Greg Whitt

Oct 23, 2024 | andscape.com | Greg Whitt

The term lifestyle is sometimes only seen as a marketing pitch for products or brands, but for Chicago native Woodie White, it remains a much simpler concept: get out and do exciting stuff. The first time I saw him was in a series of YouTube videos he made with the Arizona Coyotes of the NHL. He starts by touring the team’s facilities and getting to know the daily routine of pro hockey players. Still, before long, he puts on protective gear, a jersey, skates and heads onto the ice.

Sep 6, 2024 | andscape.com | Greg Whitt

“ ‘Back in the days, it used to be better’ is the lowest form of conversation,” opined Guillaume “Gee” Schmidt, half of the duo behind the Dutch retail and clothing brand Patta. Along with co-founder Edson Sabajo and a growing team of creatives and professionals affectionately referred to as Team Patta, Gee remains deeply interested in creating the future, even when celebrating the past.

Dec 28, 2023 | andscape.com | Marcus Shorter |Greg Whitt |Aaron Dodson |John Gotty

The nonstop machine of sneaker culture picked up right where it left off last year, fueled in 2023 by the continued inundation and oversaturation of releases. Yet, more drops meant more opportunities, especially for Black creatives and athletes with fresh and meaningful stories. And brands gave them the platform to tell those stories on the canvases of shoe silhouettes.

Dec 5, 2023 | andscape.com | Greg Whitt

One of Brandon “Jinx” Jenkins’ first conversations with his roommate during his freshman year at Morehouse College was about his most prized possession. “I remember getting on campus and I had a little chest [filled with my sneakers] that I had to talk to my roommate about the first day like, ‘Yo, bro, this is my pride and joy. You need to protect this like we protect the rest of the room. Don’t let no one steal my s—.’” he recalls.

Oct 31, 2023 | andscape.com | Greg Whitt

Tiara Darnell has no formal culinary training, zero experience in hospitality, and has never run a business of any kind. So, her decision to open the soul food restaurant Blaxicocina earlier this year was a bold one. Even bolder is the fact that she opened the restaurant in Mexico City. However, having already visited 40 countries, including a two-year stint as a Peace Corps volunteer in Morocco, stepping outside of her comfort zone is nothing new for the Maryland native.