The SoleSavy Podcast

Episode #76 - Oscar Castillo Shares Origin Story of Modern Notoriety

Episode Notes

On today's podcast, Marco sits down with Modern Notoriety founder Oscar Castillo, to talk all about his love of Chicago, reminiscing about the sneaker blog glory days, how Marco has a long-lost connection with Oscar and so much more!

1:03 Introduction

2:43 What’s your origin story with sneakers?

7:31 What made you decide to create your own blog?

11:43 What do you think of Chicago being the sneaker capital?

16:41 Do you remember that first moment where you thought you made it?

18:22 What's your most memorable press trip?

21:49 What's the most memorable sneakers that you got given?

27:05 How did you start adding your different interests into your sneaker blog?

31:14 What do you think about the sneaker blog era?

38:17 How do you build a community into a passionate online community?

42:34 Do you think that people getting into the industry skipping over sneaker blogs?

48:53 What’s on your feet today?