The SoleSavy Podcast

On today's episode, DP interviews our special guest Sarah Sukumaran, on what it takes to bring up a brand new sneaker brand during a pandemic, what inspires the design process of her first shoe, why Sarah's new brand is based around inclusivity and much more!

0:27 Introduction to Sarah Sukumaran

2:33 What was the biggest thing you learned while working at Nike?

6:14 What motivated you to start something new?

9:56 What inspired you to create the brand?

15:04 Where are you in the design process now?

16:24 How would you describe the sneaker you are creating right now?

Welcome to Episode 50 of the SoleSavy Podcast! To mark this milestone, DP sits down with the newest member of the SoleSavy Team, Director of Strategy for our Women's community, Anna Bediones. They chat about how far women's exclusives have come, is it better to just have inclusive sizing,  how do women get into the sneaker game and so much more! 

0:45 Welcoming Anna to the SoleSavy Team

2:19 Do we want inclusive sizing or women’s sizing?

6:07 Scratching the surface of serving the full picture of what women like and look like

18:20 There is no wrong way of appreciating a shoe

On today's episode, DP and Justin are fired up to talk about the resignation of Ann Hebert, the Nike VP who stepped down from her position after news broke her son was operating a major resell operation. 

0:35 What led to the Nike VP Resignation

4:29 Reactions to the Bloomberg Story

6:05 What kind of power does a Nike VP have?

12:23 Nike’s Reaction to the Scandal

28:02 Final thoughts

On this episode of the podcast, Ian sits down with hip-hop legend Bun B to ask him questions from the SoleSavy community. Find out what Bun B thinks about the recent Jordan collabs, what his grail sneaker is, what Houston was wearing in the '80s and '90s and so much more!

0:36 Monster Energy Drink Collaboration

2:24 Heat Check & Sneaker Summit

5:04 What was the shoe for  the Houston hip-hop scene in the ’80s and ’90s?

7:33 If you had a chance to collaborate with any brand with any shoe, what would it be?

8:45 What’s your favorite guest verse that you have collaborated on?

10:44 What was the sneaker that made you a sneakerhead?

14:04 What was it like to receive your first seeded box of Jordans?

16:13 What you were chasing shoe-wise when you were in high school?

17:24 What are your daily drivers shoe-wise?

19:06 What are your feelings on recent Jordan collabs?

24:04 Any other shoe in the shortlist of grails?

24:40  The ’05-’15 era

On today's episode, DP has two very special guests to talk all about Doernbecher x Nike initiative, what the kid's design process looks like and how Doernbecher will be tackling its annual event virtually this year. 

0:56 History of the Doernbecher x Nike

5:45 Where have you seen the most impact at the hospital through the support?

9:48 What does the design process look like for the kids?

18:16 How did Covid-19 change this past year’s designs?

24:22 Final Thoughts

On today's episode, special guest Rodney Conyers Jr. sits down with DP to talk about sneakers and their impact on culture that crosses over many different genres and interests. 

0:18 Introductions

1:06 How have sneakers become engrained into different cultures?

3:57 Where do you think the next big celebrity sneaker collab come from?

22:58 What is the next big thing in sneakers?

31:46 Final Thoughts

On today's episode, DP sits down with Marco Negrete who joined SoleSavy this week as VP of Content and Communications. They discuss Marco's career journey and why he is so passionate about the purpose of SoleSavy.

0:16 Introducing Marco

10:25 How do you jump from Complex writer to Jordan brand?

18:27 What does the Global Editorial Content Manager of Jordan Brand look like?

22:11 Why go from Jordan Brand to SoleSavy?

27:30 What is your vision for SoleSavy?

30:00 What’s the craziest shoe you got for retail or under retail at Jordan brand?

32:59 Any celebrity meetings at the Nike Campus?

34:20 What was the best part of working at Jordan Brand?

35:49 Now that you are a sneaker free agent what’s on your radar?

On this episode of the podcast DP sits down with Jacques Slade to talk all about the different communities we have in sneakers now and what the future of the industry could look like.

1:43 How do you feel about sneaker communities right now?

6:12 Who is the enemy bots or resellers?

9:05 Wall Street Bets and Sneakers

13:26 Complex' Tweet

24:18 What would you do to improve the sneaker industry?

On today's episode, DP is joined by Anna Bediones aka @atothebed to discuss sneaker culture in 2020 through the lens of women in sneakers, the culture as it stands today and the future generation of sneakerheads. 

On today's episode, Mike Sykes(Host of the Kicks You Wear newsletter and Special Delivery podcast) joins DP to discuss all the things that are wrong with the Nike SNKRS app, was there an update that broke the app this week, did bots eat up all the stock and why are we still entering if it causes us so much grief, all this and more on today's episode.

1:12 What is wrong with Nike SNKRS?

11:26 How does SNKRS choose who wins?

17:04 How much resell have to do with all this?

23:22 Why are we still entering then?