Record Explosion
1990s · Music · Culture · Merchandising
Where it started: music, culture and merchandising, and an early read on what people line up for and take home.
New York · Founder · Brand builder
I build brandspeople carry.
Co-founder of Sprayground. Founder of WYP. Partner in QueenMe. Now putting it all to work through Shabot Labs.
Work with Eddie three ways: on your brand, on a project with one of his ventures, or on your stage.
Experience · 30+ years of ideas & energy
Things people carry.
ArtMaster Gallery
2000s · Wholesale · Creativity · Commerce
Art as a business: wholesale, creativity and commerce, putting original work into buyers' hands.
DrawLOUD!
2008 · Founder
The first social media graffiti art competition: a legal stage where street artists could be seen.
Sprayground
2010s · Co-founder
A backpack became a canvas. Co-founded with David Ben David, Sprayground grew from ground zero into one of the most culturally influential bag brands in the world, worn by athletes, artists and creators.
Photo: *hettie* · CC BY-ND 2.0
WYP — What's Your Passion?
2020s · Founder
Youth, mental health and community. A motivational media and apparel brand, launched with MLB star Ronald Acuña Jr. and NFL star Derwin James as strategic advisors.
QueenMe
2020s · Partner
The first all-girls 1-on-1 basketball tournament. Born in New York to give young women ballers the spotlight the game owes them.
PPPP
501(c)(3) · Passion · Purpose · Peace · Projects
People. Programs. A brighter tomorrow.
Shabot Labs
Now · Founder
Premium custom canned water that people hold, scan and share. Your brand, in their hands.
Design a canOne story · Four doors
Walk in through any door.
Eddie's story is the foundation. Shabot Labs puts that experience to work for clients. WYP helps people find their passion. QueenMe brings the mission to life on the court.
You are here
The founder
Eddie Shabot
The story and the network.
Brand-building experience, faith and purpose. Partnerships, collaborations and speaking.
Work with Eddie
The commercial engine
Shabot Labs
Your brand, in their hands.
Custom branded canned water with QR engagement and sponsor activation, for events, venues and hospitality.
The mission
WYP
What's your passion?
The journey from passion to purpose to prize, for young people building confidence through creativity and community.
Explore WYP
The mission in action
QueenMe
Her game. Her rules.
Girls-first basketball, culture and opportunity. Sponsorship, licensing, or bring QueenMe to your city.
Explore sponsorshipFind your door
What's your passion?
Pick what brings you here and we'll point you to the right door.
Eddie Shabot
Every door starts with a question.
Choose one above. Each answer leads to the brand built for it, or straight to Eddie.
What drives the work
“Everyone is born with a unique God-given talent.”
— Eddie Shabot
- Passion
- Purpose
- Prize
The work is the same in every room: help people find what they love, give it a stage, and build something that lasts.
Work with Eddie
Let's build the next one.
Tell Eddie what you have in mind. A brand to grow, a project to make together, or a stage that needs a story about passion and purpose.
Prefer to talk it through? Book a call
Three ways to work with Eddie
- On your brand · a partnership
- Grow or co-build a brand with Eddie: strategy, culture and launch.
- On a project with one of his ventures · a collaboration
- Branded water with Shabot Labs, youth creativity and community with WYP, or girls-first basketball with QueenMe.
- On your stage · speaking
- Keynotes, panels and youth events on brand building, passion and purpose.
