Scott Katsufrakus: Castles and Sirens

About this episode

Scott Katsufrakis joins Aaron McCall to discuss creative entrepreneurship and the balance between whimsy and responsibility in building a brand.

Scott Katsufrakis (founder of Flying House Threads, firefighter) joins Aaron McCall to talk creative entrepreneurship at the edge of whimsy and weight. They dig into building a Disney-inspired, punk-leaning apparel brand while working life-and-death shifts, the pressure of being “the face” on camera, and the mental health work behind staying steady. They touch on the role of community, the discipline it takes to keep quality high, and finding ways for a brand built on castles and monsters to also do real-world good. It’s about craft, perspective, and the strange balance of survival and play. Keep up with Scott Katsufrakus: flyinghousethreads.com IG: @glyinghousethreads Writer/Producer/Editor/Host: Aaron McCall aaronmccall.net Instagram: @aaron_mccall LinkedIn: Aaron McCall Co-Host/Sidekick/Photographer: Joe Matteson themattesons.co Instagram: @joe_dustin Co-Host/Sidekick/Manager: Amber Gray Instagram: @bad_ambellina LinkedIn: Amber Gray Music: "Noises" by Mike Mains & The Branches Help Support the Podcast: Buy Merch Make a Donation Follow Bad Idea Social Club: badideasocialclub.com Instagram: @badideasocialclub LinkedIn: Bad Idea Social Club Hosted on Acast. See…

People in this episode

Hosts: Aaron McCall, Joe Matteson

Guest: Scott Katsufrakis

Topics covered

• creative entrepreneurship
• apparel brand
• mental health
• community
• craft
• balance of survival and play

Keywords

• entrepreneurship
• apparel
• mental health
• community
• craft
• Disney-inspired
• punk-leaning

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Flying House Threads, Bad Idea Social Club

Products: Noises

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