Joining me today is Nick DePaula, NBA feature writer at ESPN, co-host of the "Sneaker Center" on ESPN+, and host of "The Sneaker Game" coming soon on @Boardroom. We talked about how his curiosity for sneakers started and how he got into the sports industry. If you enjoyed the show, please leave us a five-star iTunes review. 

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"Don't put so much pressure on yourself for everything to happen right away (...) Enjoy being young and working towards your goal down the road" - Nick DePaula

Nick covers everything related to the NBA's footwear industry; he reports shoe deals, interviews sneakers' designers and players. 

He worked as Creative Director of Nice Kicks, where he reached over 3 million followers on Instagram, a million on Facebook, and over 800,000 followers on Twitter.

Son of an English teacher, Nick always liked to write. He was in high school when Slam Magazine launched the first sneakers magazine called Kicks, and it was there when he realized that there was space for him to exploit his two passions, sneakers and writing.

He also gave his thoughts on what it means to him working in the sports industry, which never stops, and how he deals with working with people on the other side of the world.

Tune in and learn everything about this specific niche. 

Resources:

• Book: Doug Stephens - Reeingeneering Retail: The Future of Selling In A Post Digital World
• The Undefeated - Snickers

Connect with Nick:

• LinkedIn
• Instagram
• Twitter