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#535 From Capitol Hill to the Footwear Industry: Thomas Crockett on Trade, Tariffs & Advocacy

#534 Portia Blunt on the Black Footwear Forum, Legacy, and Bee Blunt

#533 How Crocs Walk in the Shoes of Their Fans and Drive Global Trends With Anne Mehlman, Executive Vice President and Brand President, Crocs

#532 Behind the Events: Inside FDRA With Jolie Gracia

#531 Inside the Western Wear Boom With Dallas Market Center and Rios of Mercedes

#530 From Politics to Footwear: Andy Polk's Journey Into the Industry

#529 The Casual Consumer: What Footwear Brands Need to Know Right Now With Bryan Eshelman

#528 Deer Stags Joins Jack Schwartz Shoes: Merging Legacy and Scale

#527 FFANY Footwear Trend Watch Spring 2026

#526 Inside Footwear LaunchPad: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity

#525 Stepping Up Quality: The Grant Stone Journey With Founder and CEO Wyatt Gilmore

#524 How Global Conflict Is Driving Footwear Costs

#523 Rethinking Shipping: Brent Barkin on Data, Strategy & Supply Chain Growth

#522 Rebuilding a Footwear Icon: Neal Taylor on Leading ECCO Into Its Next Chapter

#521 Daniel Rubin on Entrepreneurship, Dune Footwear, and the Lessons of Sole Survivor

#520 Mark Lardie on Growth, Strategy & the Future of Footwear

#519 From Finance to Footwear: Scott Gabrielson on Building Oliver Cabell & Redefining Comfort

#518 Life After Nike: Wilson W. Smith III on Legacy, Leadership & What Comes Next

#517 Designing With Purpose: Wilson W. Smith III on Faith, Conviction & Creative Leadership

#516 Designing Beyond the Court: Wilson W. Smith III on Serena, Agassi & Athlete Storytelling

#515 Designing for the Court: Creating Footwear That Elevates the Game With Wilson W. Smith III

#514 Built for Real Life: Inside STOKE Shoes With Rick Blackshaw

#513 Redefining Comfort: How Dearfoams Is Building a Modern Footwear Brand

#512 Unpacking the Footwear Inventory Surge: What's Next?

#511 From Bugaboots to Bold Ideas: Tim Boyle on Innovation, Legacy, and Leadership

#510 Stepping Into 2026: Trends, Trade, and Team FDRA

#509 Triumphs in a Tumultuous 2025 Shoe-In Show Year-End Recap

#508 Footwear's New Innovation and Talent Engine

#507 2025 Footwear Leadership Series Highlights Powered by Ortholite

#506 Navigating Chemical Compliance in Footwear: Insights From Eurofins Experts

#505 Pitch to the Pavement: Rob Griffiths on Leading Saucony

#504 FFANY Footwear Trend Watch Fall 2025

#503 Inside the Global Shoeconomy: Footwear Imports, Tariffs, and Trade Trends

#502 Frugal or Fearless? What the Data Says About Today's Footwear Consumer

#501 Why Dallas Became the Heart of Western Footwear With Dallas Market Center and Ariat International

#500 Shoe-In Show's 500th Episode: Celebrating the Footwear Industry's Podcast

#499 Proving Comfort: Inside the Science of Better Footwear With INSITE

#498 Shaping Sneaker Culture With Ronnie Wright: Storytelling, Empathy, and Bold Ideas

#497 Holiday Footwear Shopping Trends: Early Buyers, Inflation, and Tariffs

#496 Tariffs on Trial: Supreme Court Case Could Reshape U.S. Trade Policy

#495 Holiday Footwear Logistics: Air vs. Ocean, Tariffs & Supply Chain Strategy With Apex Logistics

#494 Europe's New Sustainability Rules: What U.S. Footwear Brands Must Know

#493 AI in Retail: Google's Paul Tepfenhart on Personalization, Data & The Future

#492 Slam-Dunk Success: Natalie White's Game-Changing Leap in Women's Basketball Footwear

#491 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington With Legendary Nike Designer Wilson Smith III

#490 From White Pages to Jordan Brand: The Resilient Rise of Kris Wright, Vice President of Jordan Footwear

#489 Strategic Moves & Brand Momentum in Footwear With Jonathan Frankel, President, ALDO Product Services

#488 From Coach to CEO: Dan Sheridan's Playbook for Leading Brooks Running

#487 Back-to-School Breakdown: Consumer Trends, Tariffs & Smart Retail Moves with Bryan Eshelman of AlixPartners

#486 Stepping Up With Purpose: Josue Solano, CEO, BBC International on Leading Through Change in Footwear

#485 Rebooting American Footwear: Innovation, Storytelling, and Smart Tech With Alan Guyan

#484 Leading With Purpose: Tara McRae, President and Managing Director North America, Puma on Mentorship, Market Shifts & Puma's Future

#483 The Future of Footwear Retail: Eco Innovation and Loyalty With Oliver Hede, Vice President of Sales, Imbox Protection

#482 From Heavy Metal to Heritage: Danny Ewoldsen's Unconventional Road to President of Johnston & Murphy

#481 Inside the Premium Consumer Mindset: Insights With Mike Keisman, Head of Research and Innovation, MakerSights

#480 From Mailroom to President and CEO: Todd Krinsky's 33-Year Journey at Reebok

