Albuquerque shoe company Z-CoiL appears on “Shark Tank,” story of family and invention
SEVEN NEWS. A LOCAL COMPANY STARTED SELLING SHOES IN ALBUQUERQUE 30 YEARS AGO, AND TONIGHT THEY’LL BE ON ONE OF AMERICA’S BIGGEST SHOWS, SHARK TANK. COREY HOWARD HAS MORE ABOUT THE COMPANY’S JOURNEY AND HOW THEY LANDED THIS OPPORTUNITY. THE NAME OF THAT COMPANY IS ZICO OIL. AND JUST AS YOU SAID, THEY SELL SHOES, WHICH SOME SAY ARE EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE. BUT WHAT’S MORE CAPTIVATING THAN THE SHOE IS THE FAMILY HISTORY BEHIND IT. WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE OBVIOUS, RIGHT? IT’S A CRAZY LOOKING SHOE. A CRAZY LOOKING SHOE WITH A SPRING COMING OUT OF THE HEEL. BUT ACCORDING TO THE FAMILY, THAT BRINGS RELIEF TO MANY PEOPLE THIS SPRING ON THE BOTTOM, WHICH REDUCES THE AMOUNT OF IMPACT TO YOUR BODY AS YOU WALK. AND SO MOST IMPACT AND MOST PAIN IS CAUSED BY JUST REPETITIVE STRESS ON THE GROUND AS YOU’RE WALKING. AND SO ZICO IS REALLY ELIMINATE THAT WHEN YOU’RE WALKING. BUT YOU WON’T BELIEVE HOW THIS IDEA TURNED INTO A COMPANY. OLIVEIRA GALLEGOS, ANDRES, HIS FATHER AND GRANDFATHER THOUGHT OF THE DESIGN WHILE ON A JOG, PUTTING HIS THOUGHT TO ACTION. OLIVEIRA TOOK A BEDSPRING AND STUCK IT INTO THE HEEL OF ONE OF HIS SHOES. THEN HE STARTED EXPERIMENTING WITH DIFFERENT SPRINGS, MOSTLY CUTTING OPEN NIKES AND REEBOKS AND JUST INSERTING A SPRING VERY, VERY SIMILAR TO THIS. AND HE STARTED RUNNING, AND IMMEDIATELY HE KNEW HE HAD SOMETHING. SINCE THEN, THE COMPANY HAS NETTED MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. AND TONIGHT, A NEW OPPORTUNITY. THE CHANCE TO GROW EVEN BIGGER WHEN THEY APPEAR ON ABC’S SHARK TANK. I WAS LIKE, THIS IS THE ULTIMATE SHARK TANK PRODUCT. LIKE, THIS IS AMERICAN INNOVATION. LIKE, WE HAVE A, YOU KNOW, FAMILY STORY. NOW THE ONLY QUESTION IS WILL THE SHARKS BITE? YOU CAN FIND OUT TONIGHT RIGHT HERE ON KOAT AT 9 P.M. AND YOU CAN VISIT O
Albuquerque shoe company Z-CoiL steps into the spotlight on “Shark Tank”
Updated: 4:51 PM MDT Sep 24, 2025
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Z-CoiL Footwear, a shoe company from Albuquerque, is set to appear on ABC’s “Shark Tank” tonight, highlighting their unique spring-heeled shoes and the family history behind them. The shoes, described as “crazy walking shoes,” feature a spring coming out of the heel, which the Gallegos family claims provides relief to many people.”This spring on the bottom, which reduces the amount of impact to your body as you walk,” Andres Gallegos, the company’s president and CEO, said. “And so most impact and most pain is caused by repetitive stress on the ground as you’re walking, and so Z-CoiL really eliminates that when you’re walking.”The idea for Z-CoiL originated with Alvaro Gallegos, who thought of the design while jogging. He experimented by inserting a bed spring into the heel of his shoe, cutting open brands like Nike and Reebok to test different springs.”He started experimenting with different springs, mostly cutting open Nikes and Reeboks and just inserting a spring release very similar to this. And he started running, and immediately he knew he had something,” Andres Gallegos said.Since its inception, Z-CoiL has netted millions of dollars, and the appearance on “Shark Tank” presents a new opportunity for growth.”I was like, this is the ultimate Shark Tank product. Like, this is American innovation. Like, we have a family story,” Lindley Gallegos, the general manager of Z-CoiL, said.The question remains whether the sharks will bite, as viewers can find out tonight on KOAT at 9 p.m.
Z-CoiL Footwear, a shoe company from Albuquerque, is set to appear on ABC’s “Shark Tank” tonight, highlighting their unique spring-heeled shoes and the family history behind them. The shoes, described as “crazy walking shoes,” feature a spring coming out of the heel, which the Gallegos family claims provides relief to many people.
“This spring on the bottom, which reduces the amount of impact to your body as you walk,” Andres Gallegos, the company’s president and CEO, said. “And so most impact and most pain is caused by repetitive stress on the ground as you’re walking, and so Z-CoiL really eliminates that when you’re walking.”
The idea for Z-CoiL originated with Alvaro Gallegos, who thought of the design while jogging. He experimented by inserting a bed spring into the heel of his shoe, cutting open brands like Nike and Reebok to test different springs.
“He started experimenting with different springs, mostly cutting open Nikes and Reeboks and just inserting a spring release very similar to this. And he started running, and immediately he knew he had something,” Andres Gallegos said.
Since its inception, Z-CoiL has netted millions of dollars, and the appearance on “Shark Tank” presents a new opportunity for growth.
“I was like, this is the ultimate Shark Tank product. Like, this is American innovation. Like, we have a family story,” Lindley Gallegos, the general manager of Z-CoiL, said.
The question remains whether the sharks will bite, as viewers can find out tonight on KOAT at 9 p.m.
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