An Untold Narrative

In episode 0024, Dave sits down with an incredible LA based artist - Brock DeBoer. Brock's not your ordinary artist, but a ceramic/porcelain maker that strives for perfection. In the hour spent together Brock talks about formulating his own glaze, to meeting his sneaker passion with his art, to self care - especially in these wild times. 

On this weeks Episode, Dave sits down with San Diego based all around self made entrepreneur Rey Marquez.   Rey is an incredible rarity... as he comes from diversity and always figures a way out of every road block that life throws at him. Today, he's most known for his shoe making / custom kicks business SD Custom Footwear, but he's been running his home appraisal business for the past 19 years!

Well, ladies and gentlemen, on this weeks episode we feature a story unlike any others. Chris Burns is a man of many talents, and finding opportunities in the marketplace might be his best. 

In Episode 0022, Chris talks about being broke (twice), making a MILLION dollars, and helping kids for no monetary gain that share the same basketball passion he has. 

In Episode 0021, we feature an incredibly talented footwear and fashion designer from Austria (!) - Elisa Payer.   Elisa takes us through moving internationally to the USA for college, discovery of a love for footwear and fashion design, to a deep conversation about social media and discovering yourself.   We're really thankful Elisa sat down with us, because we truly believe she is going to be one of the next all time great footwear designers.

Well, I have to say this may be the best conversation yet...  On episode 0020, we host LA based Hommy Diaz.   Hommy takes us on a path we could have never imagined. Halfway through the episode we paused to tell him that this could be the greatest episode yet. He goes from humble immigrant beginnings, to working at Apple retail, to Global Product Manager to creating his own brand - Magnus Alpha.

From New Balance, to Tinker Hatfield, to Chevrolet - - this episode has it ALL. Brett Golliff, designer by trade, takes us through his journey of juggling footwear and automotive in this action packed hour of Episode 0019.   Intermixed within design, he discusses having career path altering decisions, balancing time and family values, and having personal visions that no one else but he can see.

On this weeks Episode, Dave sits down with Dee Wells who has a massive case of "OSD".. Obsessive Sneaker Disorder.   Dee is an extremely rare human in the sneaker world. Not only has he remained an underground name while co founding things like SoleCollector Magazine, but he continues to work with brands and initiatives like Pensole Academy. As you'll hear him talk about, he believes we are all here on this planet to story tell... and this weeks show is one youll want to listen to!

Season 03!! To kickstart this season, we have a beautiful conversation with curator, project manager, and podcast host herself, Alexis Hyde.   Alexis is one of those weird internet connections that only in 2020 they would happen. We met on Tik Tok and now hold a beautiful hour and 20 minute conversation about art and life. She takes us on a journey through starting in physics, to getting into the art curation world, to becoming really freaking good at it and running an entire museum. I'm going to write that again, she ran an entire museum.

As season 002 wraps up with this episode, we made sure to have on an incredible guest - Shu Jones.  In this jam packed hour, Shu takes us on a tour of how he randomly got into not only design, but also footwear design. He humbly talks about his experience with Guillermo Bravo, Construct 10061, and most currently with Reebok.  Shu is a top tier designer, only at the infancy of his meteoric rise.

Ladies and Gentlemen, we have ourselves a heater of an episode, featuring the incredible story out of New Jersey/NYC, featuring Dustin Lee.   Dustin takes us on a rollercoaster through life discussing creating passion videos for BMX, to goosebump moments when he speaks about his low points, to having such love for his current employer - Gary Vaynerchuck, that he wants to work there forever.