Off The Couch

We talk to Salomon’s Mike Ambrose about running shoe design; taking a shoe from concept to production; his life in running and the running industry; European vs. North American markets; & what’s next in running shoes.TOPICS & TIMES:What does a Product Line Manager do? (2:00)How’d you get there? (6:25)Getting into running (19:41)Shoe design (24:29)Emerging research findings & shoe design (30:21)The Salomon Ultra Glide (34:54)European vs. North American trail market & culture (41:15)What’s next in shoe design? (45:27)A little life advice (49:26)RELATED LINKS:Our Weekly Gear Giveaway / Newsletter SignupOUR OTHER BLISTER PODCASTSBlister PodcastGEAR:30 podcastBikes & Big Ideas podcast See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.