E118 - Brian Penn of clean kicks

What You Don't Hear

Brian Penn is the owner of Clean Kicks, a shoe restoration and cleaning service.

Guys, this episode is just flat out great. Plain and simple. As we dig into Brian's story, not only do we talk about how a lifelong passion for sneaker culture pushed him to start up the idea mid-pandemic, but, he really opens up about his entire life journey. From being born with eye issues that had doctors say he’d be blind by 7, to growing up without a father figure and losing his way, even to at one point in time being at his lowest and being homeless. We talk about his experience with it all, and how it led him to being the really amazing person that sat with me for this podcast.

We also cover; The difficulty of wishing people knew your actual inner struggles, hoping to make a great impact on others around you, how much easier it is to be negative than positive (and how to get past that), not chasing external validation, his passion for lyricism and music, the humility that comes with personal growth and owning up to our mistakes, and of course the impact he's making with his company Clean Kicks and how it all got started as a favor for a friend. For real, I can’t say enough nice things about Brian and this episode. Great guy, who just wants to live life and help others.

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