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Dr. D'Wayne Edwards, Founder and President of the Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design, joins this week's Consensus in Conversation. Edwards is a legendary footwear designer. He rose to prominence in early sneakerhead culture as the head designer for Nike's Jordan brand, where he designed over 500 styles for Michael Jordan, Tupac, the Notorious B.I.G., Dr. Dre, multiple Olympians, and countless other sports stars. In 2010, Edwards began a path mentoring and educating other aspiring designers, creating Pensole Footwear Design Academy, a first of its type in the nation. Later, Edwards reopened the Lewis College of Business, a formerly defunct HBCU in Detroit, Michigan, founding the Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design in 2021.Today, Edwards is working on new and exciting ways to advance footwear design and education. The school recently announced JEMS by Pensole, the nation's first Black-owned footwear factory. Dr. D'Wayne Edwards is an icon in the footwear industry, and even if you aren't a sneakerhead, you've definitely seen his designs on famous musicians, athletes, or celebrities. For an inspiring conversation covering sneakers, self-taught schooling, business, launching a college(!), and so much more, listen now on your favorite podcast platform. More on the episode:Learn more about Jems by Pensole at https://jemsbypensole.com/ or on Instagram at @jemsbypensole Time Stamps!(0:00) - D'Wayne's cold open(1:02) - Intro on Dr. Edwards, Pensole Lewis College, and JEMS(2:56) - Background: growing up, footwear, and California(8:23) - Sneaker culture and the footwear industry(12:51) - A big break into footwear design(19:03) - Nike, MJ, and D'Wayne's legendary career(24:09) - Launching Pensole, a footwear design academy(33:22) - Launching Pensole Lewis College of Business & Design(37:39) - Creating JEMS, the footwear factory(40:38) - Sustainability and creating a positive impact(44:52) - Mentorship, students, and legacy(47:58) - Advice for younger self(51:00) - Conclusion and end credits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Change-maker. Rule-breaker. Design icon. Dr. D'Wayne Edwards is all that and more. Join us as D'Wayne, emblematic footwear designer and founder of Pensole Lewis School of Design and Business, and Pensole Footwear Design Academy, sits down with Nigel and walks us through his journey to leadership in academia. Along the way, listen in as he deconstructs what a designer is and what design, and the business of design, means for the Black creatives in the future.

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From Air Jordan to Yeezy Boost, from upcomers like Onclouds to some retro styles like Chuck Taylor's, many of us pick up shoes that not only provide the right comfort, but give us a feeling of who we are. Some match their shoes according to their outfits, others match their outfits to their shoes. Andrew Brainer is one of the latter. A guy with a fascination for shoes and shoe design, listen in on what Andrew believes about design education, following your passion, staying diligent and rolling with the punches. He provides insights and misconceptions about the shoe industry and shares his experiences from Pensole Footwear Design Academy and New Balance. We speak about questions like: How to succeed in a particular field you are following? Do 5 or 10 year plans really work for everyone? What is the power of creating for happiness? This and much more on this week's episode, so listen in and keep sharing! ---------------- Follow us on Instagram @KadamPodcast to keep up with all the small steps. https://www.instagram.com/kadampodcast/ Find Andrew on Instagram @thebraintrain and @brainer_creative https://www.instagram.com/brainer_creative/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brainer/ Find Andrew's latest submission for the Pensole Masterclass here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DrLJt_pt5Q Pick up some true brand merchandise and brainer goods when they are available next at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/BrainerGoods?ref=search_shop_redirect Illustrations by Arjit. Find him on Instagram @tooarjittoquit and @tooarjittoquit.des LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjit-singh- Portfolio: www.tooarjittoquit.com Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZj0l1xYuss by @RadunMusic #kadampodcast #kadamsmellsteps #kadam #smallsteps #podcast #podcasting #podcasts #spotify #podcastlife #podcaster #podcastersofinstagram #radio #music #youtube #itunes #comedy #anchor #love #podcasters #applepodcasts #entrepreneur #interview #podcastshow #motivation #newpodcast #applepodcast #art #s #podernfamily #guest #editor

