Welcome to Making It Happen I’ll be your host Tom Dalton We are episode number 41 with Kevin Owens  MEET THE FOUNDER Dublin college student Kevin Owens, who started a sneaker cleaning business as a school transition year project, says he has never been busier due to the Covid-19 pandemic and also as more people turn towards “upcycling”. The Dublin student operates his business, Sneaker Cleaner, from an office space in Dublin city centre, with Grafton Cleaners on South William Street operating as a drop-off and pick-up location for the runners. Mr Owens, who is studying visual communications in college, started the business in 2017 while in fourth year at secondary school.