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#318 JUNE FFANY Is Back With Salina Ferretti and Rob Perschino From Falc USA May 09, 2022

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Salina Ferretti and Rob Perschino stopped by Shoe-in Show to talk about new trends and what's to come at JUNE FFANY in NY.

With special guests:

Salina Ferretti, CEO, Falc USA and Rob Perschino, GM, Falc USA

#317 Running With Purpose With Jim Weber May 02, 2022

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Brooks' fearless leader Jim Weber stops by Shoe-In Show to discuss his new book "Running with Purpose" and his inspiring journey as head of one of the world's premier running shoe companies. Join us as Jim shares fascinating stories along his journey from his one-page strategy approach to turning Brooks around to that time he let a voicemail from Warren Buffett go unanswered for five days!! And make sure you buy the book! All book profits will be donated to the Brooks Booster Club to provide performance running footwear, apparel, and funding to under-resourced high school cross country and track teams.

Pick it up on the Brooks site or Amazon.

With special guest:

Jim Weber, CEO, Brooks

#316 Understanding the New Economy and Shoe Marketplace Apr 25, 2022

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There are many pieces to the new economic and business puzzle the footwear industry and shoe professionals are trying to understand to make better decisions. Team FDRA works to fill in some gaps on how inflation, demand, war, inventory and consumer shifts are impacting the shoe business. We also share what we think is coming and how to prepare.

With special guest:

Gary Raines, Chief Economist, FDRA

#315 Future Footwear - NFW on Material Innovations Displacing Plastics Apr 18, 2022

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Footwear materials are innovating at breakneck speed, but shoes still contain a lot of plastics. Why is that and how is that changing? Ahead of Earth Day we wanted to have a robust discussion on the state of shoe material innovations with Natural Fiber Welding's Alan Lugo and Dr. Stephen Taylor (a soil scientist working on shoe issues!). You'll gain some great insights and wisdom on how to rethink shoe materials and brand sustainability strategy.

With special guests:

Alan Lugo, Product Strategy Manager, Natural Fiber Welding and Dr. Stephen Taylor, Soil Scientist & Circularity Engineer, Natural Fiber Welding

#314 Deckers Brands CEO Dave Powers on Authentic ESG Leadership Apr 11, 2022

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Dave Powers joins us on this important episode to talk about the great behind the scenes work being done at Deckers Brands on sustainability. More than buzz words, Dave talks about the importance of how authentic leadership and culture ensures success on ESG issues. We also discuss how important purpose is to a strong workforce willing to innovate. Another must-listen episode!

#313 Work Boot Wake-Up Call With Wolverine's Tom Kennedy Apr 04, 2022

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Wolverine's own Tom Kennedy stops by Shoe-In Show to check in with Sandi and Matt on all the latest work boot trends and his approach to diversifying his brands in order to serve a more diverse consumer base.

#312 Shoe Leaders on Supply Chain Shenanigans and Solutions Mar 28, 2022

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FDRA's "Supply Chain in Crisis" webinar had some of the industry's top thought leaders discussing what you must be watching as we continue to deal with supply chain headaches. It was so good we had to broadcast it out on Shoe-In to make sure everyone had a chance to listen!

#311 Sourcing Certified Sustainable Materials With Ease Mar 21, 2022

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The old world of Excel is crumbling. Data that sits is useless. A new system is being built for a more sustainable future that helps teams visualize, understand data and make better choices at the start. We talk with Material Exchange in this episode about their new updated platform and how it's changing the game for good!

#310 The Challenge Inflation Poses for Footwear Mar 14, 2022

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Is inflation the new four-letter word? In this episode, we discuss the many issues and challenges inflation poses to our industry and the economy, with dashes of other random observations and comments on human nature. Yes, this is the latest footwear philosophy episode not to be missed!!!

#309 Chris Burns Lights It Up Again Mar 07, 2022

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Industry analyst and sneaker industry expert Chris Burns joins Shoe-In Show again in an attempt to kick-off March Madness in style. As you'll hear, we never really get around to talking basketball as Matt, Andy and Chris explore a plethora of other topics around DTC, e-commerce, NFTs, StockX, brand strategies, and even shoe conspiracies appropriately coined "Shoe-anon." You need a footwear analyst focused on all the right metrics? Chris is your guy.

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