The SoleSavy Podcast

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 Introductions1:02 What is Construct?4:44 Tell us more about the storytelling in this project14:38 What drove you to enter the metaverse?21:03 What's the next level to Construct?26:30 Final Thoughts 

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 Williams4:50 What kind of influence has Allen Iverson had on you?9:50 Tell us about your journey at Nike17:00 What is your life advice regarding career?19:10 How do you go from Nike to Deadstock coffee?23:50 Tell us about what “Coffee Should be Dope” mean to you?33:35 What led you to open Concourse Coffee?40:19 How did the Adidas collaboration come about?49:15 If you could do any collab silhouette which one would you do?

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 Introduction1:27 What made you go from basketball to starting your own business?3:11 How long ago did you start “Ethics”?5:27 When did you see your first sample?6:22 Breakdown of the ETHICS LG18:58 How many iterations of the LG1 did you go through?10:08 How was the first wear test?11:33 What comes next for ETHICS?14:31 How did the LG1 end up on StockX?15:43 What was the biggest challenge bringing the LG1 to life?19:40 Any words of advice for people just starting out?21:15 What was your go-to sneaker on the court?23:15 Tell us about why you are tweeting the same thing every day

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 Introduction5:30 What does a look like for Hav A Sole?9:57 How many shoes have passed through Hav A Sole this year?12:40 What does a chapter look like?14:49 What is the hypest pair that has been donated?19:39 Where can people keep up with what you are doing? 

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 Introduction1:06 Tell us about your collars with Nike5:09 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 Introduction6:05 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 Introductions1:34 Tell us your initial reactions to Nike v. StockX lawsuit5:45 What do you think will happen with the NFT lawsuit?8:15 Can you break down what happened with Nike claiming that StockX is selling fakes?14:47 What about other marketplaces?17:20 What do you think about the response from stockX?20:06 What does SoleSavy think about this new claim?24:59 What happens next in the lawsuit?

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 Spit5:31 What’s your sneaker origin story?10:17 What was the Air Yeezy 1 release like as a store owner?18:59 What has been the biggest lesson you’ve learned from owning a store?22:59 What is the sneaker scene like in Detroit?29:27 Any other insane sneaker drop stories?35:53 What are your thoughts on New Balance as a brand?40:52 Exclusive Collab News