Episodes
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Warriors & Roses 03: Morgan Love Thomas
In this episode of Warriors & Roses, host Michelle Rose talks with creative director, writer, and former colleague Morgan Love Thomas about what happens when a successful creative life collapses from the inside… and what it takes to rebuild from almost nothing. Morgan and Michelle first knew each...
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Struktur Mind Meld 01: Richard Campbell
Episode 01 kicks off the Struktur Mind Meld with a conversation that zooms out before we zoom in. I sit down with Richard Campbell, a technologist who wrote his first line of code in 1977 and has spent decades across hardware, software, development, and operations. With founder experience...
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Warriors & Roses 02: Greg Brace
This episode dives into what it means to dedicate your life to an art form that’s constantly changing, even crumbling, beneath you. Greg Brace, a lifelong metal musician, composer, and performer, began his creative journey in an era when music still lived in CDs, magazines, and sweaty live rooms....
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Warriors & Roses 01: Daniela Caine
Warriors & Roses dives into the emotional reality of creative life... the loneliness, obsession, and persistence it takes to build something beautiful out of chaos. Host Michelle Rose talks with musicians, designers, and writers who have fought for their art and found meaning in the struggle....
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UnStruktured 17: Adrienne Mercante + Risk, Reinvention, and Resilience In Design
Welcome to the UnStruktured Podcast. In this episode my co-host, Bob Smith, and I sit down with creative apparel designer Adrienne Mercante. Adrienne has led design at some of the most innovative brands in the performance apparel space—including Outlier, Betabrand, Western Rise, Nathan Sports…
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UnStruktured 16: E-LOVE, In The Image Of Public Enemy
Welcome to the UnStruktured Podcast. In this episode, Bob Smith and I sit down with Damien E-LOVE Matthias, award-winning producer, entrepreneur, and a powerful force in the early formation of hip hop. We begin at the intersection of music, design, and cultural resistance with the story of how...
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UnStruktured, 15: Allison Ross + An Invitation To The New World Of AI
Welcome to the UnStruktured Podcast.In this episode my co-host, Bob Smith, and I dive into the world of Artificial Intelligence with creative director Allison Ross. We explore the evolving landscape of AI in the creative industry, discussing its implications for designers, musicians, and artists…
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UnStruktured, 14: Harun Bonnett, Lake Kyle, Juan Carlos Hernandez + The NextGen Makers In Music
Welcome to the UnStruktured Podcast.In this episode, my co-host, Bob Smith, and I talk with three young artists shaping music today....Musician and Studio Founder Harun Bonnett, Artist and Performer Lake Kyle, and Producer and Mix Engineer Juan Carlos Hernandez. From growing up in the underground...
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UnStruktured, 13: Scott Clum + Human-Crafted Culture In Skate, Snow, Sport + Fashion
Welcome to the UnStruktured Podcast! In this episode my co-host, Bob Smith, and I talk with legendary artist and creative director Scott Clum. First Design Director for Sims Snowboards in the eighties, Co-Founder of Morrow Snowboards in the nineties, and early Design Director at Raygun…
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UNSTRUKTURED, 12: Bob Smith + Michelle Rose, The Hosts Of The UnStruktured Podcast
Welcome to the UnStruktured Podcast. I'm Michelle Rose... musician, martial artist, and design leader shaping some of the largest brands in the outdoor industry from The North Face to Columbia Sportswear, former espresso slinger and barista trainer at Starbucks and stylishly badass girl. In this...
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UNSTRUKTURED, 11: Hadrien Monloup + Defining A Career In Change-Making Design
Welcome to the UnStruktured Podcast! In this episode, I talk with design leader Hadrien Monloup, cofounder of the premium brand Bellroy and the ultimate community for carry called Carryology. From his early years growing up in Paris with a family of artists, to moving across the globe to build…
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UNSTRUKTURED, 10: Andrew Morgan + The Quiet Creator Of Sustainable Luxury
Welcome to the UnStruktured Podcast! In this episode I talk with sustainable design leader Andrew Morgan. Starting out in the Ready-To-Wear and high-end fashion world of New York in the 1980s, creating collections for luxury department stores such as Bergdorf Goodman, Barneys, Saks Fifth Avenue,...
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UNSTRUKTURED, 09: Star Miklashek Hoerauf + Performance Design To Regenerative Farming
Welcome to the UnStruktured podcast! In this episode I talk with Performance Designer turned Regenerative Farmer Star Miklashek Hoerauf. Pulling from an active and creative childhood, Star has woven her love of animals, holistic patterns, and clothing into a mindful way of life. Carving out her...
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UNSTRUKTURED, 08: Stanley Soares + Behind The Scenes As Front Of House
Welcome to the UnStruktured podcast! In this episode I talk with producer and audio engineer Stanley Soares. Born in Brazil and based in the US, Stanley has dedicated his career to the art of sound engineering. From traveling the world to serve as the Front Of House engineer for Megadeth,...
