14 Quotes by Michael Montalto

This business isn't as dead as everyone thinks it is. I go to seminars dealing with new machinery and how to fix new shoes that are coming out on the market.

They're quick fixes. People buy cheap throwaway shoes that have no support, and down the line in the future they will be paying for it dearly.

It's probably a size 55. This is a project my grandfather and I did in the 70s one snowy winter when we were bored.

I started in my grandfather's shop in New Haven years ago. I was kind of a troublemaker, so as punishment my mom would make me help him. I was 12 or 13 years old at the time, and I took a liking to it. So I guess you can say I've been paying for my sins for 43 years!

I'm on the hunt now for a bigger facility because half of my shop is in my garage. I would like to have a nice retail area that would sell comfortable shoes.