#479 FFANY Trend Watch May 2025 With Nikara Johns, Senior Editor, Footwear News, and Kendall Becker, Fashion Director, Trendalytics

#478 Navigating Footwear Leadership With Susie Kuhn, President, Active Brands Group, Wolverine Worldwide

#477 Emergency Tariff Update: Navigating the Global Trade Turbulence in the Footwear Industry With Steve Reynolds, CEO, Jade Footwear

#476 How Crocs Walk in the Shoes of Their Fans and Drive Global Trends With Anne Mehlman, Executive Vice President and Brand President, Crocs

#475 Unboxing Efficiency: Transforming the Supply Chain Game With Optimized Packaging With Justin Jaeger, Sales and Marketing Specialist, Trillora Packaging Solutions

#474 Traceability Is Power: Unlocking Value Across the Supply Chain With TrusTrace CEO Shameek Ghosh

#473 The Odd Couple: How Big Brands and Small Innovators Can Best Work Together with Alan Lugo, Founder, alanandres LLC, and Stephanie Downs, CEO, Uncaged Innovations

#472 From East Village to Industry Leader: Marina Levine's Journey to Highline United CEO

#471 The AI-Powered Future of Shoe Retail With Shalom Moskowitz and Inbar Mor of ShopX

#470 Decoding the Oofos Recovery Footwear Phenomenon With Chris Peckham, Head of Global Operations at Oofos

#469 Thorogood's Legacy of Quality & Innovation in American Footwear

#468 Sideline Sneakers: A Dance Coach's Journey From Footwear to Football

#467 Reshoring Shoe Manufacturing in the USA With Ryan Hunt, Co-Founder of Shloop, The Shoe Loop

#466 Culture, Community, and Iconic Style With Gautham Rao, VP/GM, of Timberland Americas

#465 India's Rising Role in Global Footwear Sourcing With Neeraj Narayan, CEO of SIV Impact and Co-Founder of Synergy India Ventures

#464 OSD X Shoe-In Crossover With Matt, Dee, and Sean Part 2

#463 OSD X Shoe-In Crossover With Matt, Dee, and Sean Part 1

#462 A Shoe Journey Conversation With PUMA's Michelle Marshall

#461 Unpacking Trump's Early Actions on Trade

#460 Checking In With Bernice VanBuhler of the Chicago Shoe Market

#459 Footwear Inventory Data and Analysis

#458 Happy New Year With Team FDRA!

#457 2024 Shoe-In Show Rewind: And the Top Downloaded Episode of 2024 Is…

#456 Team FDRA 2024 Year in Review!

#455 Dr. D'Wayne Edwards Delivers Innovation Again

#454 An Innovative Sustainable Solution With Cirql

#453 FDRA's Annual Holiday Shopping Survey Review

#452 FFANY December 2024 Market Trend Watch

#451 Unveiling the Fresh New Brand Mykos With Jerry Breig

#450 Shawn Osborne and Two Ten Helping Shoe People

#449 The State of Sustainability and Innovation in the Footwear Industry

#448 Surveying the Running Shoe Landscape With Matt Field of MakerSights

#447 Shoes for a Cure Charity Shoe Sale Is Here!

#446 3 Key Footwear Trends to Prepare Brands for 2025

#445 The Story of Hoka's Founding by the Man Who Created It

#444 Shoeconomy Check-In With FDRA Chief Economist Gary Raines

#443 Understanding the Brazilian Footwear Opportunity

#442 Presidential Debate Debrief With Team FDRA

#441 A New Footwear Innovation Paradigm With Elias Stahl

#440 Navigating Shoe Supply Chain Visibility and Forced Labor Compliance With LRQA

#439 Critical EU Marketplace and Ops Insights

#438 High Heels, High Comfort: A Medical Approach to Fashion With Fernando Pena of Julieta Barcelona

#437 Finding the Right Fit With Jones & Vining

#436 Launching a Brand from the Ground Up With Jack Gindi

#435 Realtime Footwear Politics Check-in With Matt, Andy, and Thomas

#434 Decoding Consumer Behavior With First Insight's Greg Petro

#433 The Current State of Shoe Sustainability & Evolving Strategies

#432 A Look Inside New Sustainable Material Innovations

#431 Touring the Southern California Footwear Scene With John Dickinson of SeaJack

#430 In Search of Footwear Cost Reductions With Nicole Porpiglia From KPMG

#429 Realtime Shipping Intel & Rate Info with Apex's Mike Piza

#428 It's All Greek to Me: Exploring Emerging Shoe Brand Kheloni With Rebecca Gradler

#427 Good Morning Vietnam! OrthoLite in Action With Vietnam Country Manager Mark Coffield

#426 Current Kids' Shoe Trends With BBC's Maureen Duffy-Tan

#425 Price Check on Aisle 2: Unpacking Recent Shoe Pricing Trends With Gary Raines

