Private Conversations

The podcast where nothing is private... Hosted by Scott Norris, Larry Singleton Jr. and Ian Thomas of Private Selection

Jason Poston Talks Getting Jacked and Better Living With Peptides 10/07/2023

Best Upcoming September Sneaker Releases 2023 09/01/2023

Halo World Champion OpTic aPG Talks Life as a Sneakerhead and Pro Gamer 08/09/2023

The Best Upcoming Sneaker Releases of June 2023 06/01/2023

Marcus “MBoZe” Blanks Talks the Path to Professional Gamer and Legacy With OpTic Gaming 04/26/2023

Homme Femme CEO Drew Evans On How He Built a Worldwide Fashion Empire 03/30/2023

Qias Omar Talks Fake Sneakers, Nike Lawsuits, Starting His Own Sneaker Convention And More - Private Conversations #20 02/23/2023

Flash Garments Talks Working With Kanye West on Donda 2, Crashing Sunday Service With Antonio Brown 02/03/2023

The BEST And WORST Sneakers of The Year! *2022 ULTIMATE SNEAKER GUIDE* - Private Conversations #18 12/31/2022

2022 Year In Review - Private Conversations #17 12/15/2022

Boar Hog Beef Stew: Stories From Behind Bars - Private Conversations #16 12/06/2022

This Month In Sneakers: December 2022 - Private Conversations #15 11/30/2022

Why Are We No Longer Please Come Home? - Private Conversations #14 11/22/2022

Kavon Frazier Talks Life After The League - Private Conversations #13 11/16/2022

This Month In Sneakers: November 2022 - Private Conversations #12 11/09/2022

What Is Your Best Investment? - Private Conversations #11 11/03/2022

The End Of Kanye West, Adidas and Ye Are Officially Done - Private Conversations #10 10/25/2022

Carlos Harris Jr. On How He Grew His Social Media Empire - Private Conversations #9 10/19/2022

The End Of An Era: No More Travis Scott Jordan 1’s & Kanye Leaving Adidas - Private Conversations #8 10/12/2022

This Month In Sneakers: October 2022 - Private Conversations #7 10/04/2022

What Is Market Value? Understanding The Worth Of Your Business - Private Conversations #6 09/27/2022

HECZ Breaks The Internet With eBay Dunks, The Rise Of Professional Gaming - Private Conversations #5 09/20/2022

HECZ Breaks The Internet With eBay Dunks, The Rise Of Professional Gaming - Private Conversations #5 In this episode Hector Rodriguez AKA HECZ the owner and CEO of OpTic Gaming joins us to talk the history of Esports, Content Creation as a business, his love for sneakers and graffiti, and much more… SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeEbfyOye9v1zZK9eumzl7w LISTEN ON: APPLE PODCASTS: SPOTIFY: ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/PrivateConversations ADD US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/prvt.conversations/ ALL OF OUR SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/PrivateConversations TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 1:04 HECZ On Growing Up In Juarez Mexico 3:28 Buying Unnecessary Things vs. Investments 4:45 Growing Up With Video Games 7:18 HECZ Sneaker Knowledge 8:49 Importance Of OpTic And The Meaning Behind The Name 11:28 Working with HECZ And Starting A Podcast 15:00 How To Navigate The Lil Bro Treatment 21:34 HECZ On His Love For Graffiti 30:40 How HECZ Became One Of The First Video Game Content Creators 35:22 Taking The Leap Of Faith To Chase Your Dreams 39:29 Why HECZ Sold OpTic Gaming 41:12 Gaming Tournaments Prize Pool Evolution 43:08 The Secret To Why OpTic Has Been So Successful 47:41 Private Selection Going International 50:01 HECZ Growing Up As A Sneakerhead 52:02 If You Could Design Any Shoe What Would It Be? 53:11 Favorite Musicians And Meeting Raekwon 54:46 Breaking The Nike SB eBay Dunks Live On The Podcast 57:00 Gifting HECZ An Unreleased Pair Of Jordan 1’s 58:45 How Many Pairs Of Shoes Do You Own? 1:03:56 What is OpTic Day? 1:06:35 Are You Ever Too Old For Streetwear? 1:10:36 The Cultural Shift Of Consumer Brands 1:13:28 OpTic Gaming Coming To Sneaker Con Dallas 1:15:09 Unreleased New Balance Sneakers First Look 1:18:12 Nadeshot Wearing Off-White Chicago’s In Chicago 1:19:12 Ian Knew Virgil Had Passed Away Before Anyone Else In The World 1:22:07 First Impressions From Clothes And Sneakers 1:24:27 Larry’s New Found Golf Addiction 1:25:37 The Rise Of Influencers Becoming Their Own Brand 1:27:54 Kanye West On Leaving Adidas 1:30:20 The Shoe Game Runs In Cycles 1:31:19 Would Kanye West Retro His Nike Air Yeezy’s? 1:33:33 HECZ’s Top 5 Video Games Of All Time 1:35:22 Getting Scump On The Podcast 1:36:16 How Did OpTic Aquire Envy? 1:38:29 Closing Thoughts _________________________________________________________________ #OpTicHECZ #PrivateConversations /episode/index/show/a6c714f2-cda3-4083-a0ff-261ee45e695e/id/24437511

