Jamie Thomas is launching his new footwear company Warsaw this week, his footwear journey starting with getting on Emerica & designing his first pro model, learning the process of making shoes, leaving Emerica to help launch Adio Footwear, leaving Adio for Circa Footwear, starting Fallen with Ken Block and Damon Way from DC Shoes, the end of Fallen Footwear, starting his new brand Warsaw, partnering up with skate shops to launch Warsaw, how much it's costing him to launch Warsaw, his 50th birthday part coming soon and much more!
Timestamps
00:00:00 Jamie Thomas
00:01:54 Jamie's shoe journey begins with Vans
00:05:47 Writing Eric Meyer to get on Simple Shoes
00:06:47 Designing is first pro shoe for Emerica & leaving Emerica to help launch Adio
00:12:07 Launching Adio Footwear
00:13:53 Learning the process to making shoes
00:15:48 Leaving Adio for Circa Footwear
00:28:48 Starting Fallen with Ken Block and Damon Way from DC Shoes
00:33:15 His skating was affected by running all these brands - Black Box / Fallen / Zero
00:36:43 The end of Fallen Fallen Footwear
00:41:40 Riding for Straye Footwear
00:47:41 Starting Warsaw
01:12:32 The Warsaw shoes
01:28:51 How much it's costing Jamie to launch this new brand
01:34:56 The Warsaw website
01:48:18 Jaimie calling skate shops
02:06:36 Partnering up with skate shops
02:19:08 Jamie's 50th birthday part coming soon
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