Crocs was founded by Scott Seamans, Lyndon “Duke” Hanson and George Boedecker Jr. to produce and distribute a foam boat shoe, whose design they acquired from Foam Creations, Inc. of Quebec City. Seamans loved the comfort, the slip resistance, and that they could float. Initially, Hanson and Boedecker disliked the design, but eventually they decided that the shoe was useful. The first model produced by Crocs, the Beach, was unveiled in 2001 at the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show in Florida, and the 200 pairs that they had produced were all sold.Crocs has since sold 300 million pairs of shoes. In June 2020, Crocs moved the headquarters from Niwot, Colorado, to Broomfield