Quitting to Sell Ugly Shoes with Adir Landes

This week I am joined by Adir Landes, who is behind West NYC's social presense. We talk about his time growing up on the Upper West Side, how he help his mom understand sneaker trends. What it was like waiting for the Packer x Iman Shumpert drop. Working at B&H and how he ended up at Tip Top Shoes. What keeps him curious and what drives him plus so much more.   Follow Adir: IG: https://www.instagram.com/durrlanders/ Tip Top Shoes: https://tiptopshoes.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/tiptopshoesnyc West NYC: https://www.westnyc.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/westnyc/  Podcast Linktree: https://linktr.ee/myfirstkicks Sign up for the Patreon: https://patreon.com/MyFirstKicks  Music by The DoppleGangaz: https://thedoppelgangaz.bandcamp.com/  ----------- Chapters: 00:00 $6M B&H Customer 03:29 Mount Sinai Hospital 07:37 Fila Designer ️ 11:09 NYU & COVID Impact 14:55 B&H: Tourist Spot  18:25 Shoes & Tiptop/West 22:31 Shooting Videos 26:12 Selling Ugly Shoes 29:41 Orthodox Jewish ️ 33:35 Jumpman Denouncing ️ 37:57 Sold Out Size 41:31 Drawing Shoes 45:51 City Bike Boys 49:41 Versatility as Store 56:02 Five Shoe Types 01:00:35 Tiptop & West NYC 01:04:47 Patreon Shoutouts

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This week I am joined by Adir Landes, who is behind West NYC's social presense. We talk about his time growing up on the Upper West Side, how he help his mom understand sneaker trends. What it was like waiting for the Packer x Iman Shumpert drop. Working at B&H and how he ended up at Tip Top Shoes. What keeps him curious and what drives him plus so much more. Follow Adir: IG: https://www.instagram.com/durrlanders/ Tip Top Shoes: https://tiptopshoes.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/tiptopshoesnyc West NYC: https://www.westnyc.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/westnyc/ Podcast Linktree: https://linktr.ee/myfirstkicks Sign up for the Patreon: https://patreon.com/MyFirstKicks Music by The DoppleGangaz: https://thedoppelgangaz.bandcamp.com/ ----------- Chapters: 00:00 $6M B&H Customer 03:29 Mount Sinai Hospital 07:37 Fila Designer ️ 11:09 NYU & COVID Impact 14:55 B&H: Tourist Spot 18:25 Shoes & Tiptop/West 22:31 Shooting Videos 26:12 Selling Ugly Shoes 29:41 Orthodox Jewish ️ 33:35 Jumpman Denouncing ️ 37:57 Sold Out Size 41:31 Drawing Shoes 45:51 City Bike Boys 49:41 Versatility as Store 56:02 Five Shoe Types 01:00:35 Tiptop & West NYC 01:04:47 Patreon Shoutouts

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