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USTRUKTURED 07: Dan Trapp, Recruiting + Mentoring For The Sports + Outdoor Industry
Welcome to the UnStruktured podcast! In this episode, I talk with Dan Trapp, C-Suite and Senior Leadership Headhunter for the Sports and Outdoor Industry. With thirty years of leadership experience working with companies like Salomon, Hoka and Columbia Sportswear, Dan now uses his expertise and...
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USTRUKTURED 06: Lenise Bent, Audio Engineering Blondie's Autoamerican
Welcome to the UnStruktured Podcast! In this episode, I talk with Pro Audio Engineer Lenise Bent. A hidden legend in her own right, Lenise is known for her work on huge rock classics such as Steely Dan's Aja and Supertramp's Breakfast In America, as well as for being the first female recording...
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USTRUKTURED 05: Elizabeth McGarry, Shifting Culture
Welcome to the UnStruktured podcast! This week I talk with fellow performance design leader, Elizabeth McGarry. Based in Boston, Elizabeth has spent the past two decades creating collections for iconic brands like Nike and Reebok and has led design for some of the most talked about startups in…
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USTRUKTURED 04: Stephanie Lamond, Paving Your Own Road
Welcome to the Unstruktured podcast. In this episode, I talk with artist, musician, and creative producer Stephanie Lamond. Daughter of the longtime CEO of NAMM, one of the largest and longest-running music product trade shows in the world, Stephanie has grown up surrounded by creative business...
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USTRUKTURED 03 Part 2: Allison Ross, No Boring Meaningless Sh*t
Welcome to the UnStruktured Podcast. In part 2 of this episode I talk with Creative Director and Graphic Artist Allison Ross, Founder and Janitor at Yesterday, about her time at the groundbreaking sustainable brand Nau Clothing, the joys of working for cutting edge design firms with great people,...
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USTRUKTURED 03 Part 1: Allison Ross, No Boring Meaningless Sh*t
Welcome to the UnStruktured Podcast. In this episode I talk with Creative Director and Graphic Artist Allison Ross, Founder and Janitor at Yesterday. Allison's passion for good people, social purpose, and creativity with a healthy dose of humor has led her to work with some of top design firms…
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USTRUKTURED 02 Part 2: Tsveti Enlow + Creating a Career in Trend Research and Strategy
In the second part of this two-part episode, I talk with trend researcher and strategist Tsveti Enlow. After opening the first youth hostel in Bulgaria at the age of 19 a few years after the fall of communism, Tsveti went on to study international business in the United States and became an…
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USTRUKTURED 02 Part 1: Tsveti Enlow + Creating a Career in Trend Research and Strategy.
Hi everyone! We had to republish this episode due to a glitch in connections across platforms. Such is the way of starting something new…gotta work out the kinks! Anyway, this episode should be available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, and TuneIn shortly. Look for Part 2 landing tomorrow as...
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USTRUKTURED 02: Tsveti Enlow + Creating a Career in Trend Research and Strategy, Part 1.
In this two-part episode, I talk with trend researcher and strategist Tsveti Enlow. After opening the first youth hostel in Bulgaria at the age of 19 a few years after the fall of communism, Tsveti went on to study international business in the United States and became an expert in identifying...
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USTRUKTURED 01 Part 2: J.J. Collier + Designing An Authentic Life.
Welcome to the UnStruktured podcast. In the second half of this episode J.J. and go into the stories that shaped his performance apparel design career: from pro-snowboarding to designing the first apparel line for Salomon, to having to make the difficult choice to leave behind a great thing to…
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USTRUKTURED 01 Part 1: J.J. Collier + Designing An Authentic Life.
Welcome to the UnStruktured podcast! In this episode, I talk to performance apparel design leader and former pro snowboarder JJ Collier. From snowboard to sewing machine to leading design for brands like Salomon, RLX by Ralph Lauren, Spyder and more, JJ and I talk about what it takes to design…
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Struktur Podcast Ep. 8: Sucheta Bal, Prosper Portland
Join us as we revisit the unearthed first episodes of the Struktur podcast, remembering the pre-pandemic world of active outdoor design with words of wisdom from the professionals who drive the industry. In this episode we talked with Sue Bal, Business Development Manager for the Athletic and...
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Struktur Podcast Ep. 7: Trent Bush, Founder, Artilect Studio
Join us as we revisit the unearthed first episodes of the Struktur podcast, remembering the pre-pandemic world of active outdoor design with words of wisdom from the professionals who drive the industry. In this episode we talked with Trent Bush, longtime design leader and culture creator in the...
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Struktur Podcast Ep. 6: Liana Delucca Johnson, Industrial Design Leader
Join us as we revisit the unearthed first episodes of the Struktur podcast, remembering the pre-pandemic world of active outdoor design with words of wisdom from the professionals who drive the industry. In this episode we talked with Liana Delucca Johnson, industrial designer and co founder of...