Since he was a child, D'Wayne Edwards has had an incredible gift to draw what he sees. At age 17, he won a Reebok design competition, beating out professionals and college students nationwide. Since then, D'Wayne has built an incredible career and reputation as an elite designer and creative. In this episode, you'll hear D'Wayne's Water the Bamboo story about how he built his career and eventually launched his own design school during a sabbatical at Nike. Episode Highlights: 00:45 - How growing up in Inglewood, California shaped D'Wayne  02:31 - How one TV Guide magazine inspired his design career 07:46 - What happened when he entered into a design contest and won 09:29 - How to respond to “negaholics” and people who discourage 11:43 - The role his brothers played in his growth 18:21 - How loving your work is a “gift and a curse” 22:55 - What the design process is like 27:10 - How vision plays a role in creativity and design 31:24 - Letting things come to you 33:06 - Aha moment in the design community 37:02 - Advice to D'Wayne's younger self 42:51 - What D'Wayne is most proud of after launching Pensole 45:55 - Who inspires D'Wyane 50:45 - How one sabbatical from Nike turned into a design school Order the Water the Bamboo Book at https://amzn.to/3mPxcZu Order the What's Going Well? Book at https://amzn.to/3rBePLy  Guest at a Glance Dr. D'Wyane Edwards is a veteran shoe designer, and one of six designers ever to design an Air Jordan (21 and 22) in its 1st 23-year history. Edwards is also the founder of Pensole Footwear Design Academy. Learn more about D'Wayne Edwards   Learn more about Greg Bell More than just a motivational speaker, Greg Bell is a Portland, Oregon based thought leader, business consultant, and leadership coach. His popular books, What's Going Well? and Water The Bamboo: Unleashing The Potential Of Teams And Individuals, have inspired an array of organizations, from Fortune 500 companies like Nike, Disney, and Comcast, to the Portland Trail Blazers and Division I NCAA athletic teams like the Oregon Ducks Football and the Gonzaga Bulldogs Basketball.  Visit Greg's website. Connect with Greg LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

D’Wayne has a lot in common with Michael Jordan, his former boss. His appetite for excellence has propelled him to superlative success. D’Wayne turned his childhood passion for drawing sneakers into a high-flying design career, moving from L.A. Gear to Sketchers and then eventually landing his dream job at Nike’s Jordan Brand. D’Wayne’s designs have, in total, earned over $1.5 billion. But D’Wayne was determined to leave a mark on the footwear design world that couldn’t be measured in dollars. As one of very few Black leaders in his business, he saw an opportunity to create a pipeline for diverse designers. D’Wayne quit his job at Nike to launch Pensole Footwear Design Academy in order to build career pathways that didn’t exist when he was coming of age. Pensole is now an established force in footwear design education, providing a host of immersive programs in partnership with ArtCenter and other institutions. The results speak for themselves: Pensole had a hand in training over 500 footwear designers working today. In this debut episode of Change Lab’s new season investigating the future of education, D’Wayne reflects on the importance of mentorship, hard work, and hands-on learning in creating a more diverse and sustainable design education model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Passionate about footwear, design and learning, Alexander Mayhew is a University of Wisconsin - Stout and Pensole Footwear Design Academy alumni. Designing footwear has always been his true passion - from his love for Dunks to designing while everyone else was gaming, he manifested and it worked out. Follow Alexander's journey on Instagram. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/strangeonpurpose/support

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In the second installment of Shoe-In Show's African American Footwear Series, footwear designer extraordinaire and PENSOLE Footwear Design Academy founder D'Wayne Edwards is back to continue exploring effective ways to drive diversity throughout the footwear industry. Jasmine jumps in for her Fashion Footwear in Focus segment to explore the influences of stylist and designer Ade Samuel and her meteoric rise.

In the first installment of Shoe-In Show's African American Footwear Series, footwear designer extraordinaire and PENSOLE Footwear Design Academy founder D'Wayne Edwards walks Matt, Andy and Jasmine through his inspiring story from his younger days as a kid from Inglewood to the peak of his career at NIKE to the launch of PENSOLE in Portland. D'Wayne is just getting started as he works to provide greater opportunity for youth and speaks out on the need to drive diversity within the footwear industry.

Analise Cleopatra is living proof that sometimes the things that you are seeking may take you on another path. I first learned about Analise through a reality show on YouTube called Lace Up: The Ultimate Sneaker Challenge, so that's where we started off our conversation, and she shared how she first got into sneaker design, and what it was like studying and working at Pensole Footwear Design Academy (as well as what it's like to be on a reality TV design show). From there, Analise talked about what's happened since the show last year, including preparing for an artist residency, painting, writing, and even film making! While Portland is where Analise calls home for now, I have a feeling her talent and keen eye for design will take her all over the world. Learn more about her in this week's interview! Analise Cleopatra on Instagram Lost'N Portland on Instagram Help support Revision Path by becoming a monthly patron on Patreon! For just $5 per month, you’ll receive behind-the-scenes access to Revision Path, including special patron-only updates, early access to future episodes, and a lot more! Join today! We're on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Stitcher! Visit https://revisionpath.com/iTunes, https://revisionpath.com/spotify or https://revisionpath.com/stitcher, subscribe, and leave us a 5-star rating and a review! Thanks so much to all of you who have already rated and reviewed us! Revision Path is brought to you by Facebook Design, Glitch, Google Design, and Mailchimp. Follow Revision Path on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!

