The 9-year-old girl was very fond of the sea, loved to swim and was fond of drawing. She came up with the idea to create unique slates using marine themes in their design. Thanks to the support of her father, the girl managed to earn the first million in 15 years. And now she is a major businessman who deals not only with shoes.
Children's hobby
Madison Robinson was born and raised in America, on Galveston Island, Texas. From childhood, the girl adored walking along the coast and swimming in warm water. She loved to fish with her father, and devoted all her free time to drawing. In her drawings, she most often depicted her beloved sea and its inhabitants.
Once she had the idea that it would be very nice if ordinary shales were brighter and more cheerful. For example, if they were painted on fish, algae and sea waves. Madison shared her idea with her father, who always and in every way supported her daughter. He was delighted with the plans of Madison and decided to help her with the implementation of her plans. Together they created Fish Flops. Madison painted her sea pictures, and they were placed on slates, which quickly became popular and even participated in exhibitions. At the initial stages, financial assistance to the father and daughter was provided by relatives and close friends.
Hard work
Madison Robinson began to work hard to market her copyright slates.
She wrote a letter to a large store in which she described her shoes in all colors. So the girl received a large order for oil shale. They started talking about the young business woman in the media and began to invite her to a TV show.
Now that Madison is 21 years old, she continues to grow her business. The girl herself is personally involved in the process of creating shoes and controls all its stages.
Now she has mastered special graphic programs and creates sketches of drawings for shoes using a computer, experimenting with color and drawings.
In addition, Madison herself designs shoe packaging and speaks personally with all suppliers, promoting her product.
And thanks to social networks, where she also advertises her product, she managed to draw attention to some of the famous celebrity slates.
Business today
Madison admits that she herself did not expect that what began as a fascinating hobby would turn into such a popular product and would be in such demand among buyers.
Madison says that at first she just wanted to show people that she really loves the sea, loves swimming and fishing. She wanted to make people smile and cheer up with the help of her drawings, which are applied to slates.
Fish Flops expands more and more every year. And the ideas that appear in the head of its creator are becoming more unusual. For example, LED flashlights were inserted into one of the latest models created by Madison, and now these slates glow when walking.
Madison Robinson does not limit himself only to the creation of beach shoes. The girl draws a lot, she creates clothes and shoes for children. And Madison writes children's books and plans to try herself in creating women's shoes.