Shoe-In

In a podcast crossover, Shoe-In's Matt Priest joins Mike Jeppesen, President of Global Operations at Wolverine Worldwide, to discuss sourcing shifts on Wolverine Worldwide's own podcast. Tariffs have had a major impact on strategic sourcing decisions, but so too have other risks and opportunities. Listen to this important episode to key get insights and tips on how your brand can source more strategically in 2020 and beyond!

Sabria Butler is FDRA's newest addition! Get to know how her love of shoes started, footwear retail experience, and thoughts on diversity being so new to the industry.

Jazerai Allen-Lord, Author, Designer, and Sneaker Strategist joins us for the very first time as we celebrate remarkable African Americans within the footwear industry during Black History Month. Jazerai has been a voice within sneaker culture for over a decade. It was an honor to have her on to discuss culture, her newest shoe release and business.

Chris Burns is back and this time joining us for our African Americans in footwear series. In this episode we discuss his latest adventures, from starting his own record label to his role as a professor. We also talk about the rise of the resale industry and how it will start to affect retailers in the future.

Shoe-In Show is honored to have Kickstorian Dee Wells join us for our African Americans in footwear series. In this conversation we talk about everything from memorable episodes with Phife Dawg and Tinker Hatfield on his Obsessive Sneaker Disorder talk show, footwear innovation and we get his thoughts on Kobe Bryant's Influence.

Matt's brother, David Priest, Senior Vice President and Chief Safety, Quality and Epidemiology Officer at Novant Health joins us for a special and very timely episode concerning the coronavirus spreading through China. China is a key sourcing location for the footwear industry making this timely episode so important for your upcoming travel plans and sourcing strategies.

Eric Johnson, Senior Technology Editor with the Journal of Commerce joins the Shoe-In Show squad to help us understand how brands can approach implementing technology to solve supply chain issues, talks investment boom and what's to come in the future!

Jose R. Suarez, Founder & CEO of Impactiva is back but with something new, Impactiva's new SaaS platform, vaēso! vaēso is modernizing retailer & brands' manufacturing ecosystems by providing real-time quality, productivity, speed and order status data! Learn all about it straight from the CEO!

The Shoe-In Show team is honored to chat with Matt O'Toole, Reebok's brand president. We discuss the evolution of Reebok, footwear innovation, and their new Cotton + Corn plant-based shoe!

First Insight services some of the largest retailers, manufacturers and brands by providing vital consumer insight in order for businesses to make the best investments. Greg Petro, CEO and Founder of First Insight joins us to discuss the importance of the company, the importance of diversity in the marketplace, shopping habits, and much more!