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Retail Therapy by Sunday Scaries

A Sunday Conversation with Sam Dumas, Head of Brand at Chappy

Retail Therapy by Sunday Scaries

Sunday Scaries

Arts, Fashion & Beauty

4.62.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2019

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Sam Dumas is the Head of Brand at Chappy, a social connection app on a mission to end the stereotyping of gay men in dating and friendship, one connection at a time. When I sat down with him, we discussed how Chappy differentiates itself from other dating apps, what it's like to date in the gay space, how Chappy supports the entire LGBQT+ community, and how he spends his Sundays. * * * Follow Sam Dumas: www.instagram.com/samgdumas Follow Chappy: @ChappyApp on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter Download Chappy: www.chappyapp.com (Available in the App Store and Google Play) Sunday Scaries Twitter: www.twitter.com/sundayscaries Sunday Scaries Instagram: www.instagram.com/sunday.scaries Will deFries Twitter: www.twitter.com/willdefries Will deFries Instagram: www.instagram.com/willdefries * * * Liquid IV: www.liquidiv.com (SCARIES for 25% off at checkout) * * * All music by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Podcast artwork by Alfonso Ruiz (www.alfonsoruizbook.com) and Tristan Pigott (www.tristanpigott.com)

Transcript

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0:00.0

My name is Will DeFries and this is the Sunday Scariest Podcast, your cure for the Sunday Blues.

0:07.0

You've probably heard of Bumble by now.

0:18.9

Whether you're looking for a BFF or someone for the long term, it's quickly become the

0:22.8

go-to app for connecting to whoever your heart desires.

0:26.4

Just recently in 2017, Bumble launched Chappy, a social connection app on a mission to

0:31.8

end the stereotyping of gay men and dating and friendship one connection at a time.

0:36.6

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Sam Dumas, the head of the Chappy brand, in Austin

0:41.2

where both Bumble and Chappy are based.

0:43.7

During our conversation, we covered pretty much everything.

0:46.6

The various modes Chappy offers, how dating apps have changed finding love in the modern

0:50.6

world, Sam's favorite openers, and even the best way to hard-boil an egg.

0:55.4

I think he'll enjoy.

0:57.4

Sam, hi.

1:00.4

Are you doing today?

1:01.4

I'm so great.

1:02.4

I'm happy to be doing this.

1:03.4

Yes, yeah.

1:04.4

First and foremost, for anyone who doesn't know, can you just kind of explain to everybody

1:08.7

what Chappy is?

1:09.7

Yeah, of course.

1:11.7

Chappy is a social connection platform.

1:14.8

We launched in 2017 in dating and now have distinct modes.

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