Topic

footwear

Podcast

Caspar Coppetti, On Running: Subscribing to a shoe – Well Made E137

What does it take to make a shoe recyclable and how do you get customers to recycle it? Caspar Copetti and his team at On are testing their hypotheses with a whole new supply chain for a subscription based shoe.

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Kerry Cooper, Rothy's: Turning All the Dimmers Up – Well Made E81

Rothy's burst into the shoe market with flats made from recycled water bottles in 2016. Three years later, Kerry Cooper, the President of Rothy's, talks about treading new ground with the overseas expansion of their sustainable slip-on.

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Ryan Babenzien, Greats: Moving the Rock from Zero to One – Well Made E62

We sit down with GREATS co-founder, Ryan Babenzien to talk about building an enduring shoe brand.

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Cheryl Kaplan, M. Gemi: Predicting Trends in Real Time – Well Made E51

A conversation with Cheryl Kaplan, President of luxury shoe brand M.Gemi, on closing the customer feedback loop with data to stay a step ahead.

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Bianca Gates and Marisa Sharkey, Birdies: Elevating the House Slipper – Well Made E47

From their days at Facebook and Ross to launching their own footwear brand Birdies, Bianca and Marisa share what they've learned about marketing and manufacturing for a new product category.