De Olmsted was founded by Eric Sarin and Beatriz Gomez-Martines who are experienced industry veterans that have passion in both sport performance and fashion product, and bring expertise in all facets of the footwear business.
Eric has held executive positions with Adidas, Puma, Le Coq Sportif, and K-Swiss and Bea also began her journey at Adidas and then Puma and continued on to work in multiple organizations including the Walking Company. Both have lived and worked all over the world along their professional journeys giving them a truly international perspective,
After moving to Los Angles in 2014, Eric and Bea dedicated themsevles completely to building De Olmsted as a global company focused on providing solutions in the design, production, and distribution of footwear. De Olmsted serves premium brands and partners in varying capacities and has footwear manufacturing capabilities in Portugal, China, Vietnam, Mexico and the USA.
De Olmsted sets itself apart by providing complete footwear and brand solutions to selected global partners and by delivering quality results with personal attention and collaborative partnership.
Core services are product design, development, manufacturing, and distribution and also include branding, strategy, planning, and operational support.