Guest Blogger!!

“It was 10 years ago that I got into the sneaker business and the demand for rare, high end sneakers is higher now than it has been in that 10 years. The business of reselling sneakers alone has grown into a billion dollar industry. Social media has played a huge part in building that industry of reselling and has helped on the retail level as well. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and more have opened doorways for “Sneakerheads” to communicate across oceans by showing off their own kick collection and what they have for sale or trade. As with any social media business, there are always fakes out there that you have to watch for but it has also created legit businesses like “Kicks on Fire”, “Sole Provider”, and “Kixify”, just to name a few. Being a manager for Champs Sports, I cannot complain, knowing the business I am in will not die anytime in the near future and only seems to be growing larger. I myself am trying to step into the sneaker game with my new Facebook page, “Shoeicidal”, where I show off my custom paint jobs on shoes that I own and of those that people have asked me to do for them. So check out your closet for some old kicks you haven’t worn much. You never know if you have a shoe worth some money or that could be revamped into something new with a custom paint job. There are always people looking out for new kicks!”

--Matt Leslie