You come at the king, you best not miss! How could we do a Trainers podcast and not speak to the King Of Trainers? We found out that his mum was the ORIGINAL trainer connoisseur who set him on his journey, how Tennis set the pace for signature shoes in the industry long before Basketball reigned supreme, and how the king's strong opinions have often rubbed some of the community up the wrong way.

Franklin Boateng, aka the King Of Trainers, is a social media expert and brand consultant with over a decade's experience in the industry. As one of the most popular Trainers content creators in the UK, he founded the 'Drop Of The Year' awards in 2014, launched footwearjobs.co.uk to help people get in to the industry and worked on the first feature length film to look at the UK Trainer community; 'Sole Seekers'.

Franklin spoke to us about his humble begins in the community and how his forthcoming collab with brand Ellesse means more to him than we could know. He continues to pioneer the UK Trainer community. You can find him on Instagram and Twitter at @kingoftrainers.

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