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#408 Sneaker Caucus Drop With Congressman Jared Moskowitz Jan 22, 2024

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On this episode of Shoe-In Show podcast, presented by FDRA, Matt and Thomas head to Capitol Hill to check-in with Congressman Jared Moskowitz of Florida's 23rd Congressional District. As the founder of the Congressional Sneaker Caucus, Congressman Moskowitz shares why he loves sneakers so much and the importance they play in American society and culture. He also explains how the focus of the Congressional Sneaker Caucus is to bring together different people from various backgrounds and generations, promote bipartisanship, and relate to the younger generations. This is an episode you don't want to miss!

With special guest:

Congressman Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)

Hosted by:

Matt Priest and Thomas Crockett

#407 Catching Up With Billy Price of BILLY Footwear Jan 15, 2024

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Join us as we chat with Billy Price, cofounder of BILLY Footwear. Billy shares one of our most inspiring "shoe stories" of all time as he overcame a terrible accident to create an innovative shoe company focused on functional need and stylish designs. Consumers and retailers have responded in a powerful way to the amazing offerings BILLY Footwear provides. Something tells us they're just getting started.

With special guest:

Billy Price, Co-Founder, BILLY Footwear

Hosted by:

Andy Polk and Matt Priest

#406 2024 Footwear Outlook With Glenn Barrett, Founder and CEO of OrthoLite Jan 08, 2024

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In this great episode Glenn Barrett, founder and CEO of OrthoLite, shares his unique view on current and coming trends, and how brands can navigate continued change. We discuss how transparency, innovation, compliance and supply chain agility are all going to be major factors in 2024.

With special guest:

Glenn Barrett, Founder and CEO, OrthoLite

Hosted by:

Andy Polk and Matt Priest

#405 A New Year, a Fresh Start: FFANY 2024 Trend Watch With Shannon Adducci and Sandi Mines Jan 01, 2024

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Happy New Year from your friends at Shoe-In! This week we check in with our own Sandi Mines and Shannon Adducci of Footwear News to hear the hottest shoe trends for 2024. From the comfy footbed sandal to the pointed stiletto to Mary Janes and sneakers, we've got you covered on this week's episode.

Watch the amazing interview here.

With special guest:

Shannon Adducci, Style Director, Footwear News

Hosted by:

Sandi Mines

#404 Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, & Happy Holidays from Team FDRA! Dec 25, 2023

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Listen in as Team FDRA kicks back and recalls their recent white elephant gift exchange and unveils some of their holiday family traditions. On behalf of our entire team at FDRA and Shoe-In, we wish you a happy holiday and Happy New Year!

With special guests:

Team FDRA

Hosted by:

Team FDRA

#403 Mapping Shoe Supply Chains and Managing the Data To Comply With New Laws Dec 18, 2023

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Join this important episode - sponsored by Centric Software - where we discuss how shoe companies can best map their supply chains, collect and centralized their impact data to report and comply with new regulations in Cali and Europe.

With special guests:

Matt Nakari, Centric Software and Apurva Bhargava, TrusTrace

Hosted by:

Andy Polk

#402 Historic November 2023 FFANY Realtime Recap Dec 11, 2023

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FDRA's own Matt Priest, Andy Polk, and Sandi Mines review key takeaways from the just completed Fashion Footwear Association of New York's (FFANY) Market Week. Listen in to hear all the key themes, side conversations, and industry analysis gleaned from this season's critical footwear trade show.

Hosted by:

Matt Priest, Sandi Mines and Andy Polk

#401 Eco-Innovations Helping Update Outsoles! Dec 04, 2023

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Thomas Bogle, the founder and CEO of Solum, joins us on the show this week to explore biomaterials for the outsole and how it can revolutionize the industry. Solum is a biomaterials company re-engineering outsoles with plant-based alternatives compared to traditional synthetics and plastics. This is very important as new regulations come forth addressing microplastic abrasion from the soles of shoes.

With special guest:

Thomas Bogle, Founder and CEO of Solum

Hosted by:

Andy Polk and Matt Priest

#400 All in the Family: Exploring the Emerging Shoe Brand D'Amelio Footwear With Marc D'Amelio Nov 27, 2023

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Join us to hear Marc's shoe story and how the D'Amelio family is creating a sustainable business model with their brand, D'Amelio Footwear. Marc will discuss their pop-up experience in LA, their design process, their presence at FFANY in New York this week, and much more.

With special guest:

Marc D'Amelio, CEO, D'Amelio Footwear

Hosted by:

Sandi Mines and Matt Priest

#399 Exploring the Complexities of Footwear Trade With US-China Relations: Unpacking the Biden-Xi Summit Nov 20, 2023

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Matt, Andy, and Thomas provide their hot takes on the Biden-Xi meeting in San Francisco last week. They also break down the struggling Chinese economy, the positive China pivot towards the U.S., and how the Biden Administration and Capitol Hill might react to the elimination of 301 footwear duties.

Hosted by:

Matt Priest, Andy Polk and Thomas Crockett

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