So I want to talk to you under the guise of, imagine you're speaking to a young artist.

What do I do now?

So there's like 20 years worth of steps in there.

And what are like the hallmarks where it was like the biggest learnings?

And obviously it'll be conversational.

Hey everyone, this is Jeff Staples.

And I hope you've been enjoying the business of hype as much as I've enjoyed making it.

What I try and do each week is take you through a range of experiences and stories that open up a window to the struggles and challenging journeys of some of the most influential and creative minds that are driving our culture today.

Those stories that are often overlooked and unsaid, those are some of my favorite things

to talk about. So coming in the near future, you'll hear from incredible people like Yun-on of Ambush

Design, the ridiculously prolific artist James Jean, Jewelry King Ben Baller, Dominic Chambron,

the infamous shoe surgeon, and skater-turned filmmaker Levi Maestro,

and many more.

I can't wait to share more illuminating tales of perseverance, dedication, and a relentless pursuit

of success while in the face of debt, rejection, and failure.

So here's a quick preview of what's to come in season two.

Yun-an, ambush.

I wouldn't say the word struggle.

I know in back of my head that I'm never going to be one of them.

I'm not.

But there's a lot of advantage that I have, they don't have.

So I don't want to dwell on that side, but I just want to focus on positive things that I have that they don't

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