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Struktur Podcast Ep. 5: Douglas Davidson, Industrial Design Leader
Join us as we revisit the unearthed first episodes of the Struktur podcast, remembering the pre-pandemic world of active outdoor design with words of wisdom from the professionals who drive the industry. In this episode we talked with Douglas Davidson, founder of The Brown Buffalo. Douglas…
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Struktur Podcast Ep. 4: Jessica Hemmer, Technical Apparel Design Expert
Join us as we revisit the unearthed first episodes of the Struktur podcast, remembering the pre-pandemic world of active outdoor design with words of wisdom from the professionals who drive the industry. In this episode we talked with technical apparel design leader Jessica Hemmer, currently Baby...
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Struktur Podcast Ep.3: Anton Willis, CDO, Oru Kayak
Join us as we revisit the unearthed first episodes of the Struktur podcast, remembering the pre-pandemic world of active outdoor design with words of wisdom from the professionals who drive the industry. In this episode we talked with Anton Willis, Founder and Chief Design Officer of Oru Kayak.…
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Struktur Event 2017, Session 12: Amy Ross, NASA
In 2017, Struktur Event held it's largest 3-day creative conference to date. The event was located at the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, and hosted an impressive array of speakers across the industries in outdoor and performance design, research, sustainability, business, technology, team...
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Struktur Event 2017 Session 11: When Women Lead Panel w/ Karuna Scheinfeld of Woolrich + Amanda Goad of BoldBrew
In 2017, Struktur Event held it's largest 3-day creative conference to date. The event was located at the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, and hosted an impressive array of speakers across the industries in outdoor and performance design, research, sustainability, business, technology, team...
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Struktur Event 2017, Session 10: Carl Moriarty, Drummond Lawson, and Ian Yolles, Arc'teryx
In 2017, Struktur Event held it's largest 3-day creative conference to date. The event was located at the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, and hosted an impressive array of speakers across the industries in outdoor and performance design, research, sustainability, business, technology, team...
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Struktur Event 2017, Session 9: Wearable Technology Panel w/ Julianne Gauron, Design and Innovation Leader
In 2017, Struktur Event held it's largest 3-day creative conference to date. The event was located at the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, and hosted an impressive array of speakers across the industries in outdoor and performance design, research, sustainability, business, technology, team...
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Struktur Event 2017, Session 8: Jonathan Cedar, BioLite
In 2017, Struktur Event held it's largest 3-day creative conference to date. The event was located at the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, and hosted an impressive array of speakers across the industries in outdoor and performance design, research, sustainability, business, technology, team...
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Struktur Event 2017, Session 7: Alex Valdman, Rapha
In 2017, Struktur Event held it's largest 3-day creative conference to date. The event was located at the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, and hosted an impressive array of speakers across the industries in outdoor and performance design, research, sustainability, business, technology, team...
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Struktur Event 2017, Session 6: Michael DiTullo, Industrial Design Leader
In 2017, Struktur Event held it's largest 3-day creative conference to date. The event was located at the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, and hosted an impressive array of speakers across the industries in outdoor and performance design, research, sustainability, business, technology, team...
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Struktur Event 2017, Session 5: Anton Willis, Oru Kayak
In 2017, Struktur Event held it's largest 3-day creative conference to date. The event was located at the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, and hosted an impressive array of speakers across the industries in outdoor and performance design, research, sustainability, business, technology, team...
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Struktur Event 2017, Session 4: Elizabeth LeMay, Studio 317
In 2017, Struktur Event held it's largest 3-day creative conference to date. The event was located at the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, and hosted an impressive array of speakers across the industries in outdoor and performance design, research, sustainability, business, technology, team...
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Struktur Event 2017, Session 3: Jeff Nash and Tabea Soriano, Futuremade
In 2017, Struktur Event held its largest three-day creative conference to date. The event was located at the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, and hosted an impressive array of speakers across the industries in outdoor and performance design, research, sustainability, business, technology…
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Struktur Event 2017, Session 2: David and Mary Sherwin, Ask The Sherwins, LLC.
In 2017, Struktur Event held its largest three-day creative conference to date. The event was located at the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, and hosted an impressive array of speakers across the industries in outdoor and performance design, research, sustainability, business, technology…
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Struktur Event 2017, Session 1: Jan Chipchase, Studio D Radiodurans
In 2017, Struktur Event held its largest three-day creative conference to date. The event was located at the Left Bank Annex in Portland, Oregon, and hosted an impressive array of speakers across the industries in outdoor and performance design, research, sustainability, business, technology…
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Struktur Podcast Ep. 2: Martina Brimmer, CEO, Swift Industries
Join us as we revisit the unearthed first episodes of the Struktur podcast, remembering the pre-pandemic world of active outdoor design with words of wisdom from the professionals who drive the industry. In this episode we talked with Martina Brimmer, now the CEO Swift Industries. With a…
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Struktur Podcast Ep. 1: Alex Valdman, Creative Design Leader
Join us as we revisit the unearthed first episodes of the Struktur podcast, remembering the pre-pandemic world of active outdoor design with words of wisdom from the professionals who drive the industry. We kick off with Alex Valdman, now Head of Creative for the sustainable footwear brand,...