Last weekend, Emil, "sketch like a beast" Ryan, and I drove up to the northwest for a 4 day road trip. There were two primary goals–be at Ryoko's 3rd birthday party in Seattle (her uncle needs to be present at special occasions like this) and meet with key players in the footwear industry for further networking and to gain valuable insight for my thesis and future.
Much thanks to Tom Luedecke (Jordan), Francis Hosana (Nike), Matt Rhoades (Nike), Andrew Croll (Nike), FT Brown (Nike), Cameron Braithwaite (Brooks Running) (he said the best thing to me the other day..."one day you'll be my boss." lol I love him for that), Greg Diharce (MatMarket/Tiong Liong), Tim Berglund (Clarino), Brian Bednarek (Mesh01), and my fellow Pensole brothers Jamal, Edmund, Eric, and Glen (big ups to them for making it happen up in Portland).
I'm ever so pumped for my future in footwear. Thanks everyone.
More to come...
