Neustreet X

On today's podcast we have Alex 'Delz' Erinle, a Web3 Founder building for the Metaverse. He's the CEO and UX Design Lead for Thrill Digital - a fashion technology startup on a mission to digitize the fashion industry. Thrill is working on spinning out several web3 products designed and developed in-house. Their first product is Astra - a virtual metaverse world where you can compete to win luxury fashion in real life. Delz is researching and designing new product ideas using technology like Gaming, Voice, Crypto and Extended Reality (AR/VR) to play a part in the creation of a more immersive & decentralised web experience.

In this conversation, we spoke about 🚀 how Delz got into the fashion industry, 💸 gamification of E-commerce and Digital Fashion, 👜 fashion brands exploring the Metaverse, 🎨 Thrill Digital's NFT art and sound projects, 💍 physical collectibles like eyewear and jewelry, ⭐️ thinking about UX design in Metaverse virtual worlds, 👀 making software and hardware fashionable, and much more.

On today's podcast we have Kayla Kilbride, a content creator and educator who has been described as "The girl who can turn your professor's 60 minute finance lecture into a 60 second video." Kayla creates TikToks teaching her massive audience about topics like financial literacy and NFTs. She's part of the live media platform Tasty Trade, where she teaches people about options and also co-founder of The Drop, a newsletter covering projects in the NFT space. Listen to Kayla and learn about how her accessible, educational content can help onboard all different types of people into financial literacy and NFTs.

In this conversation, we spoke about 🚀 how Kayla got into content creation on TikTok, 💸 the business of being a content creator, 📊 working with Tasty Trade, 🎨 learning about NFTs and minting her own NFTs, 📰 founding The Drop NFT newsletter, ⭐️ Kayla's charity work, 👀 the most exciting Metaverse and NFT projects, 🙏 content in Web2 vs. Web3, and much more.

Neustreet X is a podcast where we talk to the most interesting people in the collectibles space across sneakers, sports, trading cards, NFTs, fashion, art, and more. Today we have Justin Reis, the co-founder and Global Chief Executive Officer of WatchBox. Watchbox is the world’s leading platform for buying, selling, and trading pre-owned luxury watches. To help fuel their international expansion, Watchbox recently raised a $165 Million financing round that included participation from Michael Jordan, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Bill Ackman.

In this conversation, we spoke about 🚀 Justin’s early career and his love for watches, ⏱ the size of the watch market, 💸 watches as an alternative asset class, 🌏 the state of the global watch market across different countries, ⭐️ upstart watch brands, 👀 how NFTs and fractionalization could impact the watch and broader collectibles market, and much more. I’m sure you’ll enjoy hearing this in-depth discussion on the luxury watch market from one of the world’s foremost experts - Justin Reis.

Neustreet X is a podcast where we talk to the most interesting people in the collectibles space across sneakers, sports, trading cards, NFTs, fashion, art, and more. Today we have Ana Andjelic - named by Forbes as one of the world’s most influential CMOs. Ana was previously the Chief Brand Officer of Banana Republic, worked as an executive at several fashion brands and agencies, and has a PhD in Sociology. She’s a board member of the Dematerialised - a digital fashion web3 startup, recently wrote the book The Business of Aspiration, and writes a regular newsletter called The Sociology of Business. Listen to Ana’s perspective on how NFTs and the Metaverse are being approached by major brands, advertisers, and marketers.

In this episode, we talked about 💎 how we value things in society - Web 3 and the Aspirational Economy, ⭐️ the Collector Economy, 👗 how fashion brands should be approaching NFTs, digital items, and the Metaverse, 📊how brands should approach growth and loyalty in modern society, 👜 connections between fashion and sports, 👟 Nike and Adidas getting into the Metaverse, and much more.

Today we interviewed Jalak Jobanputra - the Founder and Managing Partner of Future Perfect Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2014 to invest in blockchain technology and crypto assets. Their investments include Blockstream, Bitpesa, Blockchain.com, and Everledger. Prior to founding Future Perfect Ventures, Jalak was Director of Mobile Investments at Omidyar Network and had a long career in finance and technology. From attending a Bitcoin conference in 2013 to attending Art Basel Miami in 2021, Jalak has seen the evolution of the blockchain space from its earliest days to the recent wave of growth in NFTs.

