The SoleSavy Podcast

Episode #5 - Kicks Deals on the Company's Origins, the Sneaker Industry, Resell, What Comes Next?

Episode Notes

In this week's episode DP sits down with the Editor-in-Chief of Kicks Deals US, Ian Hofler. We discuss how the sneaker industry has changed since the website started in 2011 and more!

1:00 - The Start of Kicks Deals

4:25 - The Changes from 2012 to 2020 in

7:12 - StockX Launches and The Rise of Resell

9:55 - The Jordan Struggle

11:40 - Restocks / Releases

14:40 - The new breed of sneakerheads

16:30 - When we quit our jobs for Kicks Deals

19:15 - What comes next?

24:40 - Resell Culture

30:30 - Member & Follower Questions

33:00 - A typical day of running Kicks Deals

34:48 - How do you decide what deals to post?

37:48 - Our Collections