#424 Footwear So Fresh and So Clean, Clean With Freshy's Scott Willman

#423 What We Heard at the 2024 Shoe Executive Summit

#422 Checking In With Footwear Product Pro JP Trudeau With Wolverine Worldwide

#421 Making Better Shoe Business Decisions With Centric

#420 Vietnam Vantage: Takeaways from Matt's Recent Trip

#419 The Current State of Shoe Innovation - From Factories to Materials to AI

#418 Running Shoe Retail 2024: Key Shifts and Outlook

#417 Exploring the Shoe Industry's Transformation With Born's John Heron

#416 Exploring the Hottest Shoe Brands Right Now

#415 Catching Up With Washington Shoe Company's Chief Karl Moehring

#414 Michael Kors' Jung Yoon to the Rescue

#413 Shoe Supply Chain Agility With Dan Friedman

#412 Rough Seas - Navigating the Red Sea Crisis With Pete Mento

#411 2024 Shoe Market Predictions With Sam Poser

#410 Leading with Passion With Susan Itzkowitz

#409 Stepping Into Innovation: Kizik's Hands-Free Footwear Revolution

#408 Sneaker Caucus Drop With Congressman Jared Moskowitz

#407 Catching Up With Billy Price of BILLY Footwear

#406 2024 Footwear Outlook With Glenn Barrett, Founder and CEO of OrthoLite

#405 A New Year, a Fresh Start: FFANY 2024 Trend Watch With Shannon Adducci and Sandi Mines

#404 Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, & Happy Holidays from Team FDRA!

#403 Mapping Shoe Supply Chains and Managing the Data To Comply With New Laws

#402 Historic November 2023 FFANY Realtime Recap

#401 Eco-Innovations Helping Update Outsoles!

#400 All in the Family: Exploring the Emerging Shoe Brand D'Amelio Footwear With Marc D'Amelio

#399 Exploring the Complexities of Footwear Trade With US-China Relations: Unpacking the Biden-Xi Summit

#398 Ready, Set, Report! Unpacking the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

#397 Footwear Inventories, Consumer Debt, and GDP, Oh My!

#396 Leading Well With Kitty Bolinger of Dansko

#395 Starting a Footwear Brand Off on the Right Foot with Mike Gugat of Jbrds

#394 Realtime Holiday Footwear Consumer Trends in Focus

#393 Achieving Supply Chain Transparency With Marissa Brock of Sourcemap

#392 Fostering an Empowering Culture Through Localized Retail With Matt Lafone

#391 Court's in Session With Sneaker Law's Kenneth Anand

#390 China Trade Expert Frank Lavin is Back!

#389 The New Consumer Mentality Ahead of the Holidays

#388 Focus on Mold: Navigating Supply Chain Challenges with Mike Hanrahan of Superdry International Americas

#387 Exploring Shoe Sustainability with NIKE's Chief Sustainability Officer Noel Kinder

#386 Okabashi 2.0: The New CEO and Circular Evolution of This American Made Shoe Company

#385 The Launch of the SOLEcial Studies CommUNITY Academy with Sean Williams

#384 Unpacking the Latest on Shoe Packaging with Mark Maxwell of Billerud

#383 Dr. Funkenstein and the Supply Chain Chaos: A Dungeon & Dragons Adventure

#382 Innovation in Action: How Biomaterials are Transforming Footwear

#381 White Mountain's Fresh Start with the American Exchange Group

#380 Footwear Retail in Realtime with DBI's Doug Howe

#379 Capitol Hill Sneaker Day Recap: Bridging the Gap Between Partisanship Through Soles

#378 A Look at the Evolving Footwear Trade Show Scene With Informa Markets' Kelly Helfman

#377 Navigating the Logistics Landscape: Insights From Mike Piza, SVP at Apex Logistics International

#376 Winds of Change: Shoe Consumers, Inventory and Sales

#375 Navigating the Waves of Trade With the Port of Long Beach

#374 Stepping Towards Ethical Footwear With Elevate, an LRQ Company

#373 Unlimited Insights With Footwear Unlimited's Pat Mooney

#372 Lighting It Up: How Shoe Sensation's Dave Schoengart Went From Fire Fighting to Selling Shoes

#371 Making the Math Work - Shoe Foams That Balance Costs, Performance and Sustainability!

#370 Former Crocs PD Manager on New Shoe Operations Strategy and Systems

#369 RFID In-Focus with Maxim

#368 New Rules Leading to New Shoe Sustainability Strategies

#367 Bigger and Better in Texas With Prasad Reddy of Twisted X

#366 Critical Supply Chain Considerations With Farrow Logistics

#365 Technology Trends With Franz at Covision Media

#364 The Start-Up Journey of New Shoe Brand QUADSis

#363 What the Ongoing War in Ukraine Means for Footwear

#362 Cliff Sifford Surveys the Footwear Retail Landscape

#361 Protect Ya IP With Matt and Thomas

#360 Real Talk on AI & Footwear. Part 1.

#359 Instant Shoe Reaction to the State of the Union

#358 Big Plans at the Black Footwear Forum With Dion Walcott

#357 How Tencel is Making Strides to "True Carbon Zero"

#356 2023 Footwear & Politics Prognostications, Predictions, and Previews

#355 Early 2023 Shoeconomy Check-in

#354 Footwear Supply Chain Critical Thinking

#353 Retailers Look "Outside the Box" for Ways To Offer Customers More Value

#352 2022 Shoe Industry Recap and 2023 Resolutions!

#351 Going Global With Simac Tanning Tech's Alice Vago

#350 The Footwear Industry's Report Card on Sustainability

#349 The Law Made Me Do It! Traceability Strategies for Shoe Companies.

