Community Stories

Meet some of the footwear community's most interesting people, including Two Ten scholars and grant recipients, volunteers and supporters.

One on One with Laura Conwell-O’Brien of The Atlanta Shoe Market

August 1, 2025

Laura Conwell-O’Brien is the Executive Director of The Atlanta Shoe Market (TASM), a leading footwear trade show held twice a year at the Cobb Galleria Centre in Atlanta, Georgia. She joined the trade show more than 40 years ago and hasn’t looked back since. As she put it, “it was a match made in heaven.” The trade show executive spoke to Two Ten about her career journey, the evolution of the industry, how “The Shoe Prom” came to be, and more.

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Two Ten Scholar Highlight: Brody Junge

July 28, 2025

Brody Junge is a Two Ten Scholar who just finished his first year at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he is majoring in Industrial Design. He shared a bit about his journey at the Two Ten Gala in June.

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