129: Chris Pfaff | The Drama Behind the Young and Reckless
The Jordan Harbinger Show
Jordan Harbinger
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🗓️ 4 December 2018
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Sign up for Six-Minute Networking -- our free networking and relationship development mini course -- at jordanharbinger.com/course! Chris "Drama" Pfaff (@dramadrama) is a former reality TV personality, host of the Short Story Long Podcast, and founder of streetwear clothing line Young and Reckless.
What We Discuss with Chris Pfaff:- Why Chris decided to take his skateboard from suburban Akron -- where escaped cows made the evening news -- to Los Angeles, where high-speed car chases barely raise eyebrows.
- What it's taken so far for Chris to make it in today's cutthroat fashion business climate -- especially when he has to work twice as hard to overcome what others expect from his "dumb" reality TV persona.
- How to stay tenacious -- like someone raised in the Midwest -- when you fail over and over again.
- Why sometimes running a business -- even something as fun and exciting as a top-level streetwear brand -- can be more of a curse than a blessing.
- How Chris feels about regretting something he has done versus regretting something he hasn't done.
- And much more...
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the show I'm Jordan Harbinger as always I'm here with my producer Jason to |
| 0:04.0 | Philopo I first met Chris aka drama FAF in my elevator while we were neighbors in Hollywood |
| 0:11.5 | and back then he was the butt of every joke on one of my favorite TV shows Rob and big |
| 0:16.8 | and he had big dreams of starting a clothing brand like everyone else our age in Hollywood |
| 0:21.3 | well us Midwest kids have something in common we almost never give up we can learn lessons |
| 0:26.8 | the hard way and keep on trucking and drama is one of those kids as well I traveled to loss |
| 0:31.7 | angelus to the headquarters of his clothing brand young and reckless where I stepped over boxes |
| 0:37.1 | and boxes of clothes and past rows of hip 20 something clothing designers crafting next season |
| 0:42.8 | styles right before my eyes and what follows is a very frank discussion of what it takes to make |
| 0:48.0 | it in today's business climate especially in the sort of young fast moving textiles clothing |
| 0:55.3 | fashion how to stay tenacious when you fail over and over again is something we talk about and why |
| 0:59.9 | sometimes running a business even something as fun and exciting as a top level streetwear brand |
| 1:04.8 | could be more of a curse than a blessing we had a ton of fun in this interview and I'm really |
| 1:09.0 | grateful for the chance to capture some of drama's experience and wisdom here on this episode |
| 1:14.8 | to share with all of you all right here's Chris drama FAF I gotta say I'm super impressed because |
| 1:20.6 | I've seen a lot of people who start clothing brands yeah I mean you know where this is going |
| 1:26.6 | yeah and it's like yeah okay you have a t-shirt company that's cute see you in six months when |
| 1:32.0 | you're like fuck it's hard to sell t-shirts nobody wants them and so I didn't know what to expect |
| 1:37.3 | because of course my initial impression of you was from Robin Bigg before you were my neighbor |
| 1:43.6 | that was from Robin Bigg you were like the butt of all the jokes absolutely and then I was like oh |
| 1:48.1 | okay drama starting a clothing brand I want to cliche I'm so sorry for this guy right now yep |
| 1:54.0 | and so I knew that right yeah I knew that in my head at the time and also I know especially now |
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