Entrepreneurial Spirit / August 10, 2020

Marketing Student Hits Stride, Reselling Sneakers

Marketing Student Hits Stride, Reselling Sneakers

Reselling sneakers is big business for Maryland Smith marketing student Gautam Malik, ’22.

Since January, the 20-year-old entrepreneur has brought in half a million dollars in sneaker sales, according to a recent article in Business Insider. He’s running his own resale business and an exclusive sneaker advisory group that charges members $45 a month for admission.

"I was meant to sell something," Malik tells Business Insider.

He talks about his journey and what he has learned along the way and why it’s a great time to break into the market. Read more at Business Insider: A 20-year-old who brought in half a million dollars in sneaker sales this year reveals why now is the best time to break into the exploding market and how to do it correctly.

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