K-Swiss Radio

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In this episode, Barney and Patrick provide a comprehensive deep dive into the brand initiatives that K-Swiss has been involved in over the past few months. They talk about collaborating with some of the most creative and inspiring entrepreneurs and brands, including Gary Vaynerchuk, Karen Civil, Ariel Stark-Benz and many more.

In this episode, Patrick Buchanan welcomes to the podcast rapper, model, visual artist, influencer, and entrepreneur, Tommy Genesis.

In this episode, Patrick Buchanan welcomes to the podcast founder and CEO of HBCU Buzz, Luke Lawal. HBCU Buzz is a media outlet that focuses primary on historically black colleges and universities. It is the leading source of HBCU news, sports and entertainment. Luke discusses the inspiration that sparked HBCU Buzz and provides advice to aspiring entrepreneurs looking to start their own businesses.

In this episode, Barney welcomes to the podcast fashion expert and entrepreneur, Sharifa Murdock. Sharifa is the co-founder of Liberty Fashion & Lifestyle Fairs, a contemporary fashion and lifestyle trade show that curates forward-thinking brands and connects them with the industry’s top buyers. She is also the founder of ENVSN Fest, an event Sharifa started to inspire young women looking to pursue entrepreneurship, gain success, and be the best they can be.

In this episode, Barney welcomes to the podcast seventeen-time All-American, ESPN analyst, and former Olympian, Samantha Peszek. Samantha was a member of the USA Gymnastics team that won the silver medal in the 2008 Olympic Games held in Beijing. Since then, Samantha has continued her career in gymnastics as an entrepreneur, advocate, coach, analyst and champion for the sport.

In this episode, Barney welcomes to the podcast CEO and President of Health-Ade LLC, Daina Trout. Health-Ade ferments, brews and sells organic kombucha beverages in small glass batches in order to ensure the freshest product. Health-Ade is also the fastest growing brand in the beverage category and kombucha is the fastest growing category in beverage industry.

In this episode, Barney welcomes to the podcast best-selling author, Le Mans class-winning racing driver, hobbyist photographer, and entrepreneur, David Hansson. David is the founder and CTO at Basecamp, a software as a service company aimed at making project management and communication more organized. David is also the creator of Ruby on Rails, an open-source web framework that’s optimized for programming applications.

In this episode, Barney welcomes to the podcast KC Holiday, co-founder of Qalo, the functional wedding band that fits your life. Qalo is a brand that isn’t built solely on silicone wedding bands; it is about so much more. The success that the Qalo brand has experienced is due to their commitment to the ideals and values of family, relationships and, above all, love.

In this episode, Barney welcomes to the podcast Alex Brown, co-founder of the popular subscription service, The Beard Club. A disruptor in the marketplace, The Beard Club is shaking up the beard care industry by offering wholesale prices on top quality products. Alex is a self-proclaimed ‘serial-entrepreneur, having founded multiple start-ups, and is an active advisor to multiple others.

In this episode, Barney welcomes to the podcast Brian McDonell, co-founder and President of Melin, a Southern California premium lifestyle brand aimed at crafting the highest quality headwear on the planet. Brian talks all about his entrepreneurial journey, from developing the idea for luxury performance headwear to getting the funding necessary to get the company off the ground.

In this episode, Barney welcomes to the podcast Jesse Lee, founder of the marketing and public relations agency Dub Frequency Media, aka, DFM. Originally from Chicago, Jesse moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of becoming an entrepreneur. At its core, DFM aims to couple content with experience in order to create and drive commerce.

In this episode, Omar & Barney welcome to the podcast author, entrepreneur, public speaker, and CEO of Build Your Empire, Casey Adams. Author of the best-selling book, Rise of the Young, Casey truly has a remarkable story. He turned a near fatal neck injury from a negative situation into a positive outcome by using his recovery time to learn everything he could about building a personal brand by leveraging social media.

Barney Waters is the President of K-Swiss, responsible for all aspects of sales, product and marketing for the global K-Swiss brand, and Omar Prestwich is a community manager. Together, they field audience questions regarding sneakers, business, branding, and entrepreneurship. In this episode, Barney speaks to K-Swiss’ efforts to be brand transparent and the belief that companies need to allow consumers inside in order to foster and grow brand loyalty.