Sneaker Room’s Suraj Reveals What It’s Like to Work With Kyrie Irving | The Complex Sneakers Podcast

The Complex Sneakers Podcast is co-hosted by Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne, and Matt Welty. This week, they welcome Suraj Kaufman, owner and founder of Sneaker Room, a Jersey-based store known partly for its charity releases with Nike. Kaufman talks about going from being a reseller to getting on Nike's radar and partnering up with signature athletes like Victor Cruz and Kyrie Irving. Also, he discusses his role in the infamous Fat Joe fake sneaker saga surrounding the "Entourage" Air Force 1 and how he responds to resellers these days. At the top, the co-hosts react to the Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s and Kanye West saying he wanted to meet with Michael Jordan. Looking for the Complex Sneakers Podcast Dad Hats? Shop on Complex Shop now! https://shop.complex.com/products/the-complex-sneakers-podcast-dad-hat-white https://shop.complex.com/products/the-complex-sneakers-podcast-dad-hat-black EPISODE CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Start of episode 5:00 - Guys talk Louis Vuitton x Nike Air Force 1s 10:00 - Nike & Yeezy collab? 18:46 - Suraj Kaufman joins the podcast 21:00 - Suraj talks early days at Sneaker Room 30:00 - Suraj talks supply chain issues & how it affects small businesses 36:30 - Welty calls Sneaker Room a smaller sneaker boutique 43:00 - Suraj talks working with Kyrie Irving 50:00 - Suraj talks Kyrie wearing his sneakers on court 54:00 - Suraj talks the this years Kyrie 7s 56:30 - Suraj talks Fat Joe wearing fake Air Force 1s 1:03:00 - Suraj talks golfing with Travis Scott 1:08:00 - Suraj talks giving back 1:15:00 - Suraj talks the ups and downs of owning his sneaker business 1:17:30 - End of episode Subscribe to Complex on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Complex Check out more of Complex here: https://www.twitch.tv/complex http://www.complex.com https://twitter.com/Complex https://www.facebook.com/complex http://instagram.com/complex https://plus.google.com/+complex/ COMPLEX is a community of creators and curators, armed with the Internet, committed to surfacing and sharing the voices and conversations that define our new America. Our videos exemplify convergence culture, exploring topics that include music, sneakers, style, sports, and pop culture through original shows and Complex News segments. Featuring your favorite celebrities, authoritative commentary, and a unique voice, our videos make culture pop.