Who We Are
We are a young team of innovators. Our mission is to make barefoot shoes available and appealing to more people.
We launched our first sneakers model in April 2019 on Indiegogo and raised over $250,000 due to the massive support of our amazing backers. Feelgrounds™ was funded within 48 hours.
We're planning to expand our range of models and styles in the future, while continually striving to build better footwear.
Let's make barefoot shoes cool!
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Meet The Team
Johannes Brenner
Founder
Johannes is a true believer in natural movement after seeing his knee pain disappear by strengthening his feet. He created a fitness brand and spent several years designing, developing, and manufacturing products. In 2018, he decided to sell his fitness company to create Feelgrounds™. | LinkedIn / Instagram
Raphael Zimmer
Branding / Marketing / Sales
Raphael is a sportsman and barefoot shoe enthusiast at his core. He spent some time developing digital ventures with his media company. In 2018 however, Raphael got in touch with Johannes. He was not fully satisfied with the shoes on the market either, so he joined Feelgrounds™. | LinkedIn / Instagram
Leonie Wolf
Customer Happiness
Leonie believes in minimalist footwear and finally found barefoot shoes that met her taste: Feelgrounds™! She studied Economics and gained in-depth knowledge in communications, marketing, and business. With her multilingualism and understanding of barefoot shoes, she supports Feelgrounds™ in customer support and makes sure that you get quick and helpful answers to your questions.
Thomas
Information Technology
Thomas was convinced by the health advantages of functional footwear and got a taste of barefoot shoes recently. He is the IT-specialist for Feelgrounds™ with years of experience in tech companies. Thomas ensures that Feelgrounds™ runs smoothly on the technical side of things.
Team Taiwan
Product Development
Our Taiwanese team has been producing shoes on a large scale for decades. They guided us through the research and development necessary to manufacture high-quality shoes in Vietnam at the same factories that produce footwear for big international brands.
