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The branded-merch question

August 19, 2026

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I am going to be vulnerable here.

I have been having a lot of internal discussions with myself about whether I should do branded merchandise for UNBOUND.

It goes two ways. I want to have genuine conversations. I am not there to promote myself or sell myself, I am there to build my network and meet people.

So what is holding me back from showing up in a branded t-shirt is this. When you step into that conversation with somebody, does the other party feel that is authentic or inauthentic?

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