Topo Athletic Founder, Tony Post

We talk to Topo Athletic founder, Tony Post, about serving as the CEO of Vibram USA; founding Topo Athletic; minimalist and maximalist shoes; Topo’s design philosophy and process; and more. TOPICS & TIMES: Moving to Boston, working for Rockport (1:15) Were you always into running gear? (5:20) “Craftsmanship” in the running shoe industry (7:47) The decision to start your own shoe company (10:21) Vibram and the “Born to Run” affect? (14:19) The minimalist movement (21:10) Where is there consensus on shoe design? (31:20) What is Topo’s approach to fit? (35:55) What differentiates Topo Athletic? (40:49) Topo’s trajectory (44:20) Which Topo shoes are you running in the most? (46:51) New Topo products? (52:16) What’s the best question I haven’t asked you? (58:47) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.