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>> yes. he was like i can't believe you did it. he bought the trademarks and domain names and it came about in the last year. >> steve: you started small. >> yes. >> steve: and you were selling them locally. then out of nowhere, you thought, i'm going to write a letter to nordstrom. >> yes. >> steve: you didn't really think they would respond and say we'll put them on the shelves. >> i thought it would be passing through. but they read it and got excited and wrote me back. they were like okay, we want your shoes. >> gretchen: wow. how did you come up with the name? >> i wanted to do flip flops...

>> steve: what about your father who helped you do the leg work and the foot work, literally and figuratively in the begins, is he working for you at this point? >> it's come to that. [ laughter ] >> steve: do you give him an allowance? >> yeah. >> gretchen: oh, my gosh. you're so inspirational for all the young people out there who think wow, i have a great idea, but don't know how to see it manifest itself. now you can see what can happen. >> brian: what is the message you want people to take from your story? >> never give up. keep trying. it's taken a lot of time for me, to get to this poin...

>> gretchen: she's only 15 and her colorful fish flops are already hit a high note in stores. even like nordstrom's known for shoe department. >> brian: the shoes with sea themed designs, retail sales last year of over a million dollars. >> steve: madison robinson is the inventer and entrepreneur and she joins us live. wait a minute. i thought you were going to be older. but how old are you? >> 15. >> steve: you sold over a million dollars worth of shoes? >> yes. >> steve: fantastic. >> gretchen: how did you get the idea? >> i was eight years old and lived on the beach in galveston. i always l...