Grow a FanBase

Drew Hammell is the man behind the legendary instagram account "Nikestories". For over 7 years he took sneaker fans back in time to a world full of Eastbay magazines and original Air Jordans. Through hard work, Drew was able to grow his account to close to 160,000 followers, which included celebrities like Justin Timberlake, Andre Agassi, Virgil Abloh and more! However, one morning Drew woke up to a locked account and one that would eventually be deleted by Instagram. Hear his entire story, how he handled the shut down of Nikestories, what he's up to now and plans to do in the future! 

What is Grow a FanBase?

Welcome to the Grow a FanBase podcast. I am your host, Will Hardison. I invite you to come along with me as we learn from creators, founders, CEO’s, musicians, athletes and everyone else in between on how they grew their own FanBase. Full disclaimer - not all definitions of success are the same. Some of my guests might be household names while others might be someone you’ve never heard of. Regardless, each of them get up every day and put in the work needed to continue to move their story forward.