I read that when you were 12, you started to enter magazine competitions where you were asked to draw a turtle or a pirate. And I remember doing that too. When I was a kid, they were they were ads in the TV guide. The ad was for art instruction schools, which is a Minneapolis-based correspondence course. Charles Schulz, the creator of Peanuts, also won a scholarship to go there. That's where he actually went. He's their most famous alum.
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.