The SoleSavy Podcast

Longtime collector and IG sneakerhead Mr. Miller joins the pod this week to discuss how he became a member of the SoleSavy community, the art of trading sneakers, believing in sneaker karma, plus much more. 1:33 Introduction to Mr. Miller 3:00 What made you want to join SoleSavy? 11:52 How big is your sneaker collection right now? 14:10 What is your 400th pair of sneakers going to be? 17:42 Giving...

Sean Go joins the pod to chat about the ins and outs of sneaker reviewing, how sneaker culture has changed in Toronto, how many sneakers he has in his collection, parenting advice, plus much more. 2:35 Intro to Sean GO 3:27 How did you get into sneaker reviewing? 6:18 How do you prepare for the review? 9:29 How many sneakers did you have when you started the channel? 11:15 2022: A Shift in Sneaker...

Marco Henry Negrete sits down with Connor & Jose, representing our Release & Community teams, to chat about the best sneaker releases of the year thus far. The trio chat about not necessarily the best sneaker, but the best drops of 2022 in terms of storytelling, stock, & release method. Everything from Union x Nike to Joe FreshGoods to A Ma Maniere is covered in this comprehensive breakdown. 1:00...

Courtside Sneakers Owner and friend Nathan Clark, rejoins the SoleSavy podcast to give us insight into the challenges of running a sneaker store in 2022. Nathan shares how the supply chain has affected the store, how he likes to get creative when releasing a hype product, and Q4 predictions. 0:50 Introductions 1:24 What do you think the state of sneakers is like right now? 7:26 How challenging has...

Photographer Jordan Jimenez hops on the podcast to discuss the Golden State Warriors 2022 Championship Run. Jordan shares some favorite memories and highlights of the run, how photography became an outlet for him at an early age, and how his relationship with Jordan Poole came to be. 0:16 Introduction 0:45 How did you get into photography? 2:10 How did photography help your mental health? 3:58 Whe...

On this episode of the SoleSavy Podcast, DP and Marco sit down to talk about the state of sneakers in 2022, is resell dead, are brands going to change up their strategy and so much more! 1:10 What is happening with the sneaker market recently? 21:15 Do the brands need the resell market to succeed? 36:00 Would there be recent retros that would change the market? 43:19 What are your sneaker predicti...

Timberland CMO Drieke Leenknegt and Sr. Director of Advanced Concepts and Energy, Alex Dardinski, hop on the SoleSavy podcast to discuss the Timberland CONSTRUCT: 10061 program with DP. The duo break down how the program came to life, the importance of storytelling when it comes to footwear design, and how the metaverse provides so much opportunity in the footwear space. 0:32 Introductions 1:02 Wh...

Whitaker Group Owner James Whitner joins the SoleSavy Podcast to talk about getting Penny Hardaway's co-sign for the upcoming Penny 1 collaboration, balancing the responsibilities of running A Ma Maniere and Social Status, making sure his sneakers are released fairly, and why his work is more about making an impact in the community than selling sneakers.

On today's podcast, DP sits down with Ian Williams, founder of Deadstock coffee to talk all about how coffee and sneakers connect, who the real nerds are, the Answer he was been waiting for and so much more! 1:50 Introduction to Ian Williams 4:50 What kind of influence has Allen Iverson had on you? 9:50 Tell us about your journey at Nike 17:00 What is your life advice regarding career? 19:10 How d...

On today's episode, DP sits down with NBA Player Langston Galloway to chat about his signature sneaker the LG1, what it takes to take a sneaker from concept to delivery, how he feels the sneaker performs on court, what you need to do to achieve your dreams and so much more! 0:34 Introduction 1:27 What made you go from basketball to starting your own business? 3:11 How long ago did you start “Ethic...

On today's episode, DP sits down with Rikki Mendias, founder of Hav-A-Sole, a non-profit that gives back to the community by lacing up kids with some heat on their feet. From how many shoes they've donated this year, to what really got him started in donating sneakers, how you can get involved and so much more! 0:43 Introduction 5:30 What does a look like for Hav A Sole? 9:57 How many shoes have p...

