Nike OG Betsy Parker on How to Get a Job at the Brand

The Complex Sneakers Podcast

Complex

Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

The Complex Sneakers Podcast is co-hosted by Joe La Puma, Brendan Dunne, and Matt Welty. This week they are joined by Betsy Parker, a Nike veteran who spent 35 years at the brand. At Nike, she worked on trend research out of the brand’s New York office and helped recruit design talent. Parker talks about her visits to footwear factories, interactions with legends like Rob Strasser and Tinker Hatfield, and what Nike recruiters are looking for when hiring. Also, the hosts talk about the CRTZ x Nike Air Max 95 launch, Zelensky’s hyped sneakers, and Jerry Lorenzo’s Fear of God x Adidas line.

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0:00.0	What's up everybody, it's Joe LaPuma, you were listening, you were watching the Complex
0:05.1	Sneakers podcast, as always, I'm with my two guys, to my right, Mr. Matt Welty.
0:09.2	Here we are.
0:10.2	He's here.
0:11.2	We'll get to the shoes later, your eyes aren't mistaking you.
0:14.1	We'll get to them later.
0:15.1	To my left, bright as ever.
0:16.9	Hello.
0:17.9	Oof.
0:18.9	Undiest.
0:19.9	Mr. Brendan Dunn.
0:20.9	Hello.
0:21.9	How are we doing?
0:22.9	I feel great.
0:23.9	It's gonna be a fun week.
0:24.9	Yep.
0:25.9	A lot happening.
0:26.9	A lot happening.
0:27.9	I'm in travel gear, if you notice.
0:28.9	Why are you about to leave?
0:29.9	Came back.
0:30.9	Came back last night.
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