Anthony Levine and I’ve been a longtime sneaker collector since 2008.
You’ll never get
sick of this photo!
It’s always tricky to write a bio without revealing too much information. After all, there’s some unscrupulous people around the internet! I will try my best here.
I’m born and raised in California and have a Bachelor’s in Business Management from a University of California college. I put that degree to not all that much use in my current occupation of Digital Marketer with a focus on search marketing. I mostly deal with Google Ads in my day to day job.
Hobbies besides sneaker collecting include making music, video games and comics. I also occasionally collect Transformers action figures, vinyl records, CDs and anything else I’m into at the time.
Anthony Levine and Sneakers
But you’re not here for all that, so enough with the boring stuff. I was always into collecting comics and cards as a kid, so I understand the idea of being a collector. In my late 20s, I lost a lot of weight and needed some new clothes and kicks. I got so many compliments on the pair I got that I started researching collectible kicks and found that a local skate shop was selling Nike SB Dunks. I picked up a pair of Newcastles and the rest is history.
I’ve been into sneakers since 2008, and built this website starting in 2015. At first I was reviewing all kinds of things, but my primary interest has been in kicks, so I started to focus my energy on that for this site. I write sneaker reviews here, as well as informational articles on sneakers. I still update some element of this site at least once every week or two.
I developed a Youtube channel dedicated to sneakers, and got quite a following before Youtube terminated it and banned me from starting another one. I used to have the videos embedded in every review on this site! To this day, I think I was unfairly removed from the YouTube platform. Regardless, many in the sneaker game who know who I am know me from that channel.
I currently get my media creation fix on my podcast Actual Fan of Sneakers, as well as on my Instagram (@verse001) and Tiktok (@tonydiamonds). So check out any of those places if you want to see or hear me talk about kicks.
If you want to know more about my work experience and all that, check out my LinkedIn page.