I've been making shoes my whole life.

What inspires me is what I see people wearing on the streets of the world from New York to London and beyond. I get my ideas and inspiration from pounding the pavement all over the world. Today, fashion is dictated by individual style. To me, the fashion of the future is anything that a young guy or girl feels good wearing as long as it's put together in the right way.

People are afraid because I'm candid. They're always worried I'm going to get into trouble.

I've been making shoes my whole life.

My strengths as a businessman lie in the design and sale of women's shoes, and I have never been comfortable with complicated or technical legal or business documents.

Growing is an important part of the business, but more important than that is to get better.

I'm a New York story.