Edited sentence: Having been a shoe designer for major shoe companies like Saucony and Timberland, he put the freedom of a sandal and the closed toe of a shoe together and created the keen.He believes in a comfortable shoe for all people.Keen is not a huge fan of the big shoe companies due to the fact that they put more money into marketing style rather than comfortable shoes.Keen shoes fit the 90 percentile of the population.Keen wanted a shoe that was like a sandal but had a closed toe like a shoe.Keen was a competitive sailor and loved to be outdoors.This is where the inspiration for his idea came from