The Cobbler, Steve Madden
The Cobbler, Steve Madden
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The Cobbler
How I Disrupted an Industry, Fell From Grace, and Came Back Stronger Than Ever

Author: Steve Madden

Narrator: Steve Madden

Unabridged: 5 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/24/2020

Synopsis

Everyone knows Steve Madden's name and his shoes, but few are familiar with his story. Over the past thirty years Steve Madden has taken his eponymous shoe company from the fledgling start-up he founded with a mere $1,100 to a global, multi-billion-dollar brand. But Madden's mistakes, from his battle with addiction to the financial shortcuts that landed him in prison, are as important to his story as his most iconic shoes. In this raw, intimate, and ultimately inspiring book, Madden holds nothing back as he shares what it took to get here and the lessons he's learned along the way. From his unconventional hiring strategies to his slavish devotion to product, Madden offers a business perspective that is as unique as his styles. In The Cobbler, listeners are treated to the wild ride though his rise, fall, and comeback. But they will also walk away uplifted by a man who has owned up to his mistakes and come back determined to give back and use his hard-won platform to create positive change.

About Steve Madden

A man who wears many hats-and shoes-Steve Madden cannot be described in one word. He is an entrepreneur, an award-winning designer, and a business titan whose eponymous company is currently worth 3 billion dollars. On the flip side, he is an ex-con, a recovering addict, and a devoted family man. Over the past thirty years, the provocative shoe designer built a booming brand and nearly lost it all to "The Wolf of Wall Street," only to rebound by giving back and creating a global empire. Through it all, he hasn't forgotten his humble beginnings or his core consumer, resulting in millions of adoring fans worldwide. Considered the fashion footwear mogul of the twenty-first century, Madden has an innate sense of what's hot, what's next, what's exciting, and more importantly, how this will translate to the customer. He is also an active philanthropist and mentor who supports a number of organizations that help those in need of a second chance.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jamele (BookswithJams) on May 12, 2023

This was such an amazing memoir, I am a huge fan of Steve Madden’s shoes but had no idea of the man behind them and what he has been through. I read this and listened along via audio, which Steve narrates himself and it is quite an experience that way. To say it is an inspiring story is putting it m......more

Goodreads review by Gabrielle on October 13, 2020

Highly Entertaining...and surprisingly SWEET. I had been looking forward to this memoir because shopping Steve Madden's stores in the late-90s was such a big part of my own coming-of-age. Steve's story is incredible on its own but the telling of it is really special in THE COBBLER. It reads like I am......more

Goodreads review by Nick on June 25, 2023

I really enjoyed this book. I picked it up mostly because I wanted more details on his relation with the wolf of Wall Street and was pleasantly surprised on how much he went into it. I really liked the casual writing, it felt very down to earth.......more

Goodreads review by Jayne on November 15, 2020

THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOE BUSINESS! Steve Madden's candid account of his rise, fall, and rise was compelling and deeply inspirational - and is a "must-read" memoir. STEVE MADDEN HAS SOUL. Steve "tells all" in this memoir. Readers learn that he was the youngest of three boys and his mother's least......more

Goodreads review by Maria on December 17, 2022

Omg from the Mary Lou, to the Jill, to the Slinky....Steve Madden shoes were my obsession in the 90s!!! So when I saw this book I had to read it! And boy did I have no clue about who Steve Madden was. As mentioned in his story, the absence of his face in relation to the brand really eliminates the i......more

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