Claima Stories with Bimma

Rashad Williams opens up to Bimma Williams about his diverse career journey working at global sportswear brands including Fila, adidas, Jordan, Nike, Under Armour, and adidas again.Thanks so much for listening to the show. Find out more about Rashad and get access to all of our episodes on our website at claimastories.com and while you’re there please give us a review. If you’d like to connect, follow us on Instagram @claimastories.Host: Bimma Williams Executive Producer: BJ FrogozoProdu...

From growing up as a young black girl in NE Portland to managing billions of dollars with Meyers Memorial Trust. Recorded live at the African American Footwear Forum, Bimma Williams sat down with Rukaiyah Adams to discuss how she pursued a career as a acquisitions lawyer in Silicon Valley and later pivoted into managing investment portfolios driven by her love of math. Thanks so much for listening to the show. Find out more about Rukaiyah and get access to all of our episodes on our webs...

Jarvis Sam started his professional career working at Music World Entertainment. That’s right, the record label founded by Beyonce’s dad. Shortly after, he started to make a name for himself working in Tech for companies like Google and Snapchat. In 2018, he joined Nike, inc. to lead the brand’s Diversity recruitment efforts.Thanks so much for listening to the show. Find out more about Jarvis and get access to all of our episodes on our website at claimastories.com and while you’re there plea...

After growing up in the projects of Cambridge, MA, it took Darla 9 years to get her degree while balancing a full time job. She has since dedicated her career to being a champion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion efforts, partnering with global sportswear brands like Reebok. Thanks so much for listening to the show. Find out more about Darla and get access to all of our episodes on our website at claimastories.com and while you’re there please give us a review. If you’d like to co...

Frank is a Creative / Curator in the sportswear industry. He departed from Jordan Brand in 2018. Frank has created quite a name for himself in the industry as someone that truly understands the art of storytelling through sneakers. He’s worked on a number of notable releases, from the Aleali May Air Jordan 6 to the Nigel Sylvester Air Jordan 1. Thanks so much for listening to the show this week. Find out more about Frank and get access to all of our episodes on our website at claimastori...

How Domonique Debnam shifted from thinking her only career options growing up were to be a lawyer to becoming a Product Marketing Strategist in the sportswear industry, managing a $700 million footwear business. Thanks so much for listening to the show this week. Find out more about Domonique and get access to all of our episodes on our website at claimastories.com and while you’re there please give us a review. If you’d like to connect, follow us on Instagram @claimastories.Host: B...

On today’s show, I speak with DeWayne Dale about how receiving a pair of Air Jordan 3s when he was 9 led to him pursuing his love of sneaker design and eventually getting paid to do it for a living.Thanks so much for listening to the show this week. Find out more about DeWayne and get access to all of our episodes on our website at claimastories.com and while you’re there please give us a review. If you’d like to connect, follow us on Instagram @claimastories.Host: Bimma Williams Executi...

We explore how Melissa Chun took her love of altering clothes while in college to working at adidas on apparel collaborations with some of the biggest names in streetwear.Thanks so much for listening to the show this week. Find out more about Melissa and get access to all of our episodes on our website at claimastories.com and while you’re there please give us a review. If you’d like to connect, follow us on Instagram @claimastories.Host: Bimma Williams Executive Producer: BJ FrogozoProd...

On today’s show, we were able to sit down with Saraa Green. She grew up in a family full of the fastest competitors. That’s right, she and her siblings were track and field athletes and It was that same competitive mentality she used on the track that helped her become a footwear developer working on laceless basketball sneakers for adidas. Thanks so much for listening to the show this week. Find out more about Saraa and get access to all of our episodes on our website at claimastories.c...

On today’s show, we explore how Ed Wallace went from living in a neighborhood filled with of crime and violence to designing innovative performance running shoes and selling more than 1 million pairs of his first running design.Thanks so much for listening to the show this week. Find out more about Ed and get access to all of our episodes on our website at claimastories.com and while you’re there please give us a review. If you’d like to connect, follow us on Instagram @claimastories.Hos...