On this episode, DP grabs Justin for a quick chat about Nike's direct to consumer strategy and how that will change the way boutiques and sneakerheads get the most hyped sneakers.
On today's episode, DP is joined by Azeem Khan to discuss the new iOS app called Aglet, created for sneakerheads, 0:52 What is Aglet? 4:13 Where did the original idea come from? 10:12 Do the virtual sneaker drops mirror real-life shoe drops? 13:33 Why would I want to play this game? 17:45 What's next for Aglet?
On today's episode, DP is joined by Alex Wong to dissect "Sneakerheads" a brand new show on Netflix about two sneakerheads in LA! Listen as they share what the think of the show, how it could improve, and what it does right in the quest for White Cement 4's.
On this episode DP is joined by Maurice to discuss everything New Balance, from collabs to resell, 327 to 992, and which model your first New Balance should be! 1:20 When did you get into New Balance? 6:11 New Balance Collabs 12:07 A new player in the sneaker industry 21:11 Can NB fulfill the demand or will resell just grow? 31:02 Final Thoughts 32:24 What should my first pair of New Balance be? 34:51 New Balance 327 Model...
On today's episode, DP and Justin discuss the insane price drop of the Fragment x Jordan 3s, the real flop of the weekend, how New Balance is deciding stock for upcoming collabs, and much more! 1:00 Fragment 3 Market Crash 12:40 Yeezy 380 “Pepper” Flop 25:49 New Balance 997 x Bodega “Better Days"
Join Alex Wong and Russ Bengtson as they recap the NBA Bubble Playoffs Second Round, potential trades they see that would benefit teams, and predictions for the NBA Finals. 3:03 LA Clippers Failure 14:15 Lakers vs Nuggets 25:29 Potential Trades 39:52 Boston Celtics Recap 47:58 Miami Heat v Boston Celtics 55:50 Sneaker Releases
On this week's podcast, the team sits down to discuss how VIP and Brand Loyalty programs are getting heat into the hands of real customers and skipping over the bots and resellers. Do they work? and how can they be better?
On this week's episode DP and Justin recap Union's x Jordan 4 drop from this past weekend, what went right, what went wrong, and is there still hope if you took an L? 0:29 Union Jordan 4 Release Breakdown 2:55 Why was Union’s drop so successful? 8:36 Worldwide Union x Jordan Release Date 13:25 What about limiting customers to one shoe style? 15:50 That feeling of copping 18:17 Shout out to SoleSavy and sneaker culture
Justin and DP discuss one of the major sneaker release of this year - Union x Jordan 4, make some predictions and discuss if the AJ4 will this rise to the same hype as Union's Jordan 1 release.
Justin and DP are back to talk about Telfar's pre-orders, why so many members posted in copped channel for Aimé Leon Dore's most recent New Balance project and are pre-orders the way to go for new sneaker releases? 0:41 Telfar Bags Preorders 6:02 Aimé Leon Dore Reservations 8:23 What if Jordan or Nike did this? 11:21 Are Pre-orders the answer?
Alex Wong and Russ Bengtson are back! On this episode, they talk about each matchup for the first round of the NBA's Bubble Playoffs, make some bold predictions, chat through some NBA sneaker news and so much more! 1:13 Bubble Season Recap 7:35 Portland Trailblazers Vs Los Angeles Lakers Preview 15:40 Los Angeles Clippers Vs Dallas Mavericks Preview 19:05 Denver Nugest Vs Utah Jazz Preview 25:52 Houston Rockets Vs OKC Thunder Preview 29:05 Milwaukee Bucks VS Orlando Magic Preview 32:34 Toronto R...
Justin joins DP to chat about why stock levels matter so much on sneaker releases and what does Shopify's new bot protection mean for us? 0:59 Stock Levels and Inventory 11:17 Bot Protection 15:08 How do bots affect retail stores?
