Bandals

Bandals is changing the way women ages 28 to 65 buy footwear Women’s footwear is a $50 billion a year market in the US, with the interchangeable category avera

  • Stage $1M in TTM Revenue
  • Industry Consumer Products
  • Location Rochester Hills, MI, USA
  • Currency USD
  • Employees 6
  • Website bandals.com

Company Summary

We are a designer and Marketer of High-Margin, Patented, and Interchangeable Footwear.

Bandals’ range of shoes features a patented system of interchangeable bands and straps by which numerous styles may be created from common bases. Bandals’ shoes are sold with a color-coordinated strap and a variety of additional straps are available as accessories. Manufactured in China, Bandals are sold in retail
outlets throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Team

  • Tom Sesti
    President

    Tom Sesti joins Bandals with 10 years of sales, marketing and anagement experience across the Footwear,
    Accessory and Specialty Trade, the Food, Drug and Mass Trade, as well as the Outdoor and Sporting Goods
    Trades. He has managed multiple brands to these channels and directed overall profit and loss responsibility
    for the Retail Business Unit at Excelda Manufacturing since 2007.

  • Douglass Wathen
    VP - Manufacturing and Development

    Doug Wathen is responsible for both current manufacturing operations as well as product development. He
    works closely with Mr. Feller on product design and development and travels frequently to China to meet with
    the Company’s manufacturer and suppliers. Mr. Wathen is both a Mechanical Engineer and a Registered
    Patent Attorney. His engineering background includes a position with Ford Motor Company’s Advanced
    Vehicle Systems Engineering group.

  • Rod Myers

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