STEVE VAN DOREN

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Steve Van Doren discusses his dad working for another shoe brand prior to starting Vans, starting to work at Vans when he was 12 years old, where the Vans side stripe came from, working with Tony Alva and other skaters to develop the first Vans skate shoe, Vans appearance in the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High, the Vans Warped Tour, having to file a chapter 11 in 1984 then selling the company in 1988, Rowley's Staple Center statue, VF Corp coming into the picture in 2004, The origins of the waffle sole and much more!

00:00:00 Steve Van Doren
00:00:58 How they named Vans shoes back in the day
00:02:45 Starting working at Vans when he was 12 years old
00:05:47 Steve's dad working for another shoe brand prior to starting Vans
00:08:31 How Vans was created
00:10:53 Where the Vans side stripe came from
00:14:11 Working with Tony Alva and other skaters to develop the first Vans skate shoe
00:28:01 Vans appearance in the movie Fast Times At Ridgemont High
00:34:11 Having to file a chapter 11 in 1984
00:39:45 Selling the company in 1988
00:44:40 BBQ'ing and being the face of Vans
00:48:22 The Vans Warped Tour
01:00:11 Building the block skatepark in Orange
01:04:59 What happened with the Combi Pool?
01:08:20 How Steve felt when his dad sold Vans
01:15:38 All the great Vans events
01:23:29 Vans involved with the Olympics?
01:27:29 The Bones Brigade reunion
01:30:31 Bringing a plexi glass ramp to Catalina to be on the Today Show
01:30:58 Steve Caballero's signature shoes
01:33:24 Geoff Rowely's signature shoes
01:36:27 Rowley's Staple Center statue
01:42:07 VF Corp coming into the picture in 2004
01:48:11 The damn Daniel moment
01:50:11 The MLB pitcher that wears vans
01:56:49 Ave's new shoe release
02:03:07 Retirement?
02:06:39 Steve and waffles
02:09:36 The origins of the waffle sole
02:17:50 Steve's charity work
02:27:55 Being inducted into the skate hall of fame