Slingin' Shoes

About Slingin' Shoes

Lively discussions about the run specialty business.

Publisher

Mark Sullivan & Chris Farley

Category

business · health & fitness · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jun 2025

Latest episode

20 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   20 Oct 2026

   The Philadelphia Story

   Philadelphia Runner Owner Ross Martinson shares the lessons learned from 20+ years in business, including the differences between running urban and suburban stores and what he wishes he knew two decades ago. We are also joined by Dan Sullivan and Tony Macey of Skechers who discuss the brand's new super shoe and new athlete endorsers.

2. 

   6 Oct 2026

   The Basement Tapes: Old School Retailing & ASICS ascends

   Andy Kimerling of Westchester Road Runner tells tales of his 40+ years in the business and how his basement full of shoes allows him to keep his customers coming back for more. On the brand side, we are joined by Kevin McHale, VP Sales, Run Specialty & Omnichannel, ASICS America, who discusses the brand's collaboration with Bandit Running, its work with run club and how ASICS balances growth with a strong commitment to run specialty.

3. 

   22 Sept 2026

   The Ultimate Shoe Dog; RIDC's career event and Dishing Chafes

   Joe Rubio of Running Warehouse talks about Chinese brands, his journey in the business and what he sees for the future. Abigail Hollie discusses The Running Industry Diversity Coalition's new career event taking place in Philadelphia in October. And our listeners sound off with their Chafes of the Week about how to cope with special discounts. We promise a provocative and entertaining episode.

Who has been a guest on Slingin' Shoes

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Joe Toth
• Josh Levinson
• Farrin Saba

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

9 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 12 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

11

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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