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Steve Madden
American fashion designer and businessman (born 1958)
This article is about the designer and businessman. For the footwear company, see Steve Madden (company).
Steven Madden (born March 23, 1958)[1] is an American fashion designer and businessman. He is the founder and former chief executive officer of Steve Madden, Ltd., a publicly traded company. He was forced to resign as an executive following his conviction for financial crimes.
Life and career
Madden was born in Far Rockaway, Queens, the son of a Jewish mother and an IrishCatholic father.[2] He grew up in adjoining Lawrence and graduated from the local high school[3][4] in Nassau County, New York.[5] After high school, Madden studied at the University of Miami for two years before returning to Long Island. The youngest of three brothers, he started Steve Madden, Ltd. with $1,100 in 1990 by selling shoes out of the trunk of his car.[1][6]
Criminal conviction
Madden's financial affairs were closely entangled with Long
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STEVE MADDEN
Founder, Creative and Design Chief, Steve Madden, LTD.
A man who wears many hats – and shoes, Steve Madden cannot be described in one word. He is an entrepreneur, an award-winning designer, a business titan, and a
family man. The eponymous shoe designer is also the subject of the documentary film, MADDMAN: The Steve Madden Story on Netflix. A movie that delves into the man who built a booming brand and nearly lost it to “The Wolf of Wall Street,” only to rebound with a global empire. He’s endured failures and of course successes without forgetting his humble beginnings or his core consumer, resulting in millions of adoring fans worldwide. Considered the fashion footwear mogul of the 21st 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. Inspired by rock and roll, fused with a jolt of sex appeal and urban edge, Madden creates shoes that are innovative, fun, sometimes wild and always spot
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Steve Madden company history timeline
1990
In 1990 he struck out on his own, renting a small office in the Long Island City neighborhood of New York City's borough of Queens with a $1,000 grubstake and one employee.
1991
1991 Steve Madden introduced the chunky platform shoe which redefined the category and propelled the company into an overnight sensation.
1992
It made a small profit in 1992 but lost $98,351 the following year, which the company attributed to amortization of deferred financing costs and factor interest expenses.
1993
The company went public in 1993, raising about $5.6 million in net proceeds by selling 1.725 million shares at $4 each.
1994
Steven Madden moved its headquarters and warehouse facility back to Long Island City in 1994 and acquired Marlboro Leather, Inc., a marketer of finished leather to manufacturers of shoes, apparel, and accessories.
1995
1995 The company hit sales of $38.7 million.
1996
1996 Steve Madden printed his first ad.
1997
By 1997 Madden's styles, which included leop
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