Today's guest is the Founder of Pensole Footwear Design Academy and former Creative Director of Brand Jordan. He shares his story of how he used his passion for sport + drawing to create his dream job. This is so inspiring, you won't want to miss it!

Herbert Smith, Marketing Designer and Director at Pensole Footwear Design Academy, drops by Shoe-In at FN PLATFORM in Las Vegas to peel back the layers on the history and purpose of the esteemed footwear design academy. Jasmine brings back her amazing Fashion Footwear in Focus segment as she reviews some of the latest and greatest shoe collaborations now in the footwear marketplace. Pensole/Adidas/Harden Collaboration  LeBron James/Kith/NIKE Custom AF1 and Jack 

“The Internet is a great tool but you can only learn so much. Actually going to a place physically where you have someone that has [designed] at the highest level, you learn so much more…that experience is invaluable.” FYI: Sneakers are a passion of mine. It's no secret. This episode is quite nerdy on the sneaker talk. Xavier Jones, footwear designer at Reebok, joined the podcast to discuss the footwear design industry and his path to designing for athletes like Shaq and Allen Iverson. Xavier's story begins in the Michigan basketball mecca of Flint. He let's us in on his story and how SLAM Magazine, And One and Ballislife inspired and led him to pursue a dream of designing sneakers for a living. We chat about some of our favorite kicks, discuss the evolution of the Jordan Brand, reminisce about the prime of the And One Mixtape and discuss how sport influences mainstream culture and hence sneaker culture. Xavier and I also discuss the unfortunate topic of violence which often happens at rare sneaker releases and how scarcity mindset and poverty effect the violent aspect of these events. Xavier also chats about some of the design processes as a sneaker designer; including what software designers use, why attending Pensole is vital, the collaboration dynamics of teams working on footwear products & more. Mentions Include: Xavier Jones on Instagram Pensole Footwear Design Academy D'Wayne Edwards, Pensole Footwear Design Academy Jason Mayden, Co-Founder, SuperHeroic Jordan XXI commmercial by W+K Wieden + Kennedy Bob's Classic Kicks Kith NYC Ronnie Fieg, founder of Kith And One Mixtapes Alex Bogusky, Crispin Porter + Bogusky Hot Sauce, And 1 Lace Up: The Ultimate Sneaker Challenge Suzette Henry, Pensole Reebok Classic Rbk Aliens Project the Reebok S. Carter My next guest is Chris Do, founder and CEO of Blind Studio, a brand strategy and motion design firm and TheFutur, an online business education platform for designers. Sign up for the weekly email newsletter for updates, discounts on future products and exclusive content for subscribers. You can also show your support for the podcast by joining the community and keeping it sponsor-free. Did you enjoy this episode? Then please rate and/or write a review of the show on iTunes. Also, be sure to follow show host, @TAdamMartin and @MakersofSport on twitter and Dribbble.

The latest episode in our live storytelling series includes two stories of gratitude. Ifanyi Bell is a visual artist and writer born and raised in Portland, Oregon, who is committed to the pursuit of justice and accountability for all people, but particularly in support of future generations. Oz du Soleil is a Microsoft Excel specialist known for his fun and sometimes brash Excel tutorials on YouTube who has now lived in Portland for two years. Their stories were recorded at Pensole Footwear Design Academy on Sept. 26, 2017.

Noni Causey, Grace Andrews and Tricia Tillman shared their stories at "A Joint for Black Portland," a storytelling event recorded live at Pensole Footwear Design Academy in Portland, Oregon, on Sept. 26, 2017. The event was emceed by Rukaiyah Adams and Jefferson Smith.

