Steve Madden
33 statements across 2 episodes · 13 bullish · 6 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Jul 16, 2018 by Steve Madden · said 54 times in 4 episodes since 2018 · across every show →
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2021 2 mentions in 1 episode
2019 23 mentions in 2 episodes 12 per episode
2018 29 mentions in 1 episode
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Jul 16, 2018
Steve Madden: Non-detail-oriented founders cannot remain CEO as a business scales
“When it's, the business is small, you can kind of be the CEO. So, you know everybody, you live and breathe it, and then you could be a CEO, because you touch everything. But then a business, you know, once a business gets past a certain point, You know, it's i…”
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Steve Madden: Design requires balancing commercial viability with creativity
“And I like creating stuff to sell. It's always been sort of a core sort of philosophy of mine. I've never been like, oh, that's creative, but you know, nobody wants to buy it. And then on the other hand, you know, just to sell without any kind of creativity is…”
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Madden regrets his dishonest shortcuts but does not regret his prison sentence
“I regret some of my choices you know, shortcuts that I took, or, you know, thinking that money was the most important thing. I regret decisions like that. But I don't regret a day in prison. It was an amazing experience.”
Jul 16, 2018
Madden on prison survival: Complaining and proclaiming innocence are futile
“But I quickly ascertained early on that whining and moaning would not do me any good, and running around saying I was innocent would not do me any good, so I would try to get through this, try to better myself, if it sounds corny, but exercise and read and lea…”
Jul 16, 2018 neutral
Madden: Mainstream shoe industry abandoned youth and teen market in 1990
“What was happening was the market that I was selling to, everybody in the shoe business walked away from it. The teenagers, you know, and stuff like that, the young, and it was a different generation, you know, and so they had their own thing, their own music,…”
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Madden: Steve Madden Is the Gateway Drug to Buying Louboutins and Manolos
“By the way, I always say it's a gateway drug of shoes, Steve Madden. They're not buying- Louboutins and Manolo's, without starting with Steve Madden. So Manolo should give me tons of love for that. I reach much, many more people than you.”
Dec 23, 2019
Steve Madden: Talent matters less if you miss windows of opportunity
“The window of opportunity Opens for you several times in life, for one. And I think the intelligence comes from knowing when that window is open, and, you know, being able to jump through that window. Because you could have all the talent in the world, but som…”
Dec 23, 2019 positive
Madden accidentally found early success targeting underserved Gen X consumers.
“I ended up making shoes for the Gen X customer, those would be people around 40 today... And I discovered this market by accident, There was, they were very ill served. You know, basically we stepped into that at Steve Madden.”
Dec 23, 2019 neutral
Madden: I am naturally pessimistic and built my business just trying to survive
“I'm not one of those entrepreneurs that, that thought he was going to be super successful. You know, I was just trying to survive, and I'm very negative and very pessimistic, unlike maybe some of the guys that you've done, you know, the shows with.”
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Post-prison growth came from strong products and hiring for operational weaknesses.
“The marketing wasn't super fantastic. It was just great shoes, great prices, great value, and you know, I think that we just wore everybody out with that. You know, more people were giving us their open to buy, and we opened more stores, you know, and our inte…”
Dec 23, 2019 positive
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Scaling makes it impossible for non-detail-oriented founders to remain CEO.
“When it's, the business is small, you can kind of be the CEO. So you know everybody, you live and breathe it, and then you could be a CEO, because you touch everything. But then a business, you know, once a business gets past a certain point, you know, it's im…”
Dec 23, 2019
Dec 23, 2019
Steve Madden: Product design must balance commercial viability with creativity
“I like creating stuff. And I like creating stuff to sell. It's always been sort of a core sort of philosophy of mine. I've never been like, oh, that's creative, but you know, nobody wants to buy it. And then on the other hand, you know, just to sell without an…”