#348 Shoe-In Collab with Katherine Cousins

#347 Holiday Shoe Consumer Survey Rundown

#346 The Ultimate Shoe Fit Experience With Red Wing and Volumental

#345 It's Mayday on Shoe-In With Jason Mayden

#344 Don't Be FRIGHTENED by Trade Compliance!

#343 The SneakerVangelisT Sean Williams Is Here To Spread the Word

#342 That FDRA Family Is Growing!

#341 Manitobah Mukluks on the March With Greg Tunney

#340 The Price Is Right? Making Your Retail Strategy Succeed and Feel Less Like a Game

#339 Where Are We Headed? Quick Hit on Shoe Inventory, Imports and Sales

#338 Shoe Voters Unite! Time to Get Active

#337 Coming Full Circle With OrthoLite's Kristin Burrows

#336 Forecasting Fall Shoe Sales – Unpacking the Economics of How Consumers Will Spend Up to Holiday 2022

#335 Sourcing and Supply Chain Execs Sound Off on Critical Strategies

#334 Resetting Your Brand's Factory Compliance Approach with James McMichael

#333 Enhancing Your Global Impact With Sneaker Impact

#332 Nothing but Michele Love for the Shoe Industry

#331 Exploring Wall Street Shoe Inventory & Planning Expectations with Sam Poser

#330 How Crocs President Michelle Poole Drives Brand Relevancy

#329 Critical Tax Issues Shoe Companies Need to Know NOW

#328 Wolverine Worldwide's Brendan Hoffman Steps Up

#327 FFANY Is Back and We've Got It Covered

#326 Emergency Shoe-In With Mario Cordero From the Port of Long Beach

#325 How 3D Shoe Fitting Is Transforming Footwear Sales

#324 100 Years of Rack Room Shoes With Mark Lardie

#323 The Athlete's Foot Steps Up

#322 The Muskats Making Their Move

#321 Black Footwear Forum in Focus

#320 Rothy's COO on Sustainability, Innovation, Supply Chains and Operations

#319 Shoe Inventory 2.0 - A Real 'Fitted' Retail Solution

#318 JUNE FFANY Is Back With Salina Ferretti and Rob Perschino From Falc USA

#317 Running With Purpose With Jim Weber

#316 Understanding the New Economy and Shoe Marketplace

#315 Future Footwear - NFW on Material Innovations Displacing Plastics

#314 Deckers Brands CEO Dave Powers on Authentic ESG Leadership

#313 Work Boot Wake-Up Call With Wolverine's Tom Kennedy

#312 Shoe Leaders on Supply Chain Shenanigans and Solutions

#311 Sourcing Certified Sustainable Materials With Ease

#310 The Challenge Inflation Poses for Footwear

#309 Chris Burns Lights It Up Again

#308 Beyond the Shoe with Converse Directors Tamara Odom & Brodrick Foster

#307 Finding Solutions with Jazerai Allen-Lord

#306 Dr. D'Wayne Edwards Makes History

#305 The Way Forward With Brandis Russell

#304 Tech Helping Brands Better Message to Customers on ESG Issues and What's Ahead for '22 Retail

#303 Innovating Towards More Ethical/Sustainable Footwear Foams

#302 Looking Ahead With Sandi Mines

#301 Solving 100-Year-Old Logistics Problems with Pete Mento

#300 Shoe Carnival and Shoe Station Join Forces

#299 How Tech Is Helping Increase Supply Chain Agility

#298 U.S.-China Decoupling Conundrum with Frank Lavin

#297 Navigating Supply Chain Disruption: A Conversation with First Insight and The Rockport Company

#296 Journeys President on Supply Chain Issues and Continued Consumer Shifts

#295 Josue Solano Talks Supply Chain and Sales

#294 Footwear Retail Fundamentals with Chelsea Mueller of FitForCommerce

#293 What's Up with Shoe Retail Prices? Because They Are WAY UP!

#292 Shoeconomy Update in Realtime

#291 Critical Shoe Political Updates with FDRA's Own Thomas Crockett

#290 FDRA's 2021 Holiday Shoe Shopper Forecast

#289 A Roadmap Helps Shoe Companies To Better Navigate Current Disruptions

#288 Dr. Priest is Back with Critical COVID Updates

#287 Day One with Shoe Carnival's New CEO Mark Worden

#286 Optimizing and Increasing Ecomm Shoe Sales

#285 Shoe Supply Chain Strategies to Curb Costs and Headaches (Part 2 of 2)

#284 Shoe Supply Chain Strategies to Curb Costs and Headaches (Part 1 of 2)

#283 Realtime Footwear Supply Chain Check-in Part Two

#282 Realtime Footwear Supply Chain Check-In Part One

#281 Cliff Sifford is Back to Discuss Back to School

#280 Dave Grange Takes the Reins at K-Swiss

#279 In-Person FFANY Market Week is Back!

#278 Helping Companies Develop Real Sustainability Strategies to Increase Impact

#277 MAGIC in Las Vegas is Back!

#276 Changing Corporate Culture with LaShae Boone-McCray at RG Barry

#275 New Insights Into Shoe Supply Chain Issues with the Port of Long Beach

#274 JUST IN, JUST IN TIME: New Sandal Market Report!

#273 Getting Inside the Box With BillerudKorsnäs

#272 Shoe Shoppers Sound Off On Sustainability - What they Understand, What Brands Should Prioritize

#271 Kickin' It With Creator, Erica Dixon at adidas!

