How Salehe Bembury Went from Payless to Versace to Birthing His Own Brand | IDEA GENERATION

How Salehe Bembury Went from Payless to Versace to Birthing His Own Brand | IDEA GENERATION

Act I
0:00 - 1:16 Intro
1:17 - 3:22 Early childhood and high school
3:23 - 5:44 Going to college for industrial design
5:45 - 7:13 First jobs at Payless, Fortune Footwear
7:14 - 10:02 Working at DD172 and Dame Dash

Act II
10:03 - 12:14 Meeting Nike's Jeff Henderson
12:15 - 13:31 Creating the LunarGrand with Cole Haan
13:32 - 15:59 Working with Jon Buscemi
16:00 - 20:49 Joining Yeezy and working with Kanye

Act III
20:50 - 24:47 Reaching out to Versace on LinkedIn, building the sneaker division
24:48 - 26:49 Designing the cuban link shoe, 2 Chainz connection
26:50 - 29:29 Building online brand, more success at Versace
29:30 - Spunge, Crocs, collabs, and beyond

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