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Shoe designer Dwayne Edwards talks about how competition helped his craft. At 19 years old, he became the youngest professional footwear designer in the industry. He's created over 500 styles of sneakers for the likes of Derek Cheater and Michael Jordan. In 2010, he founded Pencil, the first academy in the country specifically focused on the design of footwear.

Over the course of his storied career as a designer and educator, Dr. D’Wayne Edwards has created more than 500 footwear styles for premier entertainers such as Tupac, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dog, and Notorious B.I.G. His designs have been worn in six Olympics and graced all MLB, NFL, and NBA stadiums. He joins to talk about his remarkable career and current role as President of Pensole Lewis College of Business and Design.