#270 EMERGENCY Supply Chain Cost Considerations

#269 Catching Up With Kerry Rasmussen of Farrow

#268 Inside Teva's New Program to Recycle Sandals

#267 Behind the Curtain of Footwear Innovation with Jean-Luc Diard, Global VP of Innovation, Deckers

#266 Marketing 411 with Leslie Gallin

#265 Shoe Stories and Seychelles with Sari Ratsula

#264 The Amazing Sustainable Journey of Saucony's New ZERO Plastics Shoe

#263 How Technology is Enhancing Shoe Sustainability Practices

#262 Speaking of Sperry with Joelle Grunberg

#261 Okabashi's Origins & Making Innovative Shoes in America

#260 It's Time To Plug In With FDRA!

#259 The Missing Link in Shoe Companies Digital Transformation!

#258 Getting the CEO's perspective on navigating a footwear business in 2021 with Faryl Morse of Farylrobin Footwear

#257 Starting a Shoe Brand With Susannah Davda!

#256 Innovating Better Things in a Better Way With Jad Finck of Allbirds

#255 Dr. David Priest is back with Critical COVID Updates

#254 Footwear Industry Deep Dives with Diane Sullivan

#253 2021 Trade Show Updates with Tom Nastos, CCO of Informa Markets

#252 Genesco's Andy Gilbert on 2021 Marketplace Dynamics and Leading Teams Remotely

#251 Answering a Higher Calling with Doug Palladini of Vans

#250 2021 Outdoor Outlook with Columbia Sportswear's Own Peter Bragdon

#249 Catching Up With Under Armour's Colin Browne

#248 Economic Trends That Will Impact Shoe Sales in 2021

#247 Greatest Time of The Year! - Shoe-In Show Holiday Wrap Up

#246 Chatting it up with Tony from Chiappetta Shoes

#245 Key Footwear Retail Insights with Rack Room's Mark Lardie

#244 Finally FDRA and FFANY!

#243 Beyond the TV Talking Points: A Fun Discussion on What The Election Results REALLY Mean for Footwear Workers and Consumers

#242 2020 Holiday Shoe Sales Forecast

#241 Shoe Trade Strategies Kicking up Significant Savings

#240 Pulling back the curtain on successful shoe eComm - from structure and strategy to data and sales!

#239 Exploring Shoes from Mexico with Daniel Sepúlveda

#238 Don't Panic! - Cutting cost within your supply chain with Kerry Rasmussen from Farrow

#237 JUST RELEASED Holiday Shoe Shopper Data & Insights Just In Time for the Now 3 Month Holiday Season!

#236 The Power of Packaging

#235 How The Foundry is Helping Brands Digitize One Step At A Time

#234 Reblazing Trails with Sean and Shannon Scott of COMUNITYmade

#233 The Real Economics of the Shoe Marketplace From Shoe Sales and Shoppers to The Politics of The Needed Federal Stimulus

#232 Fighting Footwear Fakes with Vi3

#231 Trans Atlantic Shoe Marketplace Update

#230 Dan Post Boot Camp: Digital Product Testing Drives Speed, Sell-in, and New Style Success

#229 The Way Ahead with Ed Rosenfeld

#228 A Discussion on Industry Sustainability Ahead of our Digital Footwear Sustainability Week!

#227 Behind the Campaign Curtain - 2020 Polling and Election Preview with Dr. Spencer Kimball

#226 How Brands are Using a "Digital Sample Studio" to Cut Costs & Increase Speed

#225 A Chat with Kerhyl Gantt, Digital Brand Director of Jordan Brand at Nike

#224 Demanding Diversity and Inclusion with Darla DeGrace!

#223 MICAM Americas is on the March

#222 The Importance of Protecting Footwear IP with Sara Vanderhoff of adidas

#221 Footwear Associations Unite - FDRA X FFANY

#220 A Look Into The Future of Footwear with Dave Grange

#219 The Current Uncertainty of China!

#218 Big ideas to improve online shoe shopping experiences and more profitable delivery models.

#217 "It's Gotta Be The Shoes" - A Conversation about "The Last Dance" with Ryan Yates of Hoop Mountain Dubai

#216 Strategies to Save Duties You Can Explore NOW!

#215 Two Ten is stepping it up during the global crisis - hear from their new President and CEO, Shawn Osborne

#214 Shoe Carnival CEO Talks About Stores Reopening from Staff to Storefront to Customer!

#213 Our Footwear Innovation Advisor is Back - Tiffany Beers!

#212 FDRA's Efforts to Stop Fakes in Focus

#211 Footwear Fitting Technology Transforming Our Industry

#210 Looking at Consumer Behavior Through a Different Lens

#209 Insane Shoe Supply Chains! The Pandemic's Impact on Air Cargo Shipments

#208 Tips to Innovate Through the Coronavirus Crisis

#207 Inside the mind of a footwear CEO during the Coronavirus - A chat with David Kahan Chief Executive Officer of Birkenstock Americas

#206 Footwear Industry Veteran, Leslie Gallin Gives Guidance Around Coronavirus

#205 Coronavirus Impact on Italian Footwear Production & Retail

#204 Critical Coronavirus Business Insights with Matt Rubel

#203 Navigating the Realtime Retail Coronavirus Impact with Foot Locker's Dick Johnson

#202 Addressing the Student Loan Crisis' Growing Impact on Shoe Professionals

#201 What's new with Soles4Souls! - A Chat with President and CEO, Buddy Teaster

#200 Sourcing Challenges and Strategies in the Age of Uncertainty with WWW's Mike Jeppesen

#199 Sabria Butler, FDRA's Events and Marketing Assistant on sneakers and diversity in footwear!

