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#178 Breaking Into the China Online Retail Market with Frank Lavin Oct 07, 2019

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Export Now Founder and CEO Frank Lavin walks us through the ins and outs of selling product in China on e-commerce platforms. If you're looking to sell product online to the expanding China consumer base but don't know how, Frank's your guy. He walks us through the process as only Frank Lavin knows how.

#177 The Founding of Hoka and Lessons on Innovation Leadership Sep 30, 2019

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How did Hoka grow into a top brand? What innovation lessons can we learn from its story and how can we apply those lessons today? Industry legend Stuart Jenkins joins us to share stories and insights never heard before, and a new project he is working on that may change the industry!

#176 A Discussion of Key Innovations Changing Shoe Development Sep 23, 2019

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Chris Hillyer of Deckers Brands and Nicoline van Enter of the Footwearists join us to talk about some key tech and tools changing how brands are designing and developing footwear. This fun and insightful discussion covers a wide range of issues and is sure to make you think differently about the future of footwear!

#175 Bloom's innovative and sustainable approach to shoe material development! Sep 16, 2019

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Ryan Hunt of Bloom takes us on a journey of how they take algae from lakes, cleaning up the environment, and using that algae to make foam for shoes! We discuss material innovation and the development process in this unique and fun episode.

#174 The Last Is First! Jones & Vining drop by to talk about how innovation is changing how lasts are made. Sep 09, 2019

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Last maker Jones & Vining explain how much innovation goes into last making, as well as new materials they are launching. We talk about the process of making lasts, how they are key to fit and comfort, and how one day data will allow us to match lasts data to consumer feet for a perfect fit!

#173 The Magic of the Materials Show - Where Design Inspiration Meets Material Execution! Sep 02, 2019

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Taped at the NW Materials Show in Portland, we sit down with our friend Hisham Muhareb to discuss why designers and development teams love the shows, what new materials brands are finding at the show as well as innovations from foam to plastics!

#172 Live From Seaside - Let's Talk Footwear Summer Trends! Aug 26, 2019

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The Shoe-In Show crew discusses all things footwear and summer from our favorite summer shoes, consumer favorites, best brands for the summer, and more!

#171 An Insider Look At How Selling Shoes Has Forever Changed Aug 19, 2019

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Danny Muskat joins the show to talk about how selling shoes and branding has changed over the past few years. From selling on the internet to brick and mortar retailers, we talk about the evolution in relationships, requirements and how companies are changing their models to adapt to new consumer norms. Don't miss this insightful, thoughtful, episode!

#170 How Sustainable Is the Footwear Industry Really? We Discuss Real Data and Resources on this Episode! Aug 12, 2019

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1 in 3 shoe companies have no sustainability program in place and 67% of footwear professionals say they lack education to make forward progress on sustainable shoes. On this episode we break down all the data and stats from FDRA's recent survey and share new ideas, tools and resources to help brands get more sustainable!

#169 Millennial Footwear Insights! Aug 05, 2019

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FDRA's newest intern, Ashton Tucker sits down to give us his opinion on what brands high school and college students are loving right now, where they prefer to shop, ideal price points, and more.

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