In 1989, Wilson Smith was one of three people of color in the footwear design industry. Now there are only about 175 people of color and a little over 200 now," he says. "Diversity is the only thing that corporations try to do and get away with it"
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.