Hats Off To This Guy with New Era's Colie Blake

Enjoy our deep dive into the long game of creating fashion-forward accessible product lines; marketing collaborations, and a fun round of tastemaker predictions for 2017. It was our esteemed pleasure to discuss branding and the brilliant strategies that go into the most iconic ath-leisure accessories with New Era's Colie Blake.   Listen in as we discuss:          Home Depot gets Fresh big mad (16:29) Lifestyle brand story building (21:29) The thought process of a limited release  (39:58) The top brand shifters of tomorrow (61:00)   Mentioned in this Episode:     G Herbo's G Fazo's      DC's  9:30 Club Austin City Limits Music Festival Jay-Z performs Wonderwall – Glastonbury Donald Glover Interview – Fast Company   Quotes from this Episode: "[What] these brands miss. You have to make [fashion] accessible. Homegrown things, really get it out there. If someone blows up you hope that that collaboration continues. " ~ Colie Blake   "They don't think about the next thing. A lot of people are hype beasts." ~ Colie Blake   "All the theories about the possibilities of where streaming could go is actually so fascinating. ~ Dion   "Have we ever seen a truly marketable football player besides Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson?" Fresh   "[Donald Glover] made a statement saying he only has a few more years to be dangerous. I took it as 'I only have a few more years to be fearless'…[If he just says] I'm going to make these choices and put them on display. I feel like people would follow the fuck outta him." ~ Dion   Click through to find us on Facebook or Twitter @No4PlayShow. Help us out by subscribing and leaving us a review on iTunes and Facebook.