Experiences

Founder and CEO of Bungee Obleceni, a luxury sneaker and apparel company. Darrell had a career in rap as a teenager and some struggles with law enforcement that sent him to prison. While in prison he became a barber and also realized that he had a skill for sketching sneakers. He put both to use once released. Darrell got his life together first by becoming a barber and buying a barber shop. While running the shop he also started making prototypes of some of his sneaker designs using funds earned from the barber shop. First selling out of the barber shop, he now has his shoes in Foot Locker and just recently, Niemann Marcus. He conveyed to students the importance of following your dreams and making things happen. He talked about the challenges of growing a company through some failures and many successes. As many of our students are into apparel and have taken the first steps of starting apparel companies, they found his insights very helpful. He also talked about having multiple revenue streams, as he does with the sneaker company, the barber shop and a cable business he owns.