Footwear development services for outdoor brands
I lead every engagement myself. Pick the starting point that matches where you are, and we'll scope the rest around your brand.
A footwear development firm turns a brand's product idea into a shoe or boot a factory can build at the right cost and quality. That includes planning the line, specifying materials, developing lasts and tooling, managing samples and testing, choosing and managing factories, and inspecting production until it ships.
Footwear line development
End-to-end development from brief to first production: line plan, design direction, lasts, tooling, sampling, testing, factory setup, and launch timing.
Line development For existing footwear linesDevelopment audit
A senior review of cost, quality, returns, fit, calendar, and factory performance, with a ranked plan to recover margin and fix product.
Development audit For factory decisionsSourcing & production
Factory selection in the U.S. and Asia, transfers between factories or countries, costing, production oversight, and inspections.
Sourcing & production For fit and performanceFit, lasts & wear testing
Last development, size grading, fit trials, lab testing, and field wear testing in the conditions your customers actually face.
Fit & wear testingFootwear we build
Hunting, waterfowl, fishing, deck, and hiking footwear. Each category has its own constructions, factories, and failure points.
See categories- Outdoor
- Hiking and waterproof boots, insulated boots
- Hunting
- Upland and big-game boots, rubber and neoprene boots
- Water
- Fishing, deck, and wading footwear, sandals
Tell us what you're building.
Share the brand, the category, and where you are today. If it's a fit, you'll talk directly with me. We're glad to sign your NDA before the first call.
- Phone
- (615) 229-6265
- Based
- Cannon County, Tennessee
- Factories
- United States and Asia