My First Kicks is a podcast with the goal of bringing storytelling back to the sneaker community. Each week your host Hass brings on a guest and ask them. What’s your first kicks? Using this question as a through-line to start a conversation that begins with kicks and goes anywhere possible.
This week we welcome Conway to the podcast to talk kicks. We talk about his time working on Full Size Run, we also touch on where he grew up. The sneaker scene in his hometown and places he has lived…
This week we welcome Kiki to the pod to talk kicks, we talk growing up in the Queen City. The Charlotte sneaker scene and working at foot stores. Her first pair and what sneakers meant to her family.…
This week we welcome Cris Rodriguez to the podcast, we talk about his foray into reselling. Where he got his start, working at RIF and the significance of RIF in the LA sneaker scene. His hustle ment…
This week we welcome Michael Sykes to the podcast, we talk everything from sports to kicks. We touch on the shoe that started his journey, growing up in Maryland. Also what got him into journalism an…
This week we welcome back Timm, to the podcast. We talk being accepted as yourself in corporate America. Hitting 1 million followers on TikTok, and how his life has changed. What acceptance and hard …
This week we welcome Darryl Glover aka Brotha D to the podcast. We talk about growing up in NJ, early adopting the online sneaker community. Traveling around the tri-state to cop kicks. The importanc…
This week we welcome Arian Sade to the podcast, we talk about reselling. Growing up in Cali and being around Fairfax. The early days of Round Two and how Arian was copping kicks. He also shares a cou…
This week we welcome JSM to the podcast, we learn about what got him into kicks! Growing up and figuring out where he wanted to be. How he started customizing, and shoes he's done. His work with prev…
This week we welcome SneakerDenn to the podcast, we talk about sneaker culture. The existence of a resale culture and the current state of it. Growing up in the UK and what got him into buying sneake…
This week we welcome EP and Matta Ov Fact to the podcast. We talk about growing up in Middletown and collecting kicks. How hard they used to go collecting sneakers! Starting to do music and the abili…
This week we welcome Dee Wells to the podcast. We talk about the shoe that started it all for him. His career in sneakers and how he helps people get in the industry. The impact of music on his life,…
This week we welcome Ricky Shoebio to the podcast. We talk about growing up in New Jersey and the sneaker scene. Hustling and having ambition at a young age. Ricky's influences and the shoe that star…
This week we welcome Seth Eaton to the pod, we talk what goes into getting early pairs. His thoughts on content creating and what he does to stay current. How kicks became a part of his life and wher…
This week we bring in the prophet, Dre The Shoegod to talk what we think are being brought back. Now some may think we are crazy for mentioning these shoes. However, these companies have proved to re…
This week we welcome Jackie to the podcast, we talk about her time playing D1 basketball. How her teammates got her into collecting sneakers. How her family connected her to kicks. Also we jump into …
This week we welcome Twogees to the podcast to talk kicks, we talk growing up in California. DJing in college for the college radio. Working for the WNBA, creating content and what got him started. T…
This week we welcome Sean Collard to the podcast to talk kicks. We learned about how basketball was and is a huge part of his life. How he became to have an affinity to the Jordan 2's. How he influen…
This week we welcome Lawrence Killebrew on the pod to talk kicks! We talk about the term sneakerhead and where it comes into play nowadays. We also talk about growing up in Philadelphia and what cont…
This week we welcome Frank aka Phrossen to the podcast, if you've been on TikTok you've seen his SB collection. He's been collecting for a long time and we connect on being New York SB heads. We also…
This week we are doing another Kick Talk, Andy returns to talk about his All Star weekend experiences. Being invited to Sneaker Expo and we also talk about his uptick in work he's been putting out. H…