#198 Talking everything from strategy, design, and diversity with author, designer, and sneaker strategist, Jazerai Allen-Lord!

#197 Chris Burns, Author and Founder of Arch-USA.com talks his Newest Endeavors and the Biggest Trending Topics in the Sneaker Community.

#196 African American Footwear Series: Covering all things footwear related with kickstorian Dee Wells!

#195 EMERGENCY EPISODE: Dr. David Priest joins Shoe-In to discuss what the footwear industry needs to know about the emerging coronavirus in China

#194 Tech & Supply Chain Insights from Senior Technology Editor, Eric Johnson!

#193 Jose R. Suarez, Founder & CEO of Impactiva talks vaēso! Learn how vaēso will transform our industry's manufacturing ecosystems!

#192 Sustainability talk with Reebok's brand president, Matt O'Toole!

#191 In the fast-paced retail environment find out how First Insight is providing solutions for brands and retailers around the world!

#190 Happy New Year! - 2019 Highlights and More!

#189 An Honest Discussion on All Things Footwear Sustainability Featuring Teva and Other Industry Leaders

#188 Supply Chain Sustainability Considerations When Moving Your Footwear

#187 Where to Begin When Launching Sustainable Product: A Keds Case Study

#186 Matt Powell is Back to Discuss Outdoor Trends Now!

#185 A Captivating Conversation About Shoe Education As Well As Insights Into Starting A Sustainable Shoe Brand in America!

#184 Increase your online footwear sales with Snap36's 360 product photography!

#183 New Shoe Sourcing Strategies In the Age Of Trump and Digitization - Featuring Voices From Around the Industry

#182 Getting Technical! Talking compliance with experts from BBC International & TÜV SÜD

#181 Retail Insights with Footwear Industry Legend Andy Gilbert!

#180 Celebrating a 30 Year Career at NIKE with Dan LeBlanc

#179 Knock it off! Insights and tips to protect your brand from shoe counterfeit to eComm scammers!

#178 Breaking Into the China Online Retail Market with Frank Lavin

#177 The Founding of Hoka and Lessons on Innovation Leadership

#176 A Discussion of Key Innovations Changing Shoe Development

#175 Bloom's innovative and sustainable approach to shoe material development!

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

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

#172 Live From Seaside - Let's Talk Footwear Summer Trends!

#171 An Insider Look At How Selling Shoes Has Forever Changed

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

#169 Millennial Footwear Insights!

#168 Sustainable Consumer Insights with NPD Group

#167 A Discussion on How Brands Are Using Air Freight to Increase their Speed to Market

#166 An Interesting Discussion on Supply Chain Disruptions with Kerry Rassmussen of Farrow

#165 An Honest Discussion on Sustainability and Recyclability of Footwear Through the Lens of Adidas' Futurecraft Loop Sneaker

#164 Innovations and Insights on How the Port of Long Beach Gets Shoes From a Ship to Warehouses Faster and More Efficiently than Ever!

#163 A Rowdy Discussion on the Politics, Policy and Impact of Shoe Tariffs on Shoe Consumers and Brands

#162 Consumer Retail Experience Transformation—Increasing Foot Traffic and Conversion Rates

#161 Critical Thoughts on the Current Trade Environment with Ambassador Michael Froman

#160 Corporate Evolution 140 Years in the Making—a Conversation with Caleres' Fearless Leader

#159 Girls Take Over Shoe-In!

#158 Transformative Leadership in These Monumental Times—a conversation with Columbia Sportswear's Chief Advocate

#157 Footwear Tech Potpourri

#156 How a 245-Year-Old Brand Can Thrive in a Modern Market with David Kahan of Birkenstock

#155 Global Design Innovation and How to Protect It with NIKE

#154 Shoe-In Show Live with Tiffany Beers!

#153 Biblical Shoe References and Their Meanings with Dr. Eric Gilchrest

#152 Footwear Compliance Crash Course with Melissa Jones of Stoel Rives

#151 The Next Great Female Designer is Here!

#150 Shoe Brands Talk Design and Development Transformations Thanks to Material Exchange

#149 Supply Chain Insights with Sarah Barnes-Humphrey

#148 Shoe-In Live! (well it was...recorded at an earlier date)

#147 Community Footwear Retail with the Owners of Shoes & Brews

#146 Diversity Real Talk with Drew Greer, Co-Founder of BRAND I AM

#145 African American Footwear Series: Driving Diversity with Geoff Green at Foot Locker

#144 African American Footwear Series: Diversity Download with D'Wayne Edwards of PENSOLE Part 2

#143 African American Footwear Series: Diversity Download with D'Wayne Edwards of PENSOLE Part 1

#142 The Latest on Vietnam Footwear Sourcing with the Innolux Group

#141 Kevin Bruning from Clarks Breaks Down Footwear Compliance

#140 Let's talk footwear production - a conversation straight from the experts!

