Smart Humans: Applied Arts’ Ryan Chang on investing into sneakers, the history of the asset, and picking tomorrow’s winners
Ryan Chang is an entrepreneur, collector, and artist. He has one of the top sneaker collections and helped move sneakers forward as an investable asset class. Ryan sold Kanye West ‘Grammy Worn’ Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototypes from 2008 for a record-breaking
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Ryan Chang is an entrepreneur, collector, and artist. He has one of the top sneaker collections and helped move sneakers forward as an investable asset class. Ryan sold Kanye West ‘Grammy Worn’ Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototypes from 2008 for a record-breaking $1.8 million in 2021 - The world record for most expensive sneaker sale. He is also the Founder and Chief Curator of Applied Arts which provides consulting services to individuals and companies investing in alternative assets such as sneakers, sports cards, NFTs, and other collectibles. Also Ryan founded Ivy Consulting which provides tutoring and other academic services.