Inspiring story of V Noushad who built Rs.1500cr Walkaroo footwear brand after his father rose from poverty
V Noushad launched his own brand of footwear after being part of his father's business for over a decade. The new brand Walkaroo has now become a Rs 1500 crore turnover business. What his father started from the ground up, rising from poverty to develop a successful footwear industry, his son has taken to a new level with his own footwear brand, Walkaroo. After working for his father's VKC Footwear brand for over a decade, V Noushad started Walkaroo in 2012 from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. VKC was formed in the 1980s by his father, VKC Mammed Koya, who had previously worked as a chaiwallah and contract employee before starting VKC. VKC, situated in Kerala, began by producing hawai chappals (rubber flip-flops), then progressed to PVC and PU footwear. What his father started from the ground up, rising from poverty to develop a successful footwear industry, his son has taken to a new level with his own footwear brand, Walkaroo, which is now a Rs 1500 crore revenue b...