We had the good fortune of connecting with Teddy Hawkins and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Teddy, what role has risk played in your life or career?
Taking risk some may call it a gamble, but too me a person taking a risk, a chance for that person must have a goal. Some risk you may take might not have the ending results you where looking for, but you too a risk gave it a chance and tried ain’t nothing to a fail but trying

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
Started off with ideas that really would never get out of my head from music, to fashion, to even starting my own cleaning services in my community. I really felt as if I was different from everyone in my family because I knew no one who really owned their own business but worked for buisness and my brand Da LionsDen is about the inner beast inside and small person out there my clothing material comes from ideas of kingship and my music comes from the pain and blood

If you had a friend visiting you, what are some of the local spots you’d want to take them around to?
When I’m in the ATL my favorite spot I must go check out is Red Rice I love the ladies in there food is really banging me being from Arkansas I love me some ox tails and greens. So yeah I have to go there get that ox tail dinner then head out to Lennox square

Shoutout is all about shouting out others who you feel deserve additional recognition and exposure. Who would you like to shoutout?
I wanna give a mighty shout-out to my dad, you know my dad is one of those understanding old school type guys genuine and really real, my biggest critic and never wasn’t afraid to let me know when something needed work on from my artistic ideas to buisness and it’s because of that Im one if the first in my family to be a black buisness owner.

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Image Credits
GMBFED and Jeff Slegde GMBFED and CFO of Da LionsDen Jamichael Crosby GMBFED Pink and Black GMBFED x Fendi

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