Footwear Insight Extra

Formula4 Media, LLC
Footwear Insight Extra

Interviews with execs at major retailers and footwear brands in outdoor, footwear, sports, and textile industries.

  1. Michael Rich, Founder & CEO, PSUDO Sneakers

    08/30/2023

    Michael Rich, Founder & CEO, PSUDO Sneakers

    In the latest Footwear Insight Extra podcast, footwear industry veteran Michael Rich discusses PSUDO, the sneaker brand he started with his wife, Kortney, in 2020 and its latest partnership with Blumaka’s solar-powered factory in El Salvador.

    20 min
  2. Dan Feeney, Ph.D., director of BOA’s Biomechanics Research & Performance Fit Lab | #165

    09/14/2022

    Dan Feeney, Ph.D., director of BOA’s Biomechanics Research & Performance Fit Lab | #165

    In the latest Footwear Insight Extra podcast, Dr. Dan Feeney discusses the principal focus of the BOA Performance Fit Lab, its relationship with Aetrex and what might be ahead for BOA technology and fit.

    15 min
  3. Jan Deding, CEO and president of IMBOX Protection, North America | #164

    08/17/2022

    Jan Deding, CEO and president of IMBOX Protection, North America | #164

    In the latest Footwear Insight Extra podcast, we talk with Jan Deding, CEO and president of IMBOX Protection, North America about how the company’s in-store shoe protection system works and about its pending launch in the U.S.

    14 min
  4. Jeff Chen, Co-Founder and CEO, Netvirta | #163

    06/15/2022

    Jeff Chen, Co-Founder and CEO, Netvirta | #163

    The latest Footwear Insight Extra podcast features a discussion with Netvirta CEO and co-founder Jeff Chen about 3-D body and foot scanning and how the technology can improve not only the fitting process for consumers, but also the return rates for vendors and retailers.

    27 min
  5. Olga Dogadkina, Co-Founder and CEO, Emperia | #162

    06/01/2022

    Olga Dogadkina, Co-Founder and CEO, Emperia | #162

    The latest Footwear Insight Extra podcast features a conversation about virtual shopping, VR technology and the metaverse with Olga Dogadkina, co-founder and CEO of London-based Emperia. The company develops immersive virtual experiences for the retail, fashion and art sectors. Luxury brands have adopted the VR experience to help keep their consumers engaged. More mainstream brands could be next with VR.

    13 min
  6. Shameek Ghosh, CEO & Co-Founder, TrusTrace | #161

    04/06/2022

    Shameek Ghosh, CEO & Co-Founder, TrusTrace | #161

    The latest Footwear Insight Extra podcast features a discussion with the CEO and founder of TrusTrace, a Swedish and Indian company, founded in 2006, that is all about sustainability. TrusTrace considers itself “a one-stop shop” for firms that want to make sustainability part of their DNA. Adidas, which signed on in 2020, is one TrusTrace’s 40+ customers.

    19 min
  7. Mark Hubner, SVP Brand and Strategy, Baffin | #160

    12/01/2021

    Mark Hubner, SVP Brand and Strategy, Baffin | #160

    Cold is at the core of everything Baffin does and produces. In the latest Footwear Insight Extra podcast, Mark Hubner, Senior Vice President of Brand and Strategy for Baffin, discusses the Canadian company’s heritage, commitment to domestic manufacturing and its second-year Canadian collection of products.

    16 min
  8. Brazilian Footwear Executives | #159

    10/27/2021

    Brazilian Footwear Executives | #159

    In the latest Footwear Insight Extra podcast, Alex Fernando Klein Engelmann, Intl. Business Manager for Pegada Shoes, and Letícia Sperb Masselli, manager of the Brazilian Footwear Project for Abicalcados, discuss the Brazilian footwear industry and how it hopes to make inroads in the North American market.

    21 min
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Interviews with execs at major retailers and footwear brands in outdoor, footwear, sports, and textile industries.

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  • Creator
    Formula4 Media, LLC
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    164
  • Rating
    Clean
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