Footwear Insight

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

Jordan Barrocas, Founder, If/Then

After swimming with the ‘Sharks’ on ABC-TV and striking a deal with Daymond John to help grow a fledgling beef jerky business, Miami’s Jordan Barrocas has pivoted over the last seven years to become a full-fledged, albeit younger, ‘Shoe Dog’ with his new If/Then men’s athleisure brand.

12-29
17:58

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.

08-30
20:23

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.

09-14
15:02

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.

08-17
14:13

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.

06-15
26:32

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