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Soles4Souls turns unwanted shoes and clothing into opportunity, by keeping them from going to waste and putting them to good use – providing relief, creating jobs and empowering people to break the cycle of poverty. Stephanie Hathaway is Operations Director in the Richmond, Va location of Souls4Soles.
On this episode we check in with Buddy Teaster, President and CEO of Soles4Souls. The Shoe-In Show team learns all about the new happenings over at Soles4Souls, some of the hardships they face helping countries in need, entrepreneurs, and more.
Buddy is back to outline the latest and greatest in the Soles4Souls mission and ways in which the impactful charity is meeting the needs to those less fortunate worldwide. From distribution trips to the opening of regional donation centers to Buddy's new book, Soles4Souls is focused on its mission to wear out poverty.
Jasmine joins in for the World Famous Watcha Got? Whatcha Gettin'? segment.
Andy and Matt are live on location at the Bridgeport Brewery in Portland's famed Pearl District during FDRA's first-ever Brews & Shoes charity event supporting Raphael House and Soles4Souls. Portlanders Rick Hawley and Sara Bowersox explain what makes Portland such a hotbed of footwear industry talent while updating listeners on the latest trends in footwear packaging, customs, and compliance.
Andy and Matt are live on location at the Bridgeport Brewery in Portland's famed Pearl District during FDRA's first-ever Brews & Shoes charity event supporting Raphael House and Soles4Souls. Amanda Ives of the Raphael House of Portland and Donna Mattick from Soles4Souls drop by to discuss the important work both organizations are doing to meet vital needs at home and abroad, and ways in which they partner with the footwear industry to get the job done.
Matt and Andy are joined by Buddy Teaster, President and CEO of Soles4Souls, as they explore the critical mission of distributing shoes worldwide to those in need. After 10 years and 30 million pairs of shoes distributed, Soles4Souls is just getting started.
Jasmine rocks the Shoe-In Show world as she unveils the Pizza Hut Pie Tops and the Rihanna Puma Satin Shoe.
Fresh off the FDRA trade mission to Ethiopia, FDRA's own Thomas Crockett stops in to discuss the prospects of sourcing footwear from Ethiopia with Matt and Andy. Thomas takes us on a journey through this emerging footwear manufacturing hub as he reminisces about his trip.
Christie highlights the growing trend of charitable footwear drives in the Fashion Footwear in Focus segment, showcasing Allison Grady- http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160927/news/160928861/ and Darrel “Shoe Doctor” Cousin- http://djournal.com/news/shoe-doctor-hopes-deliver-5000-pairs-shoes/ in their efforts to collect shoe donations.
Maggi Thorne has been part of the obstacle racing scene for years. She has competed in top events like OCR World Championships, World's Toughest Mudder, multiple Spartan Races and everything in-between. All the while also competing in beauty pageants winning the prestigious Mrs. International in 2014.
Since that time she has been on a roll, competing in American Ninja Warrior, the Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge show on NBC, and Team Ninja Warrior with Lance Pekus and Kevin Bull. She joins the podcast this week to talk about her journey, how she got into pageants, waiting at the walk-on line for three weeks for American Ninja Warrior and her college roommate Jessie Graff who has taken the American Ninja Warrior world by storm.
Maggi has done all this while also working with charities Soles4Souls collecting thousands of shoes for those in need, a board member of SelfID Self Image Defined and raising three strong independent children with her husband. Tune into the episode this week to hear all about Maggi Thorne and her journey.
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