In this episode, chefs Johanna Gottlieb and Mark Graham dig deep into apparel trends with Josh Appelbaum, VP Apparel with Hit Promotional Products.

Josh was born and raised in Sarasota, FL. He is, interestingly enough, a former division 1 baseball player and college hitting coach.  He is married to his best friend and the proud father of a sassy, amazing 4.5yr old and a loud, yet witty 2 month old. 

He has a self proclaimed unhealthy obsession with both vintage Epiphone Casino’s and Retro Air Jordan 1’s. 

Josh has been in the industry 10+ years. 9 of those were in an apparel-focused role. He spent the most time with Alphabroder where he was both a territory rep and an on-boarding trainer. He also spent just short of a year on the distributor side of the industry where he learned the ins and outs of the corporate end user.  He went on to work with Cutter & Buck in a National Accounts Role before accepting the job as VP of Apparel at Hit. Josh has been recognized as Rep of the Year,  honored in President’s Clubs and Supplier of the Year award. Listen on to learn more about Josh and his apparel expertise.