How Wilson came to be the shoe industry’s first Black shoe designer, how work can be a form of prayer, and why he chose Philippians 2 to be printed in his Nike shoes.Links Mentioned:<ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilson-smith-17570a/">Wilson Smith on LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/shoeitecture">Wilson Smith on Instagram</a></li><li><a href="https://design.uoregon.edu/wilson-w-smith-iii-1980">University of Oregon | College of Design</a></li><li><a href="https://www.idsa.org/profile/wilson-smith/">Wilson Smith | IDSA</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nike.com/">Nike</a></li><li><a href="https://www.jordanraynor.com/five-mere-christians">Five Mere Christians</a></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16419074/">Air</a></li><li><a href="https://www.highsnobiety.com/tag/tinker-hatfield/">Tinker Hatfield</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27220736-shoe-dog">Shoe Dog</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reebok.com/">Reebok</a></li><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082158/">Chariots of Fire</a></li><li><a href="https://www.one.org/us/person/bono/">Bono</a></li><li><a href="https://about.nike.com/en/stories/bill-bowerman-nike-s-original-innovator">Bill Bowerman</a></li><li><a href="https://about.nike.com/en/company/people/philip-h-knight">Phil Knight</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKAaAZb8UvE">Designing for Diversity: Wilson Smith at TEDxUOregon</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Surrender-40-Songs-One-Story/dp/0525521046">Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story</a></li><li><a href="https://questlove.com/">Questlove</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-The-Wonder-of-Stevie/dp/B0DDYVWPQ4">The Wonder of Stevie</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/12-Notes-Creativity-Quincy-Jones/dp/1419752561">12 Notes: On Life and Creativity</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobie-hatfield-536319a">Tobie Hatfield on LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://podcast.jordanraynor.com/episodes/bobo-beck-author-of-wisdom-calling">Episode 205: Bobo Beck (Realtor + Author of Wisdom Calling)</a></li><li><a href="https://jordanraynor.com/">Jordan Raynor</a></li></ul>

<description>&lt;p&gt;How Wilson came to be the shoe industry’s first Black shoe designer, how work can be a form of prayer, and why he chose Philippians 2 to be printed in his Nike shoes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Links Mentioned:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/wilson-smith-17570a/"&gt;Wilson Smith on LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/shoeitecture"&gt;Wilson Smith on Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://design.uoregon.edu/wilson-w-smith-iii-1980"&gt;University of Oregon | College of Design&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.idsa.org/profile/wilson-smith/"&gt;Wilson Smith | IDSA&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.nike.com/"&gt;Nike&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.jordanraynor.com/five-mere-christians"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Five Mere Christians&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16419074/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Air&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.highsnobiety.com/tag/tinker-hatfield/"&gt;Tinker Hatfield&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27220736-shoe-dog"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Shoe Dog&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.reebok.com/"&gt;Reebok&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082158/"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Chariots of Fire&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.one.org/us/person/bono/"&gt;Bono&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://about.nike.com/en/stories/bill-bowerman-nike-s-original-innovator"&gt;Bill Bowerman&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://about.nike.com/en/company/people/philip-h-knight"&gt;Phil Knight&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKAaAZb8UvE"&gt;Designing for Diversity: Wilson Smith at TEDxUOregon&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Surrender-40-Songs-One-Story/dp/0525521046"&gt;&lt;i&gt;Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://questlove.com/"&gt;Questlove&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Audible-The-Wonder-of-Stevie/dp/B0DDYVWPQ4"&gt;&lt;i&gt;The Wonder of Stevie&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/12-Notes-Creativity-Quincy-Jones/dp/1419752561"&gt;&lt;i&gt;12 Notes: On Life and Creativity&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobie-hatfield-536319a"&gt;Tobie Hatfield on LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://podcast.jordanraynor.com/episodes/bobo-beck-author-of-wisdom-calling"&gt;Episode 205: Bobo Beck (Realtor + Author of Wisdom Calling)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://jordanraynor.com/"&gt;Jordan Raynor&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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Wilson Smith (Fmr. Shoe Designer at Nike)

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