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Over the last couple of months I have spent a good amount of time on sole,
and i always had wondered a couple things about this website.
i.e. who created sole?
when was this site created?
any background info on the site overall?
and the list goes on.
just wondering does anyone have any info on the origin of sole?
Brich, Steve, any willing mods please do tell
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Instyleshoes.com searches for limited, rare, and out of production shoes from many countries around the world, including European and Asian exclusives. We feature basketball, running, and cross training shoes such as Air Jordan to the Air Max 95 line. Over the past 9 years we have presented more than 3,000 unique styles from 31 countries. All products found on Instyleshoes.com are 100% authentic Jordan and Nike merchandise which is purchased from Nike and it’s retailers. We do not sell fakes, knock offs, or factory variants and we are leading the battle against fake shoes on the Internet by educating the consumer.
Over the years instyleshoes.com has created the largest sneaker forum in the world with more than 100,000 members. From this forum the magazine “Sole Collector” was born and is printed in the US and in China and has become the leading sneaker magazine in the world.
Our specialty is Jordan shoes and you will find more authentic Jordan shoes here than anyplace else in the world. 10,000s of pairs of Jordan shoes have been sold on the site with some going as high as $4,000.
A number of newspapers and national TV shows have featured Instyleshoes.com, Inc. over the years from Newsweek to NBA XL TV. Here are just a few articles online:
The venture to sell rare shoes was begun by Steve back in 1999. He started with only two pairs of shoes selling them on eBay. In 2002, Steve joined forces with Nicole Fesette. Together, they have traveled over 470,000 miles around the world and visited 30 countries to find Nike and Jordan shoes. Over the course of three years, Steve and Nicole have increased inventory from two pairs of shoes to over 12,000 pairs.Steve Mullholand: “When I started Instyleshoes.com I wanted to create a community, not just a site that sells shoes. I’ve always believed in giving back to the community and have done this through giveaways and unique features throughout the site. Instyleshoes.com has become the most trusted and most popular independent shoe site on the Internet. This position has been obtained with a lot of hard work, a ton of risk, and some very good luck. I have applied knowledge learned from past businesses and used it at Instyleshoes.com to create a unique environment. The combination of technology, marketing, and the Entrepreneur classes at Ball State University have come together in this business. I’m extremely pleased of our past and look forward to expanding the site.”
This is Steve’s seventh business. His first business was started when he was 13 years old. Of course it had to do with computers, an Apple II if you’re old enough to remember those! His last business was a digital video on demand company. This company created a cost effective digital video server for cruise ships, universities, high end home theaters and hotels. Steve sold this company to Escient.
Steve, Nicole and Retrokid started up a magazine and have created a one of a kind experience for people into shoes - Sole Collector.
As you can see Instyleshoes.com is a small company with a big presence. This is our little family at Instyleshoes.com and we take great pride in our site and our customer service. We hope you enjoy Instyleshoes.com and truly wish to exceed your expectations.
Instyleshoes.com is now managed by Jr. (his name is Steve as well so we call him Jr.). Jr. is a true sneakerhead and was in the Jordan 2009 issue of Sole Collector.
link:
http://www.instyleshoes.com/shoes/?page_id=2
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Well based on the memberlist Steve started it? and it was founded Jul 15 2002?
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I created ISS 
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| omgkvn1 wrote: | | Well based on the memberlist Steve started it? and it was founded Jul 15 2002? |
oh, i know there has to be some sort
of story about how sole was created
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It was originally In Style Shoes.
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steve obviously created it.....
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http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/solecollector.com
Some of your answers answered there.
And to me, sounds like you want an interview with the Sole Collector Founders. 
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| dankitydank wrote: | | It was originally In Style Shoes. |
yeah i guess its pretty obvious when somebody just said that.
thanks for the input though
anybody got a story?
or any other information?
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Dayam, be brought out the OG Link!
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| MZ3 wrote: | http://www.instyleshoes.com/shoes/?page_id=2
That should take care of anything you need. |
good read.
havent really seen u before around the boards
thanks for the help
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| BxCuBaRiiKaN wrote: | So who is "JR"
Jvini??? |
i beleive jr is a nickname for steve
im not too sure if steve in jvini
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