Strategic advisory, product development and direct access to trusted manufacturing partners.
Footwear manufacturers, lifestyle and apparel brands repositioning themselves or building a new footwear line, as well as retail chains with a footwear focus.
Michael Weyergans has spent more than 30 years building footwear brands, developing collections and managing international sourcing partnerships across Europe and Asia. Former leadership roles at camel active footwear, Hassia and Ganter.
Access to innovation, the latest sole technology and efficient manufacturing competitiveness that European production alone can no longer offer; matched to your product, your price expectations, volume requirements and quality standards.
I open the right doors and support your projects from start to finish.
Find the right manufacturing partnerClear focus instead of a long list: sourcing at the core, plus strategy, product and connecting the right people.
Senior counsel for owners and management in the footwear business.
Connecting business, sales and people at every level of the shoe trade.
The core. The right factory, and a partner who stays on the project.
From idea to a buildable shoe, for international markets.
Close to the action & grounded in practice — where footwear is actually decided and made.
"Michael reads a product the way only a true footwear professional can. He weighs design, construction and manufacturing against each other to find the point where economy and market appeal meet. That balance is rare, and it is exactly what turns a good idea into a sellable shoe."
"Michael leads designers and teams with a level of professionalism few clients bring: a clear brief, a deep understanding for brand building, technology and design – and always with room for new ideas. Over eighteen years, across three brands, we turned concepts into successful collections. He knows exactly how to push a design forward and make it sell. Michael knows the markets and spots new opportunities and themes. That’s how he brings together qualities that rarely combine in one person. I have trusted him at every stage of every project, and I look forward to many more together."
"Michael Weyergans combines brand, product and retail in one person – and always thinks from the market’s perspective. Few people bridge industry, sourcing and retail with such assurance. Not a middleman who hands over a contact, but a partner who stays on the project: collaborative, discreet and exceptionally reliable."
It began in 1991 with buying groups and at Italian buying offices, close to shoe factories and the leather industry. From there: seventeen years building camel active footwear at Gabor, management-level brand leadership at Hassia and Ganter, and private label and made-to-order with Asian manufacturing partners.
The rare part is the combination. Commercial leadership and hands-on product work in one person, from the last and the materials to the sole construction, with a network that runs from international retail to the factory line, in Europe and in Asia.
Four steps, one accountable partner throughout.
We review your brand, product and goals.
We define the shared path and the right solution.
I identify and vet the right manufacturers.
I stay on it and support your project from start to finish.
Why partners work with me.
Because the wrong factory costs a season — and causes headaches.
You know what you get: with me, you work directly! No unknown third party, trader or factory you can't be sure you can trust. I match your product to a vetted manufacturer from a partner network, manage development where needed and stay accountable, rather than just handing over a contact.
Usually within a few weeks of a clear brief, including first samples.
Yes. Concept, lasts, materials and the right partners and factory. One of the mandates I enjoy most.
Yes. Strategy, collections, product development and brand guidance. Sourcing is the core, not the limit.
Tell me what you are working on. I will tell you, honestly, how I can help. I reply within one business day.
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Weyergans Business & Footwear Consulting
Michael Weyergans
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83075 Bad Feilnbach
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Email: office@mweyergans.de
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