Kickin' It With Sneaker Steve

This is a special edition episode with guest Hommyo Hidefumi, founder of atmos. Recorded on location at atmos NY in Harlem, Steve and Hommyo discuss the origins of atmos, some of the brand's most iconic designs, reselling, the current state of the sneaker industry, and more. Special thanks to Hommyo and atmos NY. 

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On Episode 11 Sneaker Steve sits down with Chris Pepe, Senior Buyer for Barneys New York Men's Footwear to talk the influences of sneaker marketing, the challenges of predicting sneaker trends, launching and designing for Barneys' Sole Series, what he's excited about in sneakers right now, and much more.

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On Episode 10 Sneaker Steve sits down with digital artist Jeff Cole (@cole) to talk about growing up a diehard Bulls fan in Chicago, realizing his calling to be an artist, teaching himself photoshop, tapping into the IG sneaker community, his creative process, having his sneakerpod design used to scam people, and much more.

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On Episode 9 Sneaker Steve sits down with Alex Michael Miller, artist, designer, and owner of the fashion label For Those Who Sin to talk about growing up barefoot in Texas, customizing his shoes to stand out, lying about living in LA to get an internship with Daniel Patrick, taking the leap to start For Those Who Sin, the inspiration and process behind his designs, and much more.

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On Episode 8 Sneaker Steve sits down with Greg Selkoe, founder of Karmaloop and the new, narrative-based men's fashion site Wanderset.com, to talk about growing up in Boston, launching Karmaloop in the early days of e-commerce, the company's glory days, the lessons he learned from going bankrupt, and how he's harvesting the power of influencers and story-telling with his new venture Wanderset.

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On Episode 7 Steve sits down with John Geiger, designer and owner of John Geiger Co. and Diet Starts Monday to talk about growing up in Pittsburgh, PA, studying criminal justice, creating the "Misplaced Checks" concept, starting his own brand and designing his first shoes, and much more.

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On Episode 6 Sneaker Steve sits down with Louis Colon, Director of Heritage and Lifestyle at FILA USA to talk about growing up in Brooklyn, his early days of sneaker entrepreneurship, creating the Heritage department at FILA, and bringing the brand to a younger consumer market.

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"Sneaker" Steve and guest Matt Halfhill, founder/owner of Nice Kicks, do a deep dive into sneaker culture and industry while tracing the rise of Nice Kicks.

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"Sneaker" Steve and guest Chris "Drama" Pfaff discuss the Y&R x Puma collab and how Steve's appearance on on Drama's "Short Story Long" podcast inspired him to do a podcast of his own.

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"Sneaker" Steve talks with Hommy Diaz, Senior Designer at K-Swiss, about his work on the brand's recent Gary Vee collab.

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