1 hr 22 min

82. 'I'm Always a Student' w/ Rashad Rastam, founder of Dahsar & Host of 'Wear Many Hats‪'‬ First Generation Burden

    • Arts

Rashad Rastam grew up as a skate kid in Philadelphia who went on to found the brand Dahsar. He cut his teeth as a BMX streetwear buyer, designer, digital producer, visual producer at a non-profit, and a brand consultant, all in one. In addition Rashad hosts the podcast Wear Many Hats, where his guests reveal their side hustle. Rich Tu met Rashad at an event promoting his collaboration with Commercial Type before the pandemic. Now, Rich and Rashad sit and talk about his journey to being a professional multitasker, the connection between typography and fashion, and why collaborating with trusted partners is important.

Listen to Rich's appearance on Wear Many Hats here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-136-rich-tu/id1536111608?i=1000588523490


Check out FirstGenBurden.com for all the episodes
Follow us @firstgenburden and Rich Tu / @rich_tu
Audio produced by Timothy Simonson / @timwicked
Illustration by Eugenia Mello / @eumiel
Recorded at Canal Street Market, thanks to DesGin for their support

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Rashad Rastam grew up as a skate kid in Philadelphia who went on to found the brand Dahsar. He cut his teeth as a BMX streetwear buyer, designer, digital producer, visual producer at a non-profit, and a brand consultant, all in one. In addition Rashad hosts the podcast Wear Many Hats, where his guests reveal their side hustle. Rich Tu met Rashad at an event promoting his collaboration with Commercial Type before the pandemic. Now, Rich and Rashad sit and talk about his journey to being a professional multitasker, the connection between typography and fashion, and why collaborating with trusted partners is important.

Listen to Rich's appearance on Wear Many Hats here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-136-rich-tu/id1536111608?i=1000588523490


Check out FirstGenBurden.com for all the episodes
Follow us @firstgenburden and Rich Tu / @rich_tu
Audio produced by Timothy Simonson / @timwicked
Illustration by Eugenia Mello / @eumiel
Recorded at Canal Street Market, thanks to DesGin for their support

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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firstgenburden/message
Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/firstgenburden/support

1 hr 22 min

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