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Office Hours with The Sneaker Savant

Office Hours with The Sneaker Savant

By Office Hours with The Sneaker Savant

Continuing the Instagram discussion on all things (that matter) when it comes to sneakers...
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Episode 24 - "Finale"

Office Hours with The Sneaker SavantNov 24, 2021

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Episode 24 - "Finale"

Episode 24 - "Finale"

On the SEASON ONE FINALE of Office Hours, Savant and Shoef invite Sons of Black Maria to discuss sneaker comics, trading cards, 3D modeling, and collaborating with Savant himself.

Nov 24, 202101:06:60
Episode 23 - "Tipping Point"[Astroworld tragedy, Travis Scott, hip hop shows, skechers collab?]

Episode 23 - "Tipping Point"[Astroworld tragedy, Travis Scott, hip hop shows, skechers collab?]

On the heels of the Astroworld fiasco, Shoef and Savant give their takes on the situation, as well as Travis Scott as a corporate titan. Might be some discussion of skechers, crocs, and hip hop shows too. 

Nov 17, 202158:06
Episode 22 - "PodsWithVee" [KicksWithVeeHots guest spot, NFT woes, more intersections of sneakers and food]

Episode 22 - "PodsWithVee" [KicksWithVeeHots guest spot, NFT woes, more intersections of sneakers and food]

Episode 22 has Savant and Shoef discussing business with Vee, the owner and one man army of KicksWithVeeHots! This is a very organic discussion, with no real goal in mind other than some friendly chat about our small businesses and promotion.

Nov 10, 202101:06:14
Episode 21 - "shot the shat" [social media saturation, choosing platforms, staggering sneaker production numbers]

Episode 21 - "shot the shat" [social media saturation, choosing platforms, staggering sneaker production numbers]

This week's Office Hours is a lot more fluid than usual, with Savant and Shoef struggling to find worthwhile topics that haven't been beaten into the ground. So instead, y'all get a fairly unscripted conversation about social media, choosing platforms, and a few other goodies.

Nov 03, 202159:32
Episode 20 - "Shoe Your Food"[Bobby Martin guest spot, intersection of food and sneakers, managing the demands of small creators]

Episode 20 - "Shoe Your Food"[Bobby Martin guest spot, intersection of food and sneakers, managing the demands of small creators]

On this weeks episode of Office Hours we have chef and entrepreneur Bobby Martin in the guest spot to discuss his project "Shoe Your Food" as well as the demands on small creators and the intersections between sneakers and food!


Oct 27, 202101:17:01
Episode 19 - "that got deep"[sneaker "culture", psychology of collecting, big samples big money]

Episode 19 - "that got deep"[sneaker "culture", psychology of collecting, big samples big money]

This week's episode has Savant and Shoef going in deep. Deep thought. Thoughts on sneaker culture, trauma and the psychology of collecting, as well as a story or two.

Oct 20, 202155:46
Episode 18 - "DM to collab!" [collaboration in the sneaker space, Nike losing Lorenzo and Kanye, digital vs physical]

Episode 18 - "DM to collab!" [collaboration in the sneaker space, Nike losing Lorenzo and Kanye, digital vs physical]

This week's installment has Shoef and Savant analyzing the collaboration culture of today's sneaker space, as well as Nike and their penchant to stifle a designer's creativity, and apparently Jonah Hill Day. 

Oct 13, 202101:03:41
Episode 17 - the seventeenth episode [instagram algo and lanes, expectations of creators, WhatNot livestreams]

Episode 17 - the seventeenth episode [instagram algo and lanes, expectations of creators, WhatNot livestreams]

On the first episode back from a run of guests, Shoef and Savant jump into discussion about the instagram algorithm, the sky high expectations of small business and creators, as well as a little promotion of our weekly WhatNot sneaker games.

Oct 06, 202101:12:42
Episode 16 - "shoulda been episode 15" [bank_ro guest spot, jordan 15 x Billie EIlish, "the fifty", SNKRS app secrets]

Episode 16 - "shoulda been episode 15" [bank_ro guest spot, jordan 15 x Billie EIlish, "the fifty", SNKRS app secrets]

Continuing our series of guest spots with bank_ro

He stops in to talk origins, Jordan 15s, Virgil Abloh's "the fifty", as well as his personal tech for copping SNKRS releases.