#139 Shoeconomy with FDRA's Chief Economist, Gary Raines

#138 End of Year Wrap-Up: The Fashion Edition!

#137 A Deep Dive into How Brands Are "Going Digital"

#136 The Inside Scoop on How Allbirds Built their Brand with a Total Focus on Sustainability

#135 Will the China Trade Truce Hold?

#134 How Shoe Companies Can Get Duty Payments Back from Uncle Sam's Pocket!

#133 Learning all about the ROCKDEEP brand straight from the CEO, Rocky Parrish!

#132 How Impactiva is Helping Transform Shoe Factory Production to Boost Productivity

#131 Let's Chat...The Current State of Footwear!

#130 Winter is Around the Corner - These Brands are Ready

#129 On the Scene with Fashion Boot Brands Sorel & Miz Mooz

#128 UNEEK Shoe Brands on the Floor of FN Platform

#127 Shoe-In Sit-down on Sandals with Jerusalem Sandals and Okabashi

#126 The Ongoing Fight to Wear Out Poverty with Buddy Teaster of Soles4Souls

#125 The Inside Story of Dutch Fashion Footwear Brand Blackstone Shoes

#124 It's Gettin' Hot in Herre with Hotter Shoes

#123 The Art of Launching a Shoe Brand with Casca

#122 Cliff Sifford from Shoe Carnival is Back!

#121 Tales from the Trade War with China

#120 Understanding the USITC with Laura Rodriguez

#119 Rules for Revolutionaries: Lessons from the Sneaker Market w/ Matt Powell

#118 Revolutionary Footwear Retail & the Evolution of Consumerism w/ Foot Locker's Dick Johnson

#117 Revolutionizing Footwear Consumer Engagement in the Digital World

#116 Talking Independent Footwear Retail with Ted McGreer of Ted's Shoe & Sport

#115 Designers and PD Teams Rejoice! Material Exchange is Here!

#114 Lightin' it up with Chris Burns

#113 Keeping Pace with Pacers Running

#112 Inside Wolverine Worldwide: footwear development innovation and production transformation to increase their speed to market

#111 The Magic of Footwear Material Management from an Industry Vet

#110 Exploring Essential Footwear Material Shows with Hisham Muhareb

#109 Andy & Matt Talk Lee & Barrett with Brandon Cohn

#108 FFANY Shoes on Sale Turns 25!

#107 The Art of Footwear Craftsmanship with Marcell Mrsan

#106 Saxon Shoes Sit Down with Gary Weiner

A Critical Analysis of the Changing Footwear Business Model and Consumer

#105 Exploring Innovative Footwear Design with Tiffany Beers

#104 FFANY Market Weeks are Changing...Are You Ready?

#103 Jasmine Explores Upcoming Leather Footwear Trends

#102 Jasmine Explores Upcoming Kids Footwear Trends with Boatilus, Polo Ralph Lauren, and Synclaire Brands

#101 The Current State of Footwear Sourcing with BBC's Josue Solano

#100 Our 100th Episode!

#99 Jasmine Explores Upcoming Outdoor Footwear Trends with Sorel, KEEN, and Timberland

#98 Launching a New Footwear Brand with Bill Snowden of Jane and the Shoe

#97 Dissecting the British Footwear Empire with John Saunders

#96 Real-time Footwear Quality Updates with Quality Corrections & Inspections

#95 Footwear Design Download with Pensole Footwear Design Academy

#94 The Evolution of Footwear Media with the Esteemed Michael Atmore

#93 The Meaning of Shoes and Their Various Styles with Elizabeth Semmelhack

#92 The World of Independent Footwear Retail with Chiappetta Shoes

#91 One Big Fashion Footwear in Focus Segment with Jasmine

#90 Exploring the Amazing Bata Shoe Museum with Elizabeth Semmelhack

#89 Footwear Holiday Retail Review

#88 Exploring Footwear Manufacturing Options in Nicaragua

#87 To Milano and Back with Rising Footwear Designer Den Ly

#86 Bold 2018 Predictions with NAM's Chief Economist Chad Moutray

#85 Shoe-In Year-end Fun Around the Proverbial Footwear Christmas Tree

#84 Exploring the Great Outdoors with Columbia Sportswear's Tim Boyle

#83 Holiday Shoe Shopping with Famous Footwear's Rick Ausick

#82 Holiday Footwear Retail Trends in Real Time

#81 British Footwear Invasion with Paul Bridge from SGS

#80 Navigating Corporate Partisan Politics in the Age of Trump

#79 Real-Time Sneaker Industry Analysis with ARCH-USA.com's Chris Burns

#78 Honoring Military Veterans and Their Footwear with Matt's Mom & Dad

#77 Talking Tax Reform & Footwear with FDRA's Thomas Crockett

#76 LaCrosse & Farrow Tackle Footwear Logistics & Customs in Real Time

#75 Portland, Packaging, Printing, and 'Pliance

#74 Footwear Folks Supporting Key Charitable Organizations @ Brews & Shoes 2017

#73 The Comfort & Style of Børn Shoes with John Heron

#72 The Shoe Life & Shoe Times of the Amazing Bob Campbell

#71 Getting the Shoe Details from Genesco's Andy Gilbert

#70 The NPD Group's Beth Goldstein & the Current State of Footwear Retail

#69 Exploring the Dominance of Steve Madden with Ed Rosenfeld

Special Innovation Series, Episode 3: Two Key KEENers Discuss Their Innovative Roles

