Archive for February, 2009

Today was the first of many distributions around the United States to the hurting folks right in our back yard. While we distribute 55% of our shoes in the United States – today seeing men and women waiting in line for hours to get a new pair of shoes – (Continue reading…)

It amazes me the news these days with all of the doom and gloom. It was funny to hear Bill Clinton offer Obama some advice of try to be positive and offer hope to people. While I see both sides of it, I am leaning towards Clinton’s comment. Picking up (Continue reading…)

Dear Friends, As many of you know, we actively support many children and families living in Reynosa, Mexico. If you have donated shoes to us in the past year, it’s a safe bet that many ended up in the hands of the little kids living in the ramshackle housing complexes (Continue reading…)

Well, here we are in Vegas and Tiffany wanted to share with me the In / Out Burger chain that she enjoyed once in California. Cool deal and talk about focused – Hamburger, fries and that was it. I left there thinking wow – how simple and niche is that. (Continue reading…)

What a way to change the consumer landscape? Have you ever thought about stupid things like I do sometimes? Jiffy Lube – how did that business model change the landscape of the auto repair industry? How did Starbucks create a demand for their products? How did Curves find their niche (Continue reading…)

Ok, yesterday I received an early Birthday Gift. If you know me, I am a very creative person and love marketing strategy and “outside of the box” thinking. Paul Wilson, our OUTREACH President is a remarkable guy and always looks for something “out there” for me. So his foster children (Continue reading…)

Melissa – What more can I say but a cool kid! My daughter is 19 years old now and in her second year of college. Melissa is a lot like me, not sure she would agree, but her temperament, enthusiasm, spunk and huge heart mirrors her daddy, me. Some of (Continue reading…)