Dream It Real

“Purpose is the way you focus on and dial in to being great at any moment.” In the final episode of season one, we talk with 14-year-old activist and author Marley Dias about challenging the status quo and making change through her #1000BlackGirlBooks campaign, the women she looks up to, and how believing in herself helped her discover her purpose. “To make any change,” she says. “You have to first believe in your own ideas.” We also hear from friends of the Coach family Chloe Grace Moretz, Dylan Sprouse and Lakeith Stanfield on the question, “What advice would you give your younger self?” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Creativity is using your imagination to create something new—it’s really about dreaming.”  Coach Creative Director Stuart Vevers talks finding creative inspiration, navigating a career in fashion, and the origin of Rexy, the Coach mascot. He shares his thoughts on collaboration, and why he believes it’s important for creativity. “At its best, collaboration stretches your boundaries,” he says. “It forces you to see things in a different way.”    This episode also features a special conversation between Coach collaborators Satchel Lee and Jackson Lee about inspiration, their dreams for the future, and “Words Matter,” a film they co-wrote and directed for Coach with their father, Spike Lee. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Don’t waste time trying to be anyone else or to fit in any kind of box. Sometimes the best and most effective kind of self-expression is the stuff that feels the weirdest or the strangest or sometimes the most reckless.” Actor, songwriter and Tony Award winner Ben Platt talks opening up on his debut album, growing up as a self-described “theater kid,” and meeting Beyoncé backstage at one of his shows. He shares his dream of being a father someday, and why he thinks embracing what makes you who uniquely who you are is the ticket to discovering your passion and purpose. We also hear from Neveah Spillman, 13, of Kansas City, on proving people wrong to make change as the very first female quarterback of her high school football team. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Community can be a sense of real belonging, or just a group of people that you feel really connected to.”  In the midst of the eighth and final season of “Game of Thrones,” actress, tech entrepreneur and friend of the Coach family Maisie Williams takes time out to talk with Heben. She shares her views on finding your people, what she’s learned from playing the fearless Arya Stark and her new app where creatives can network and share their ideas. “Being able to find an online community has given so many people a sense of hope,” she says. We also hear from Desmond is Amazing, founder of Haus of Amazing, the first kid-only drag house, on finding family in the drag community and meeting RuPaul. Original theme music is by Hansdale Hsu.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Courage is knowing that the road is tough, but still, you move forward.”  Actor, producer and first global face of Coach menswear Michael B. Jordan talks about inclusion in Hollywood, overcoming insecurity as a young actor and his dream of one day opening a school. We also hear from 17-year-old Giovanni of Newark, N.J., who shares his story of immigrating from Jamaica to the United States and his dreams for his family and himself. The show is a collaboration between Coach and Pineapple Street Media. Original theme music is by Hansdale Hsu.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

“Authenticity is, for me, not minding being myself anymore.”  In our debut episode, actress, singer and global face of Coach Selena Gomez talks social media and self- acceptance, her collaboration with Cardi B., and her approach to her upcoming album. “Every song is a story that I’ve experienced,” she says. “There’s nobody that’s going to tell my story better than myself.” We also hear from 16-year-old Lesseya of Los Angeles, a singer, dancer and artist whose dreams go beyond her own. The show is a collaboration between Coach and Pineapple Street Media. Original theme music is by Hansdale Hsu.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dream It Real, a podcast for those who dream, brought to you by Coach.  Each episode, our host Heben Nigatu talks with celebrities, thought leaders and young people about their dreams—for themselves, for their communities and for the world. Designed to inspire, encourage and equip, Dream It Real is the start of a bigger conversation around dreams and the role they play in shaping tomorrow.  Dream It Real is Coach’s initiative to support the next generation as they envision and create the future they know is possible. #DreamItReal Stay tuned! The first episode drops on Wednesday, April 24.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices