others starting a brand in 2023, and his plans to continue to expanding YOUTHOOD while inspiring the youth to be all they can be. Enjoy. Follow AVNT's Socials: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/avntspace/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/avntspace?lang=en] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoeV4XTnzI1ZR1nki2rteEw] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@avntspace] | avnt.space [https://avnt.space/#/] Follow FUTUREMOOD Socials: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/youthoodbrand/] | youthood.shop [https://youthood.shop/]

State of The Culture Intro | Ep 8

On today's podcast, we're introducing the State of The Culture, a new segment on the Bridging the Gap Podcast that will be covering and documenting the growth of the culture and next generation streetwear / creative movement that we're all a part of. We're excited to be bringing on our friends in the space as hosts, as well as other top brands and creatives, and new faces and voices that are on their way to becoming leaders of the culture, giving their input on where things are at now, and where they're going. We hope this segment is able to inspire the youth and give you a view into the future that we're all working to build. Lead, do not follow. We hope you enjoy. Follow AVNT's Socials: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/avntspace/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/avntspace?lang=en] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoeV4XTnzI1ZR1nki2rteEw] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@avntspace] | avnt.space [https://avnt.space/#/]

The First Worldwide Youth Interview (Summer '19 Throwback) | Ep 7

(This episode was originally recorded on July 5, 2019) Worldwide Youth is a clothing brand out of Florida that was founded in 2018 and exploded onto the underground streetwear scene, becoming one of the pioneer brands that led and inspired the first wave of next generation brands. In this conversation from the summer of 2019, we spoke with Dylan as he was gearing up for his 1 year collection and had a legendary conversation filled with tons of game about brand building, marketing, ideas for unlocking your growth, and much more along with talking about our ideas for the future and where the space was headed. Many of the ideas we discussed have now come to fruition, with many others still on their way to coming true. This was the first of many interviews we did with Worldwide Youth over the years, however this was the only one that was recorded. Enjoy. Follow AVNT's Socials: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/avntspace/] | Twitter [https://twitter.com/avntspace?lang=en] | YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoeV4XTnzI1ZR1nki2rteEw] | TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@avntspace] | avnt.space [https://avnt.space/#/] Follow Worldwide Youth's Socials: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/worldwide.youth/] | https://wwyshop.com [https://wwyshop.com/password]