In this episode, we talked about 🚀 the beginnings of Jalak's career in finance and technology, 🤝 attending her first Bitcoin conference in 2013, 📈 the investment thesis behind Future Perfect Ventures, 🌏 how Web3 can bring more inclusion and financial opportunity to emerging markets, ⚾️ collecting baseball cards as a kid, 👟 how the role of geography has changed in Web3, 💸 why the next few years will be the golden age of investing, ⚡️ what she's most excited about in the NFT space and much more.

Today we interviewed Josh Luber - the co-founder and former CEO of StockX, and currently the co-founder and Chief Vision Officer of Fanatics Trading Cards. From creating a price guide and blog on sneaker data with Campless to then meeting billionaire Dan Gilbert to create StockX, Josh's life spun into a whirlwind that put him at the forefront of sneaker and streetwear culture. With his new role at Fanatics Trading Cards (currently valued at $10 Billion), Josh is now one of the industry's most influential people in helping define the vision for the future of trading cards. His take on collectibles and street culture is unparalleled.

In this episode, we talked about 🚀 Josh's journey from Campless to StockX to Fanatics, 👟 his extensive sneaker collection like Jordan 4 Carhartts from Eminem, ⚾️ his favorite sports cards, 🎸 non-sports cards of people like Jimi Hendrix and Kim Kardashian, 📊 his 50-page white paper on the trading card industry 'Trading Cards Are Cool Again,' 📈 how cards could overtake sneaker culture, 🖼 NFTs, ⚡️ the growth of alternative assets and much more.

Today we interviewed Scott Greenberg - the co-founder and CEO of StarStock. StarStock is building the stock market for sports cards. They're a fast growing marketplace that allows you to buy and sell sports cards instantly and at scale, with low fees. They provide their own grading system for cards. You can store cards in their vault. They host live auctions and breaks, and they also received $8 Million in funding from Andreessen Horowitz earlier this year.

In this episode, we learn about ⚾️ Scott’s personal journey into collecting cards, 🚀 his plans for StarStock, 👀 his take on key industry issues, 🖼 his thoughts on NFTs, 🗽 the New York Knicks, 🏀 Syracuse Basketball, ⚡️ Carmelo Anthony, and much more.

We interview EMJ, the 19-year-old reseller and fixer for some of the biggest professional athletes, YouTubers, and celebrities across the UK. EMJ helps his clients find products like the latest sneakers, the hottest streetwear, luxury watches, consumer electronics and anything else they need that's legal. EMJ has deep experience in sneaker botting and also has his own startup called Veto verification, which aims to create authentication software for sneakers and other collectibles. His life has been a wild ride at the intersection of footwear, influencers, and commerce. You will definitely enjoy this.

We talked about ⚡️ how he became a reseller/fixer, 👟 how sneaker resale has changed over the last few years, 🤳 stories about working with YouTubers/Athletes/Celebrities, 👀 supporting young entrepreneurs, 💰 sneaker botting, 🏟 expanding into the watch market, and much more...

We interview Ken Rodgers, CEO of MySlabs, and Matt Greaney, Director of Operations at MySlabs. MySlabs is a collectibles marketplace created by collectors for collectors, with a commitment to low fees & best-in-class protection for members. Both Ken and Matt are lifelong collectors of everything from baseball cards to original comic art to NFTs.

We talked about ⚡️ their journey as collectors and how that led them to MySlabs, ⚾️ the biggest problems with the sports cards industry, 📊 the ups and downs of the evolving card market, 👀 what might happen with Fanatics' entry into sports cards, 💰 all the new money pouring into the collectibles market, 🏟 how MySlabs is trying to create a better experience for collectors, and much more...

We interview SneakerDenn, a world renowned vintage Nike Dunks curator and seller and also the founder of Outsoul, a brand celebrating sneaker history and culture. He's got a lot of great stories and you'll learn a lot about the hottest trends in the sneaker market - he probably knows more about Nike Dunks than almost anyone else we've ever met. We talked about ⚡️ SneakerDenn's journey from teacher to full-time sneakerhead, 👟 his favorite sneakers, 📊 the history of Nike Dunks, 👀 getting DMs from Lil Yachty and Virgil Abloh, 📈 the hottest trends in sneakers, 🖼 the story behind Outsoul, 🔥 sneaker trends in the US vs. France vs. the UK and much more...