Sep 29, 202101:04:08
Episode 15 - "lawyer up" [sneakerlawfirm guest spot, Nike vs Warren Lotas/John Geiger, trademarks in the metaverse]

Episode 15 - "lawyer up" [sneakerlawfirm guest spot, Nike vs Warren Lotas/John Geiger, trademarks in the metaverse]

On our three month anniversary we have Zakari Kurtz from sneakerlawfirm filling our guest spot. We will discuss how Zak found his lane, Nike vs LaLa Land, trademarks and copyright in the metaverse, as well as the importance of NFTs and blockchain for creators.



Sep 22, 202101:07:00
Episode 14 - Invest-o-rama[sneaker and NFTs as investments, snkrinvestor guest spot, BAYC sock runners]

Episode 14 - Invest-o-rama[sneaker and NFTs as investments, snkrinvestor guest spot, BAYC sock runners]

This week Savant and Shoef chop it up with snkrinvestor about sneakers and NFTs as investments as well as strategies, BAYC x TSS sock runners, and the future of both spaces.

Reference:

BAYC x TSS sock runners POST 1 POST 2 POST 3

Background on Savant's experience in crypto [ongoing series of posts] POST 1 POST 2 POST 3


Sep 14, 202101:04:25
Episode 13 - the switchening [sneaker investments, reverse land SB contest, #airmaxpax, blockchain, NFTs]
Sep 07, 202101:22:39
Episode 12 - welcome back [instagram sneaker culture, resale "bubble", Off-White vs Pharrell, Kyrie 8]

Episode 12 - welcome back [instagram sneaker culture, resale "bubble", Off-White vs Pharrell, Kyrie 8]

After two weeks off Savant and Shoef are back at it!

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Sep 01, 202101:07:13
Episode XI - The Jeter Saga: part 2
Aug 25, 202101:08:04
Episode X - The Jeter Saga
Aug 18, 202101:06:40
Episode 9 - "That doesn't sound very fungible" [basics of NFTs]

Episode 9 - "That doesn't sound very fungible" [basics of NFTs]

This episode covers the world of NFTs, or non-fungible tokens.

Savant breaks down what exactly an NFT is, how to acquire them, and what the benefits are for creators and owners.

Note: if you're not interested in the two of us catching up and discussing health and COVID, skip ten minutes in.

Aug 11, 202101:12:28
Episode 8 - "imo these are trash" [Fragment x TS 1s, kyrie 8 hate, Warren Lotas and the reaper, #airmaxpax]
Aug 04, 202101:07:30
Episode 7 - Organic [logo press plates, too many dunks, first pairs from the shoe surgeon, #airmaxpax]
Jul 28, 202101:09:11
Episode 6 - "new drop who dis" [rep factories, FEWOCIOUS NFTs, sneaker trading cards, kyx world]

Episode 6 - "new drop who dis" [rep factories, FEWOCIOUS NFTs, sneaker trading cards, kyx world]

We got a new intro drop from Sankofa! That's some high quality audio. 


We'll be attempting to solve a FedEx mystery, discussing rep factories, Fewocious and RTFKT Studios NFT drop, sneaker trading cards and KYX.WORLD.

Reference posts:

Rep Factories

NFT Drop

Sneaker Trading Cards

KYX.WORLD

Jul 20, 202101:09:31
Episode 5 - "I don't wanna say bootleg..." [kobe, bootlegs, Sacai, reps, and dunks]

Episode 5 - "I don't wanna say bootleg..." [kobe, bootlegs, Sacai, reps, and dunks]

Shoef and Savant are back at it again, discussing Kobe, bootlegs, Sacai and their ish, as well as reps and maybe even a dunk. 

Jul 13, 202101:01:23
Episode 4 - Be Our Guest [eBay auth debate, Off-White 2s, satan shoes, soc med vulnerability]
Jul 07, 202101:08:15
Episode 3 - Reverse Red Reinstatement [skunk dunks again, missing Red Octobers, and back on the gram]
Jun 29, 202101:04:25
Episode 2 - Attack of the Clones [reverse skunk dunks, banned from the gram, and future plans]
Jun 23, 202101:05:25
Episode 1 - Pilot [early Jordan fakes, production numbers, peacocking, grading sneakers]
Jun 19, 202101:09:23