343: Alex Katz Talks Stadium Custom Kicks

Tom and Joe welcome Pro Baseball Player and Founder of Stadium Custom Kicks, Alex Katz to discuss the development of Stadium Custom Kicks. Alex shares his career journey, playing professional baseball in Dubai and his creative process. He also dives into the purpose of his company, why customers go to Stadium Customer Kicks and shifting to other sports. Lastly, he speaks about balancing both careers and the future of Stadium Custom Kicks. The CUSP Show is a production by the faculty of Sports Management at Columbia University. You can get in touch with the program on Twitter @CU_SPS_Sports and Instagram @cu_sps_sportsmanagement. The CUSP Show is hosted by Joe Favorito (@Joefav) and Tom Richardson (@ConvergenceTR). The show is produced by Mike Schretter’25 (@mikeschrett1), LJ Holmgren (@LJ_Holmgren), and Danny Hagenlocher (@DhColumbiaSPS), with Pablo Aycart ‘24 (@pablo_aycart), Hernan Gonzalez Ramirez ‘24 (@hdgonzalezr28), Jessica Potter’25 and Felipe Velez’25​​ managing social media efforts. Links: https://stadiumcustomkicks.com/ @stadiumcustomkicks on IG @stadiumcustomkicks on TikTok