John McPheters

John McPheters is an entrepreneur and business executive. He is the co-founder of the sneakers and streetwear marketplace Stadium Goods.[1][2]

John McPheters
Born
John McPheters

New York, United States
Education
OccupationEntrepreneur, Business executive

Career

McPheters obtained a BA in Advertising from Boston University and an MBA from Fordham University in 2009.[3] From 2012 to 2015, he held the role of VP of Business Development at the sneaker retail company Fight Club.[4][5][6] In 2009, he took on the role of Digital Director at the marketing company Team Epiphany, overseeing Nike's social media operation.[7][8]

In 2012, in collaboration with Jed Stiller, McPheters co-founded a venture capital firm focused on e-commerce and technology investments, SM Ventures.[3] Through SM Ventures, he became a partner and angel investor in Swarm Mobile – an enterprise technology company, acquired by Groupon in 2014.[4][7][8]

In 2015, McPheters and Stiller co-founded Stadium Goods, a company selling sneakers and streetwear online and in-store in SoHo, New York City.[5][9][10] McPheters and Stiller share the role of Stadium Goods’ CEO.[1][2] Following a $4.6m Series A funding round led by Forerunner Ventures in 2017 and backing from LVMH Luxury Ventures in 2018, Stadium Goods was acquired by the online luxury fashion retail company Farfetch in January 2019 for $250m.[4][9][11]

In 2018, McPheters and Stiller were selected for the Business of Fashion 500 list, the WWD 40 of Tomorrow, and the Footwear News Power 150.[12][13]

References
  1. "WWD Apparel and Retail CEO Summit 2019 Takeaways China". Jing Daily. 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  2. Bain, Marc. "What a sneaker store learned from DJ Khaled about how to be cool". Quartz. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  3. "John McPheters & Jed Stiller | BoF 500 | The People Shaping the Global Fashion Industry". Business of Fashion.
  4. "Stadium Goods raises $4.6 million to sell sought-after sneakers and streetwear". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  5. "Stadium Goods co-CEO John McPheters's big idea is still all about sneakers". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  6. "How Stadium Goods' John McPheters Created a Sneaker Consignment Empire | Blueprint". Complex. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  7. Hughes, Aria; Hughes, Aria (2018-02-08). "LVMH Luxury Ventures Backs Stadium Goods". WWD. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  8. Shapiro, Bee (2018-05-12). "How Much Is That Sneaker in the Window?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  9. "Farfetch bets on sneakers with $250M Stadium Goods acquisition". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  10. Bacelar, Liz (2019-09-19). "Stadium Goods: Riding the sneaker culture boom". Current Daily. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  11. "How Stadium Goods is preparing for physical retail expansion". Glossy. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  12. Hughes, Aria; Hughes, Aria (2018-11-29). "40 of Tomorrow: Jed Stiller and John McPheters of Stadium Goods". WWD. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
  13. Staff, F. N.; Staff, F. N. (2018-10-30). "Footwear News Power List: The Nordstroms, Virgil Abloh, Helena Foulkes + 147 More Big Names". Footwear News. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
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