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Episode 115 — Deadstock Coffee Owner Ian Williams

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Devin Robertson

On this episode of the SoleSavy Podcast, Ian Williams from Deadstock Coffee stops by to talk with DP about his journey from working as a janitor at Nike HQ to opening up his own coffee business in Portland.

1:50 Introduction to Ian Williams

4:50 What kind of influence has Allen Iverson had on you?

9:50 Tell us about your journey at Nike

17:00 What is your life advice regarding career?

19:10 How do you go from Nike to Deadstock coffee?

23:50 Tell us about what “Coffee Should be Dope” mean to you?

33:35 What led you to open Concourse Coffee?

40:19 How did the Adidas collaboration come about?

49:15 If you could do any collab silhouette which one would you do?

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