Meet some of the footwear community's most interesting people, including Two Ten scholars and grant recipients, volunteers and supporters.
August 31, 2025
Before she was a Harvard graduate, a Bollywood actress, a published author, or a successful entrepreneur, Joy Batra was the daughter of a shoe person. And to this day, that’s what she considers the starting point for her multi-faceted career.
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.
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.
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.
