Jean-Marc Djian | Trail Running Shoe Dog, VP of Footwear SATISFY

The Freetrail Podcast with Dylan Bowman

Dylan Bowman

Ultrarunning, Training, Wellness, Endurance, Health, Running, Commentary, Trailrunning, Sports, Run

5 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2024

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Jean-Marc Djian is the brand new VP of Footwear for SATISFY and one of the OG shoe dogs of trail running. Jean-Marc worked at Salomon for almost 20 years, pioneering trail running footwear during an important moment for the sport. After Salomon, Jean-Marc went to The North Face where he was able to significantly improve the brand's footwear offering. We talk about his career and learnings from both brands and look ahead to the goals for SATISFY.

Topics discussed:

The intersection of science and soul
Jean-Marc's Olympic hockey career & the psychology of the goalie
The birth of Salomon trail running
His relationship with Jean-Luc Diard, the Co-Founder of HOKA
The 0 to 1 process for TNF footwear
His transition to SATISFY and the intention behind it
The evolution of trail footwear over time
Athletes who are pushing their sport forward
A lot more!

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey, fam, it has been a while. Welcome back to the pre-trow podcast. After a short break, we are officially back.
0:23.2	And today we've got a very special guest, one of the original trail running shoe dogs and an old friend of mine.
0:29.6	Mr. Jean-Marc Dijon is here for an appearance that I have been anticipating for a long time.
0:35.7	Jean-Marc was an early pioneer in trail-running footwear,
0:39.4	working at Solomon for almost 20 years, a critical leader during an important moment for the
0:45.7	sport and for the brand. After that, JMD was the global VP of footwear at the North Face,
0:51.6	overseeing the significant improvement in TNF product in the footwear
0:56.3	department shoes that have won both Western States and UTMB this year on the feet of
1:02.2	Katie Shide. That was JMD's purview. He left TNF earlier this year and at UTMB last month,
1:09.9	it was announced that he'd assumed the role as the VP of
1:13.6	Footwear for Satisfy, the cult favorite running brand from Paris that has blown up recently.
1:20.5	The Satisfied News surprised a lot of people, myself included and provided a great opportunity
1:25.3	to get John Mark on the show to talk about the past
1:28.7	and the future of his career and of trail running footwear generally.
1:33.6	Some topics we discuss, Jean Mark's passion to find the intersection of science and soul.
1:40.0	We talk about John Mark's Olympic ice hockey career.
1:42.8	That's right.
1:43.3	He's an Olympian. He was a goalie. So we talk about John Mark's Olympic ice hockey career. That's right. He's an Olympian.
1:44.8	He was a goalie.
1:45.9	So we talk about the psychology of the goalie as well.
1:49.9	We talk about the birth of Solomon running.
1:52.1	We talk about his relationship with Jean-Luc Diyard, the co-founder of Hoka.
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