Taran Chhabra: On the Story of Neeman's, Sustainable Footwear & Startups | Simarpreet TJWS#33

Welcome to Episode #33 of: The Journey Podcast with Simarpreet Singh (TJWS). Today's episode features TARAN CHHABRA, Founder & CEO of Neeman's Shoes. Neeman's is a direct-to-consumer footwear brand that focuses on sustainable and comfortable shoes, using materials like recycled plastic bottles and Merino wool, and is known for its minimal, multi-use designs. Their shoes are built on sustainability, comfort, minimal design and innovation. Neeman's offers a variety of footwear, including sneakers, loafers, joggers, slides, sandals, and more made from recycled plastic bottles, Merino wool & other materials. Join us in this episode where Taran talks about understanding the footwear and shoes business, starting up a brand, sustainability, startups, funding, exports, manufacturing & much more. Stay tuned and watch the full episode. CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 3:00 How To Choose Product Line? 11:05 Understanding the Market 15:33 The Process of Manufacturing Shoes 20:43 Story Behind the Name Neeman's 23:00 Major Vendors & Materials in Shoe Business 31:00 Making Sustainable Shoes 43:20 Neeman's Retail Outlets & Funding 50:48 The Unit Economics of Neeman's 54:25 Vision & Way Forward 57:56 Outro SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & COMMENT to engage in an interesting journey. @simarpreethsingh Reach me at Instagram :   / simarpreeths   Twitter handle :   / simarpreeths   LinkedIn :   / simarpreethsingh   Facebook :   / simarpreet.singh07   Keep following my channel for more such updates. About the Podcast "The Journey with Simarpreet Singh" is a talk show where we discuss life, family, emotions, childhood, success, failure, and more. That’s the thing with this podcast - it’s for everybody. All the episodes and the guests that we have recorded - our intent is to talk about their journey, get to know every aspect of these inspiring people and in the process, if anyone of you get inspired, or pick something from someone’s life, our work is done. ____ #thejourneypodcastwithsimarpreetsingh #thejourneypodcast #podcast #TJWS #SimarpreetSingh #Hartek #TaranChhabra #shoes #neemans #sustainability #growth #businesssuccess #entrepreneurship #business #inspiration