Team head at Puma
Provenance: I was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and my childhood was divided between my mom’s home in Boston and my father’s in the suburbs of Atlanta.
Proudest achievement: I turned my passion for sneakers and fashion in general into a career.
What’s in a title? I’m “Team Head: Regional Creation Center—Key Accounts.” My primary responsibility is to lead the team tasked with product strategy, product creation and assortment planning for our key accounts.
Special skills: I do like to cook. I grew up in Jamaican culture, where men are taught how to cook. It’s called learning how to “run a boat.”
He’s got game: I was captain of my college basketball team my senior year at Stonehill College. I’m still an avid basketball player. I play two or three times a week, schedule permitting.
Turn-on: Dancing. If a girl moves well to music, it’s a huge turn-on.
Turn-off: Smell. If I don’t like her perfume or lotion, it can be a huge turn-off.
Worst trait: I can be stubborn.
Deal breaker: Hating…I despise people who hate everything, or shoot down ideas for no reason, without offering any alternative solutions.
Celebrity crush: Jourdan Dunn.
Favorite place he’s traveled to: Ibiza.
Seduction dish: Chicken “Mike-sala” (my uncle’s take on chicken marsala).
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By Jonathan Soroff | Photo Credit: Holly Rike; Hair and makeup: Kashmir and Victoria Millsap of Viselli Salon; Shot on location at Red Lantern | Jan. 27, 2017
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Team head at Puma
Provenance: I was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and my childhood was divided between my mom’s home in Boston and my father’s in the suburbs of Atlanta.
Proudest achievement: I turned my passion for sneakers and fashion in general into a career.
What’s in a title? I’m “Team Head: Regional Creation Center—Key Accounts.” My primary responsibility is to lead the team tasked with product strategy, product creation and assortment planning for our key accounts.
Special skills: I do like to cook. I grew up in Jamaican culture, where men are taught how to cook. It’s called learning how to “run a boat.”
He’s got game: I was captain of my college basketball team my senior year at Stonehill College. I’m still an avid basketball player. I play two or three times a week, schedule permitting.
Turn-on: Dancing. If a girl moves well to music, it’s a huge turn-on.
Turn-off: Smell. If I don’t like her perfume or lotion, it can be a huge turn-off.
Worst trait: I can be stubborn.
Deal breaker: Hating…I despise people who hate everything, or shoot down ideas for no reason, without offering any alternative solutions.
Celebrity crush: Jourdan Dunn.
Favorite place he’s traveled to: Ibiza.
Seduction dish: Chicken “Mike-sala” (my uncle’s take on chicken marsala).
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