Special Innovation Series, Episode 2: Built in America in Focus with KEEN

Special Innovation Series, Episode 1: On Tour in KEEN's US Factory

#68 Analyzing Footwear Industry Financials with Sam Poser

Roadisode #20 Deer Stags Concepts

Roadisode #19 Blackstone Shoes

#67 FN Platform in Focus with Leslie Gallin

#66 Exploring Footbeds, Fashion, & E-commerce with Birkenstock's David Kahan

#65 The Footwear Show About Nothing

#64 How Footwear Companies and Employees Can Protect Against Cyber Attacks & Hacks

#63 Matt Powell on Back to School Shoe Sales and Marketplace Shifts

#62 The King of Comfort on OrthoLite's 20 Years of Insole Innovations

#61 Foot-Where? A Discussion On Dynamic Dichotomies Impacting Global Footwear Production

#60 A Holistic Approach to 21st Century Footwear Sourcing and Merchandising

#59 Top Shoe Movies You May or May Not Want to Watch

#58 Overcoming Your Footwear Trade 'Trumpression'

#57 Footwear Customs Updates You Need Now!

#56 Exploring Summer 2017 Footwear Biznaz Trends

#55 Rethinking Footwear Innovation with the SLEM Institute

#54 Footwear Download with Mike Sorabella, CEO of the New & Improved Shoes.com

#53 Footwear Consumer Sentiment in Real Time with the NPD Group

#52 Beyond Hashtags - How Social Media Influencers Can Boost Your Brand

#51 Getting to Know the Next Great Footwear Designer

#50 What Makes Keen Footwear So UNEEK?

#49 Footwear Factory Compliance in Developing Countries: What You Should Know

#48 Wearing Out Poverty with Buddy Teaster & Soles4Souls

Special: Talking Kick-Ass Kicks with 311's P-Nut

#47 Specialty Running in Focus with Fleet Feet

#46 Elevating Global Footwear Factories with Ian Spaulding

#45 FFANY Fashion Fun with Ron Fromm

#44 Greasing the Skids for Global Footwear Sales

#43 Footwear Innovation on the March: Lessons from Deckers' Chris Hillyer

#42 Clowning Around with Shoe Carnival's Cliff Sifford

#41 South of the Border with Mexican Footwear Production Experts

Roadisode #18: Talking Boot Trends with Timberland

Roadisode #17: The Latest and Greatest from Nine West

Roadisode #16: Kickin' it with Keds

Roadisode #15: Catching up with Clarks

Roadisode #14: Breaking Down Born's Continued Success with John Heron

Roadisode #13: Breaking Bread with Blackstone Shoes

#40 Fashion Footwear in Focus with Chinese Laundry's Tsering Namgyal

#39 Import Strategies to Lower Footwear Costs

#38 Footwear Policy Review in Real-time: What is Going on?!

#37 Are We in the Middle of an Athletic Footwear Malaise?

#36 You Run a Global Footwear Business, Do You Know the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act?

#35 Happy Chinese New Year! with Clay Jenkins of Caleres

#34 Adjusting to Border Adjustability

#33 Seven Significant Footwear Business Trends Entering 2017

#32 Exploring Wolverine Worldwide's Global Footprint with Mike Jeppesen

#31 Foster the Footwear People: Catching Up with Cole Haan's Ed Foster

#30 Boxing Day Special: The Australian Footwear Market in Focus

#29 A Tour of the Italian Footwear Landscape

#28 Cursing Footwear Customs One Classification at a Time

Roadisode #5: Teva

Roadisode #4: Run, Jump, Plae

Roadisode #3: Crocs

Roadisode #2: Birkenstock

Roadisode #1: Shoe-In at the Big Reveal

#27 Footwear Executive Insights Into Holiday Sales

#26 Tracking Global Footwear Logistics with an Expert

#25 Slipper Time with the Slipper King, Greg Tunney

#24 Footwear Millennials in Focus w/ Matt Powell

#23 Unpacking the Unknown Risks in the Footwear Supply Chain

#22 The Ins & Outs on All Things Sneakers & Sneaker Culture

#21 Ethiopia and Footwear - Tales from FDRA's Recent Trade Mission

Special Episode: Will the 2016 Election Throw Shade on Footwear Trade?

#20 Exploring Fall Outdoor Footwear Trends w/ Matt Powell

#19 Buzzing Around with The Shoe Hive

#18 Must Know Tips For Launching the Next Great Footwear Brand

Special: Talking Footwear Trade with President Obama's Chief Trade Rep

#17 Protect Your Footwear Brand Fools!

#16 Shoe Retail Trends to Know Now

#15 Political Trade Reporting with a Pro

#14 Shoe Songs You Should Know

#13 MAGIC Show Recap With USFIA

#12 Compliance Continuous Improvement

#11 Back-to-School!

#10 Current Global Unrest's Impact on Footwear

#9 Shoe Show Season is Here!

#8 Footwear Production Memory Lane

#7 The "New" China

#6 All in the Footwear Family

#5 Current State of US Economy -- Manufacturing to Retail

#4 Shoe Politics 2016

#3 Competing for Footwear Customers in the 21st Century

#2 Foot-where?

#1 - Shoe-ting the Breeze with FFANY's Ron Fromm