Alex joins DP to discuss last weeks hype releases and what type of impact it has on the average sneakerhead. Why do we chase the hype? What does it mean to us? and the struggle of being a customer who wants to wear their shoes.
The Dynamic Duo are back! Alex Wong and Russ Bengtson are here to talk all things NBA Bubble season, is it too early to come back, what makes this season exciting and so much more. Jumpman on everyone's Jersey (1:00), NBA is back…is it too soon? (4:07), Media in the bubble (15:55), Does this distract from the BLM movement? (20:07), Does this continue the season? (23:58), What excites you for this bubble season? (36:42), Will sneakers still be important in the bubble? (43:07).
Join Alex Wong and Russ Bengtson for a discussion all about how Covid-19 has changed the sneaker world, will Kylie Jenner keep on wearing SB's, how should Nike and Adidas approach diversity in the sneaker industry and much more! And That’s when it became personal (1:20), Sneakers in this pandemic world (3:00), Will influencer marketing change? (15:14), Diversity within the Sneaker Industry (29:41), Nike’s Layoffs (32:33), Final Thoughts (35:01).
Why did you open up a sneaker store? (0:37), How has resell affected you being a store owner? (8:45), How important is store loyalty? (10:56), How did Covid affect your store? (17:06), What is the biggest lesson you’ve learned through this pandemic? (24:09), How has this changed the retail experience? (25:29), Tell us more about Courtside Sneakers (28:25), Final Thoughts (32:33).
Chris from WearTesters joins DP today, to talk all about his new shoe collab with We Are Underdogs and plenty more! The Night Wing 1 (Weartesters x We Are Underdogs) (0:38), The State of Sneakers in 2020 (5:30), The Last Dance Documentary Thoughts (9:56), Hot Take: Dior x Air Jordan 1 (19:38), Dunks in 2020 (23:51), Should the NBA come back? (28:07), Thoughts on 2020 (33:26).
Jay Shuang of @Shanghaisole joins DP today to talk all about the Asian Sneaker Market, resellers, Dunks, and why sold out shoes are sitting on shelves in Asia.
Chris and Drew of WearTesters join us for a trip down memory lane as we discuss the sneaker industry, reviews, the NBA and our personal collections. 0:52 - Start of WearTesters 3:57 - Biggest Change in Sneaker Industry 9:19 - Relationship with Brands 14:42 - Worst Shoe Ever Reviewed 21:45 - State of Sneaker Reviewer Youtube 25:16 - Our Communities 29:06 - Our Favorite NBA Teams 35:10 - Current State of Sneakers 41:06 - 2020 Sneaker Releases 44:23 - Thoughts on Retros 50:27 - Personal Collections...
@SockJig from Twitter joins us to discuss what we're seeing around the industry right now regarding COVID-19, bots, resellers and end the podcast discussing the worst sneaker releases possible (35:40).
Writer extraordinaire Alex Wong joins us to discuss the Raptors Championship Season, the Kawhi shot, sneakers in the NBA, managing our sneaker collection and tons more!
I sit down with former Toronto Raptor Alvin Williams to discuss his NBA career, sneakers in basketball, stories from around the league and more!
In this week's episode DP sits down with the Editor-in-Chief of Kicks Deals US, Ian Hofler. We discuss how the sneaker industry has changed since the website started in 2011 and more! 1:00 - The Start of Kicks Deals 4:25 - The Changes from 2012 to 2020 in 7:12 - StockX Launches and The Rise of Resell 9:55 - The Jordan Struggle 11:40 - Restocks / Releases 14:40 - The new breed of sneakerheads 16:30 - When we quit our jobs for Kicks Deals 19:15 - What comes next? 24:40 - Resell Culture 30:30 - Mem...
Intro: Our History before Sole Savy 3:40 - Original business Ideas 6:24 - SoleSavy brainstorming 9:30 - Los Angeles NBA All-Star 14:00 - The first member beta 17:26 - SoleSavy going forward 19:00 - Trip to Nike World Headquarters 21:50 - Believing in our vision
