Leaving a Mark on Culture: Aaron Levant Reflects on Building Agenda Tradeshow | IKONICK Blank Canvas #14

06/14/20 • 69 min

Today we have on one of the biggest names to ever disrupt the trade show space, Aaron Levant. Aaron is one of the founders of the iconic streetwear trade show, Agenda. From being dyslexic and a dropout since 4th grade to eventually overseeing events for Reed Exhibitions which puts on events like Complex Con. We discuss his first trade show, leveraging connections, his new project NTWRK and why after all his success he picked “Passport” as his favorite IKONICK piece. The workaholics will love this episode!

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