Giant Step - A Journey into Music and Culture

By: Maurice Bernstein
  • Summary

  • Giant Step Podcast: A Journey into Music and Culture- Award-winning marketing agency and legendary brand Giant Step gives unique insight into its world of music and community. Hosted by Co-Founder and CEO Maurice Bernstein, each episode features guests who bring an array of thought leadership and knowledge giving listeners a deep dive into topics including music, fashion, technology, business, and cause.
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Episodes
  • Ivan Wicksteed; Chief Growth & Revenue Officer at Aspiration Bank discusses "clean finance" and crypto currency
    Jun 23 2021

    Guest Ivan Wicksteed Chief Growth & Revenue Officer at Aspiration Bank in conversation with Maurice Bernstein. They discuss his career in marketing and advertising and how he became CMO of brands like Old Navy, Cole Haan and Oscar Health. Ivan talks about his philosophy and insights in marketing, the new category he is working on called “Clean Finance,” crypto currency, and the future of the office and retail in a post cover world. This interview was originally recorded as an IG Live on April 9th, 2021.

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    55 mins
  • Camella Ehlke; Founder of iconic streetwear company Triple Five Soul discusses her career in fashion and her love of community
    Jun 16 2021

    Guest Camella Ehlke, the founder of the iconic streetwear brand Triple Five Soul in conversation with Maurice Bernstein. She led the charge of a new wave of young designers in the early 90s New York, Camella successfully infused fashion with a downtown lifestyle of music, art, and hip-hop culture. It was built on a passion for creativity, expression and community. Created in 1989, Triple Five Soul originated as a humble storefront/apartment in New York City's Lower East Side on Ludlow Street. It went on to open stores on NYC's Lafayette Street, Los Angeles, London, and Japan influencing many of today's leading streetwear fashion brands.

    We discuss how she built the brand and her relationships in culture, her life after leaving the company. The importance of raising a family and her creative endeavors like setting up a BnB in the Catskills and starting a home goods business called Goodgood Community. This interview was originally recorded as an IG Live on February 26th, 2021.

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    58 mins
  • Lisa Cortès; Award winning film producer and director discusses creating visionary stories and empowering inclusive voices
    Jun 9 2021

    Guest Lisa Cortés, the Academy Award nominated and Emmy-winning producer and director and the Founder of Cortés Films in conversation with Maurice Bernstein. She is renowned for creating challenging, visionary stories and empowering inclusive voices. We discuss her early career in music in iconic hip hop labels like Def Jam and rising to be a female executive at Mercury Records. Her shift into movies and documentaries like All In: The Fight For Democracy which chronicles the battle against voter suppression waged by Stacey Abrams. The Remix: Hip Hop X Fashion tracing the impact of street fashion and African American creativity on global cultural trends. 2019’s Emmy-winning HBO documentary, The Apollo explores African American cultural and political history through the story of the legendary Apollo Theater. Her work with Director Lee Daniels on movies like Monsters Ball and Precious. We also discuss the art of storytelling in music and films. This interview was originally recorded as an IG Live on March 11th 2021.

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    58 mins

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