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DC Shoes, Inc. is an American company that specializes in footwear for action sports, including skateboarding and snowboarding. The company also manufactures apparel, bags, accessories, hats, t-shirts, and posters.
- Ken Block
Kenneth Paul Block (November 21, 1967 – January 2, 2023) was...
- Rob Dyrdek
Robert Stanley Dyrdek (born June 28, 1974) is an American...
- Brian Wenning
Brian Wenning is a former professional skateboarder formerly...
- Ken Block
Company History: DC Shoes, Inc. produces footwear for extreme sports, specifically skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, motocross, and BMX. Two million pairs of DC shoes were produced in 2001. The company also sells shirts, pants, jeans, shorts, jackets, caps, backpacks, and other accessories.
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DC Shoes is an American shoe company that was formed in 1993 by Ken Block and Damon Way, the company also manufactures shirts, hats, snowboards, jeans, and jackets. DC Shoes was bought by Quiksilver in 2004. Categories: American clothing companies.
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This is the startup story of DC Shoes, a global action sports brand focused on footwear. The company was started by two friends while attending community college classes. Within 10 years, the company had reached sales of $100 Million when it was sold to Quicksilver in 2004 for $87 Million.
Revenue: $100 Million + Employees: 400 Years to Acquisition:10 years before it was sold to Quicksilver.
DC Shoes was started by Damon Way and Ken Block after the two met during a community college class and launched a series of startups. The two friends started Eightball clothing, Blunt Magazine, Type A Snowboards, and Droors clothing over the subsequent years. Droors Clothing then became DC Shoes in 1993. By 1995, the companies revenue had hit $7 Mi...
Entrepreneurial Achievements: – Winner: 40 Under 40 Awards, Sports Business Journal 2005One of the most influential people (#17) in Sports Business Journal 2004Ad Age’s Marketing 50 in 2004One of the Fast 50 in Fast Company Magazine, 20041993: The DC Shoe brand is created and launched. Revenues hit $1.5 Million. 1995: DC Shoe Revenue hits $7 Million. 2000: DC Shoe revenue hits $60 Million. 2003: DC Shoe revenue reaches $100 Million per year. 2004: DC Shoes is acquired by Quicksilver for $87 Million, helping the company reach $1 Billion in revenue. 2005: Ken Block begins a career as...
Oct 28, 2021 · Complex spoke to Rob Dyrdek about his signature DC shoes, building a $100M sneaker empire, his pro skater dreams, MTV shows & how he remains positive in life.
Apr 14, 2019 · The “DC” in DC Shoes stands for Droors Clothing. You often see DC on hats. That DC is the logo of DC Shoes which was designed by Ken Block in 1993. The official story is that D and C were the first names of the first skaters sponsored by the company, Danny Way and Colin McKay.