Hollyhood Bay Bay Talks The History of “A Bay Bay” - Private Conversations #4 09/13/2022

Hollyhood Bay Bay Talks The History of “A Bay Bay” - Private Conversations #4 In this episode we are joined by one of the driving forces within the music industry, Hollyhood Bay Bay. We talk the early days of Bay Bay, how he worked his way into every corner of the industry, the importance of positivity and good energy, the history of the anthem “A Bay Bay”, and more… SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeEbfyOye9v1zZK9eumzl7w LISTEN ON: APPLE PODCASTS: SPOTIFY: ALL PLATFORMS: https://linktr.ee/PrivateConversations ADD US ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/prvt.conversations/ ALL OF OUR SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/PrivateConversations TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 2:26 Bay Bay’s Dallas Origins 7:59 Scott’s South Music Influence 11:07 Bay Bay’s Numerous Ties In The Music Industry 13:08 Bay Bay on Supporting Others And Being Good With Everyone In The Industry 15:48 Kevin Gates At Sneakercon 17:17 Bay Bay Introduced Kevin Gates to Dallas 19:40 The Difference of Influence vs. Copying Someone’s Style 22:30 Are Worth More Than Money 24:02 Bay Bay on Fat Joe 25:47 Bay Bay On Why He Only FaceTimes People 32:34 Bay Bay Talks Balance 33:33 Trap Boy Freddy Tiger Story 36:48 Using Your Influence To Highlight The Positive 38:02 The Negative Culture of Social Media 39:52 How A Bay Bay With Hurricane Chris Came About 42:32 A Bay Bay Was a Chant Before The Song Existed 44:32 Importance of Good Energy 46:12 How Exposure And Travel Influences You As A Person 47:554 Playing A Bay Bay For The First Time At Project Pat’s Listening Party 51:25 Collipark AKA DJ Smurf visits Bay Bay in Louisiana 55:53 Signing to Collipark 58:09 The Spread of A Bay Bay Before Shreveport Ever Heard The Song 59:11 The Reason Why Bay Bay Wasn’t Branded With The Song 1:01:59 You Become Bigger By Becoming A Platform 1:03:09 The TikTok Rebirth of A Bay Bay 1:06:20 Closing Thoughts 1:11:35 The Game Calls in To The Podcast 1:12:37 Outro _________________________________________________________________ #HollyhoodBayBay #PrivateConversations /episode/index/show/a6c714f2-cda3-4083-a0ff-261ee45e695e/id/24366345

Stitches and Knives, Kanye West vs. Adidas - Private Conversations #3 09/07/2022

The Reason Why Larry Stopped Wearing PLEASURES - Private Conversations #2 08/30/2022

Orange Lobsters, Black Bands, and the Nice Kicks Comment - Private Conversations #1 08/24/2022

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