Husband. Father.
Entrepreneur.
I build tools and content for everyday shoe resellers — and share what I learn along the way.
What I'm building
Projects
SoleScore
A mobile-first web app that helps shoe resellers decide whether to buy in seconds. Search any shoe, see real sold data, and get a Buy/Maybe/Pass score on the spot.
shoes.timothyhales.com →Reselling Shoes
Guides, strategies, and resources for everyday shoe resellers sourcing from thrift stores and yard sales — not hype drops.
resellingshoes.com →SteelBlue Kitchen
Honest reviews of kitchen knives and cooking gear I've tested myself. Focused on what actually holds up in a real kitchen.
steelbluekitchen.com →A little about me
My first business ran on Legos. I've been building something ever since.
By day I work at Esri, developing GIS training and AI workflows. Building digital tools isn't a side interest — it's what I do professionally.
But the entrepreneurial bug goes back further than that. As a kid I turned a container of Legos into a carnival — divvying up the pieces as currency and charging my friends to play the games I invented. In high school I built a greenhouse and sold plants at the farmer's market. Then I discovered eBay and never really looked back.
I got serious about shoe reselling in 2023 — sourcing from thrift stores, yard sales, and discount shops and flipping them on eBay and Poshmark. What started as a hustle turned into a genuine obsession with the process.
I've been creating content for over 20 years — websites, courses, apps, product reviews, and more. That experience led me to start ResellingShoes.com, where I help everyday resellers make their first $1,000 flipping shoes. Which eventually led me to build SoleScore — a tool I kept wishing existed every time I was standing in a thrift store aisle.
I'm married to the love of my life and we have four kids.
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Contact
Have a question, collaboration idea, or just want to say hi? I'd love to hear from you.