Community Stories

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

Two Ten Scholar Highlight: Zachary Linscott

September 29, 2025

Zachary Linscott is a freshman at Oregon State University studying zoology. He recently sat down with Two Ten to discuss how his experience as a footwear retail employee helped prepare him for a completely different career.

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Two Ten Scholar Highlight: Ashley High

August 30, 2025

Ashley High is currently working towards her bachelor's in business with a certification in human resources while working as a training manager at Shoe Carnival’s corporate office. She will be a junior at the University of University of Phoenix this fall.

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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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