On today's podcast, DP sits down with Sneaker Room owner Suraj Kaufman to talk about why sneakers are so special to him, how he really got into sneakers, what he's trying to do for the culture and so much more! 0:28 Introduction 1:06 Tell us about your collars with Nike 5:09 What is your sneaker origin story? 20:14 Can you give us the story behind your Instagram bio?

On this episode, DP sits down with Turhan Williams, chief product officer at Solesavy to dive in deep about the development of COLLECT, why they are so excited for sneakerheads to use the platform, how they are keeping it secure and so much more! 0:31 Introduction 6:05 What is COLLECT? 7:06 What was the journey like to develop this platform? 22:00 What is KYC and how does it help me?

SoleSavy co-founder and CEO DP shares his thoughts on why identify verification online is important.

On today's podcast, DP chops it up with Jared Goldstein and Kenneth Anand to talk about the latest news on Nike v. StockX lawsuit, what Nike's newest claims really means for the sneaker culture, what could be coming up next and so much more! 0:28 Introductions 1:34 Tell us your initial reactions to Nike v. StockX lawsuit 5:45 What do you think will happen with the NFT lawsuit? 8:15 Can you break d...

On today's episode, DP chats with Roland Coit, artist and owner of Detriot sneaker boutique "Burning Rubber" to chat all about what store owners go through for each release, what happened to the Fragment x Jordan 1 release, exclusive news on a brand new collab and so much more! 0:27 Introduction to Ro Spit 5:31 What’s your sneaker origin story? 10:17 What was the Air Yeezy 1 release like as a stor...

On today's episode, DP sits down with footwear designer, Chris Hill to talk all about how he became a designer, who he would want to collaborate with and so much more! 0:38 Introductions 1:11 How did you become a footwear designer? 4:48 What is a footwear designer's role on the team? 7:45 Where do you find your inspiration for your designs? 9:19 How long does the design process usually take? 12:50...

On today's episode, DP chats with pitcher for the LA Dodgers Walker Buehler to chat through why he loves sneakers, how many cleats he goes through in a season, the undisputed king of sneakers in the MLB and so much more! 1:09 Why did you join SoleSavy? 1:50 What got you into sneakers? 2:51 Are there any recent great finds you’ve had? 4:11 How big is your sneaker collection now? 9:40 What was it li...

On today's episode, DP sits down with actor and SoleSavy member Jon Prasida to talk about integrating his love of sneakers into his character on 'Kung Fu', why the nike roshe has a special place in his heart, his favourite recent pickups and so much more! 0:22 Introduction to Jon Prasida 1:16 What is Kung Fu about? 3:00 How did you integrate your sneakers into your role on the show? 5:55 How big i...

On the latest SoleSavy podcast, founder DP chats with BotNot founder Alex Shamir

On this episode, DP sits down with three of the biggest Air Max fans in the SoleSavy community to find out all about why Air Max has such a special place in their hearts, one of the most unique custom Air Max's, why they love SoleSavy and so much more! 0:00 Community Convo with Aaron Roth 0:47 How long have you’ve been in Solesavy? 2:07 What’s your favorite Air Max model? 5:18 Why do you like Air...

On today's episode, DP sits down with Nike On Air 2019 winner, Gabrielle Serrano to talk all about what the design process was like to create a shoe with Nike, who accidentally released her model before anyone else, the size of her sneaker collection and so much more! 0:46 Introduction to Gabrielle Serrano 3:09 What was the On Air process like? 6:23 What made you represent New York City in your sn...

On today's episode, DP calls in Marco to talk about the big news, the rerelease of the Air Jordan 1 Chicago for Holiday 2022, they predict stock levels, share how the community reacted, what this will mean for sneaker culture and so much more! 0:28 First Reaction to the Air Jordan 1 “Chicago” Rereleasing? 9:22 Stock Predictions 23:15 Community Reactions to the News

SoleSavy co-founder and CEO DP shares his thoughts on why bots aren’t the problem right now.

On today's episode, DP sits down with Hovain Hylton to discuss his now-viral tweet, dive deeper into the state of the culture, what can bring us out of it and so much more! 0:41 Let’s talk about your tweet 2:22 What has changed sneaker culture so much? 3:52 What would you do to change the culture? 4:44 Do you think we’ve been trained to feed into this demand? 9:02 Do you think if the culture said...