The Shoe Community

Are you confident in your shoe brand concept, but feeling disconnected from other shoe brand founders?
The Shoe Community is an online space where shoe start-ups and small shoe brand founders help solve each others’ problems.
Enjoy the confidence you feel in your brand decisions when you have a community of shoe brand founders to support you every step of the way!
Who is The Shoe Community for?
Shoe brand founders at any stage – from start-ups at concept phase to established businesses.
What do I get when I join The Shoe Community?
- Free live masterclasses - with Susannah Davda + special guests: deep dives into specific aspects of starting a shoe brand
- Access to previous masterclasses - including 'How to Find a Shoe Manufacturer' + 'How Much Does it Cost to Start a Shoe Brand?'
- Membership of our private Facebook group - where you get to meet and learn from other shoe brand founders
[on the ‘How Much Does it Cost to Start a Shoe Brand?’ masterclass] I got down about three pages of notes so it was definitely very very useful! It was great to hear from you both and I logged out feeling very inspired!
Melissa Entrepreneur
[on the ‘How Much Does it Cost to Start a Shoe Brand?’ masterclass] All very interesting. Thanks again for a very insightful presentation.
Jon Entrepreneur
[on the ‘How Much Does it Cost to Start a Shoe Brand?’ masterclass] Enjoyed watching this. Great that Andrea was so open about costs/challenges she faced. Nice summary checklist – reminded me about legal fees! Thanks for sharing!
Alastair Entrepreneur
The masterclass was great and it was a good way for me to understand the level of investment involved. The class gave me the perspective I needed to understand what is involved and the steps and commitment required to launch a shoe brand.
Hannah Entrepreneur
Thank you so much Susannah…the masterclass with Andrea was so insightful!! I have come away feeling inspired & invigorated to keeping pushing forward with my start up!
Rhea Entrepreneur
I found the masterclass so helpful and insightful. Thanks so much for answering my question.
Nadia Entrepreneur
Susannah’s [How to Find a Shoe Manufacturer] class was everything I expected it to be – thorough and insightful. I loved that talented and accomplished designer Marion Ayonote was tapped to be a part of the conversation to detail her experience with finding and working with manufacturers, specifically as a designer, without a sourcing agent. Susannah gave great input and, honestly, helped me consider solutions that I hadn’t before. It was all very eye-opening. As someone who is building a brand, I find Susannah’s knowledge priceless and look forward to the next class.
Chadette Entrepreneur
I really enjoyed the [How to Find a Shoe Manufacturer] masterclass. I saw the master class recording and could actually sit down and pause the video while I was taking notes so I don’t miss anything. I couldn’t have ever guessed that this was Susannah’s first masterclass ! She’s such a pro ! I also loved that instead of a powerpoint or ‘brush over the top’ kind of masterclass, this was a conversation. Marion was the perfect candidate for this topic. In some of the other masterclasses out there, guest speakers are only talking about how much of a struggle it was to get to where they are right now. Marion on the other hand gives us a different story of how to move forward after the recognition starts to build up, which is a topic fairly untouched by a lot of speakers and even schools ! I got a lot of real life situation pointers, and it was really good and detailed. Can’t wait to attend more masterclasses by you.
Ritvika Entrepreneur
Who runs The Shoe Community?
I do! I’m Susannah Davda, founder of The Shoe Consultant and The Shoe Community.
I have been working in the shoe industry since 1998, and helping people to start and grow their footwear brands since 2015.
I am passionate about helping shoe brand founders like you to achieve success.
What’s the investment?
Membership of The Shoe Community is just GBP £45 per month, and includes access to all live masterclasses.
Feel free to join us for just one month and see how much you love it!
If you are a student and apply to join The Shoe Community with your university/college email address, your membership will be just £25 per month instead of £45.
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