Season 4

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Highlights

Cheresse Thornhill-Goldson & Liz Connelly

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 about their history in design, forming the S.E.E.D. program and more!

Highlights
  • 5:50 – Introductions
  • 17:29 – What is Adidas S.E.E.D.?
  • 20:15 – Taking a Leap of Faith
  • 25:58 – Creating a Comfortable Space
  • 31:39 – The moment of Clarity
  • 33:56 – Getting into Adidas S.E.E.D.
  • 38:00 – Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number
  • 42:34 – Working at the Brooklyn Farm
  • 50:05 – The Favorites
  • 55:33 – The BRNDD 10
Liz’s BRNDD 10 Playlist
Cheresse’s BRNDD 10 Playlist
Cheresse’s BRNDD 10 Book List
  1. FIRST THINGS FIRST by Stephen R. Covey
  2. PURPOSE AWAKENING by Toure Roberts
  3. WHOLENESS by Toure Roberts
  4. START WITH WHY by Simon Sinek
  5. MASTERY by Robert Greene
  6. THE SPEED OF TRUST by Stephen M.R. Covey
  7. MINDSET by Carol S. Dweck PhD
  8. DARING GREATLY by Brené Brown
  9. THE 50TH LAW by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson & Robert Greene
  10. PRINCIPLES by Ray Dalio
  11. Bonus: MAMBA MENTALITY by Kobe Bryant 

Dexton Deboree

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 into becoming a director, working with Will Smith, his Unbanned: The Legend of the AJ1 documentary and more.

Highlights
  • 6:21 – Finding Sports 
  • 12:03 – Moving from Athlete to Artist 
  • 17:41 – From Cigar Talk to Commercial Work for Jordan Brand 
  • 32:20 – Unbanned: The Legend of the AJ1 
  • 38:24 – The Importance of Minority Storytelling 
  • 48:45 – Will Smith’s “Best Shape of My Life” 
  • 58:19 – Favorites 
  • 1:01:43 – The BRNDD 10
BRNDD 10 Playlist