DiscoverShoe-In#508 Footwear's New Innovation and Talent Engine
#508 Footwear's New Innovation and Talent Engine

#508 Footwear's New Innovation and Talent Engine

Update: 2025-12-15
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Listen and get a front-row look at how a new footwear program delivering fresh thinking is fueling the next chapter of industry growth. In this episode of Shoe-In Show, host Andy Polk is joined by Alan Lugo and Michael Seeley of the Liminal Group, to introduce the Footwear Launchpad — a new initiative designed to surface breakthrough ideas from around the world. They discuss how Liminal Group and the Footwear Innovation Foundation built the new footwear launchpad program and how it is transforming the industry's approach to innovation — expanding access for emerging talent and startups, while shaping the future of footwear design, technology, and collaboration.

With special guests:
Alan Lugo, Founder, alanandres, LLC and Michael Seeley, Founder and Managing Director, Liminal Group

Hosted by:
Andy Polk

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#508 Footwear's New Innovation and Talent Engine

#508 Footwear's New Innovation and Talent Engine

Footwear Distributors & Retailers of America (FDRA)