"Share your story, share your process; there might be somebody out there who's like you trying to find out where to start and you might have some insight they can use. Don't be afraid." Britt Davis, senior designer for AMB Sports + Entertainment (i.e. Atlanta Falcons, Atlanta Utd. F.C., Mercedes-Benz Stadium, joined the show to discuss her quick climb to being one of sports design's most notable designers. Her story begins with a creative childhood, supportive family and an undergraduate degree at NC State in industrial design; which, due to my own curiosity about industrial design leads to a conversation about our shared interest in sneakers, as well as how design, even though it has many disciplines, has very similar principles that translate well to one another. A 6-year stint as a marketing designer at UNC Charlotte eventually influenced Britt to obtain a graduate design degree from SCAD; which led to an internship at Viacom's SpikeTV, a repositioning of her work as a sports designer, a mentorship with Todd Radom and a senior thesis honoring the 100th anniversary of baseball's Negro Leagues called "Heritage on the Move") We reminisce about one of our first interactions together as Britt voluntarily experienced an intimidating critique environment at an Irish pub in Columbia, Ga. while attending Creative South, where some of sports design's top designers discussed her thesis project and offered feedback on her sketches for Heritage on the Move. Britt also discusses how she landed a gig with the Atlanta Falcons and AMB Sports + Entertainment as we opine about our mutual love of the city of Atlanta and how it was ready and in a unique place culturally to embrace a professional soccer team such as Atlanta United FC. Lastly, we end with quite a bit of soccer talk. Mentions Include: Britt Davis on Twitter Britt Davis on Instagram Britt Davis on Dribbble Britt Davis on LinkedIn Falcons Creative Heritage on the Move) Todd Radom All Def Digital Kith NYC Episode 87: Oliva Brestal, Sporting KC My next guest is Xavier Jones, a graduate of Pensole Footwear Design Academy and a current sneaker designer at Reebok. Sign up for the weekly email newsletter for updates, discounts on future products and exclusive content for subscribers. You can also show your support for the podcast by joining the community and keeping it sponsor-free. Did you enjoy this episode? Then please rate and/or write a review of the show on iTunes. Also, be sure to follow show host, @TAdamMartin and @MakersofSport on twitter and Dribbble.

The latest in our live storytelling series includes three stories of gratitude – two by event storytellers Intisar Abioto and Stephen Green, and one by event host Rukaiyah Adams, who co-emceed with XRAY.FM’s Jefferson Smith.  The stories were recorded live at Pensole Footwear Design Academy on Sept. 26, 2017, in Portland, Oregon.  Look for more stories from this event coming in Part 2 of the podcast.

D'Wayne Edwards is the founder of Pensole Footwear Design Academy, located in Portland, OR. He's spent over 30 years in the industry, from working with Tupac and Biggie at Karl Kani to working with the GOAT, Michael Jordan. After spending 10 years working at Jordan, D'Wayne decided to start a school for footwear designers to help the next generation and has established one of the top schools in the world for Footwear Design. Donte' not only got to learn under him but interview him for the podcast. Listen as Donte' and D'Wayne talk about the journey that led D'Wayne to Portland.    Highlights:  0:30: The Beginnings 3:58: Baseball Cards to Sneakers 5:10: the Reebok Design Competition 7:30: Fast food to Footwear 12:05: Footwear meets Hip-Hop 15:33: The Advent of Sity and Skechers 16:58: The Transition to Nike/Jordan 20:41: Meeting Jordan 23:33: The Nu Retro II 24:21: Melo and the .5 Series 29:33: Designing Signature Jordans 31:29: Innovation and “The Experience” 37:11: Founding Pensole 45:28: How to Attend Pensole 47:30: The Future of Pensole 51:53: Bringing Industry Technology to Pensole 54:07: The Favorites   Pensole's  Website: http://www.pensole.com/ Instagram: pensole_academy Twitter: @pensole_academy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pensole.footwear.design.academy/    BRNDD Podcast: Website: debonairmaterial.com E-Mail: brndd@debonairmaterial.com Facebook Group: www.facebook.com/brnddpodcast Twitter: @BRNDDPodcast Instagram: @brnddpodcast facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brnddpodcast/   Ronald James' Twitter and Instagram: @whoisronjames

D'Wayne Edwards - CEO / Founder of PENSOLE Footwear Design Academy. D'Wyane realized early in his life that he wanted to be a shoe designer, but unfortunately there was no schooling for this. D'Wayne saw a problem and fixed it by starting his own school. Learn how to start your own business just like D'Wayne did!Taryn Rose, M.D. Co-Founder CEO of DRESR, Inc. Keeping your business running like a well oiled machine can be very difficult!Learn how to keep your company afloat!