Over the past thirty years, Steve Madden has taken his eponymous shoe company from the fledgling startup he founded with $1,100 to a global, multibillion-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 unyielding devotion to product, Madden offers a business perspective that is as unique as his styles. In The Cobbler, readers are treated to the wild ride through 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.