In this episode of the Italian American Podcast, hosts John, Marcella, and Pat sit down with Louis Lacarbonara, owner of Direct Kicks, a buy, sell, and trade sneaker store in Westchester County, New York.
Louis shares how his entrepreneurial mindset was shaped by working in his family’s pizzeria and launching small ventures as a kid, from selling pizza slices and gum to classmates to reselling sneakers online while attending Oklahoma State University.