The One Stop Shoe: OneSole

By Dominique McCalain Barteet

Hi! I’m Dominique McCalain Barteet, creator of Onesole Shoes, and this is my invention story.

I’m a pharmacist that worked standing 12 hours a day so I needed a comfortable shoe that was also fashionable. I invented Onesoles with Soft-Step insoles and interchangeable tops. I traveled extensively and Onesole enabled my luggage to be lighter. So I combined fashion, comfort, versatility, and convenience to create Onesole shoes.

Dominique McClain Barteet’s 20-Year Vision

Quick Change Artist’s Onesole shoe idea is a 20 year vision that came to fruition in the year 2002. I wanted to create a shoe that would be versatile, fun, economical, and easy for travel. You can virtually have a closet full of different shoes with a couple of our soles and some tops.

Each sole has interchangeable tops that fit every sole with just a couple of snaps. This allows you to match any outfit economically and with great comfort. We also have accessories such as t-shirts, hanging collector straps, and bags to collect your different shoe tops. The idea is patented and is constantly expanding every day to fulfill an innovative shoe niche in today’s market.

Dominique McClain Barteet, RPh is a registered pharmacist, who operates a multi million dollar pharmacy in Florida. Her family is from South Carolina and Mississippi, but she lived all over the world from Tokyo to Alaska to Seattle to Illinois to Texas to North Carolina to Charleston, South Carolina and finally settling in Palm Beach.

Dominique McClain Barteet…College Days

Dominique graduated from The College of Charleston Honors Program and the Medical University of South Carolina with honors. She was the philanthropic chairman for her sorority Chi Omega in college raising thousands of dollars for many charities.

Dominique has always been an overachiever from winning Miss American Teenager in North Carolina to joining the U.S.P.A. and playing polo even with a fear of horses. She thought of the shoe concept 20 years ago and started to toy around with it about 5 years ago as a hobby in the back of her pharmacy.

It was difficult running the pharmacy and starting a new concept, as well as, a new business and a single mom.. However, with her strong work ethic and determination, along with some very good multi-tasking employees in both businesses they paved the way to success.

Today…

Today the Onesole shoes are selling like hotcakes around the world and there is no other product like it in its existence.

Dominique did all of this with no business or fashion education!!

Dominique has always liked a challenge and it looks like the gamble has paid off for her.

She was also featured on ABC’s Shark Tank.

More information about Onesole and Quick Change Artist can be found at www.onesole.com.