Meet some of the footwear community's most interesting people, including Two Ten scholars and grant recipients, volunteers and supporters.
May 30, 2025
This is a big week for footwear, as brands and retailers come to NYC for June market week trade shows and meetings. We recently caught up with two of the women who help make it all possible and talked about everything from what to expect in 2026 to the increasing presence of women in leadership roles in the trade show space.
May 6, 2025
Sarah Sukumaran is the founder and CEO of Lilith NYC, a luxury sneaker startup that launched in 2021. Here, she discusses her journey from director of product at Nike to starting her own brand, and how she utilized Two Ten’s WIFI grant program to level up her skills in design.
May 3, 2025
Yeseily Pruneda is a Hardgoods Designer for Speedo at Pentland Brands. Last year she completed a footwear manufacturing workshop with Arsutoria, where she learned the fundamentals of shoemaking.
May 2, 2025
Juan Mejia currently serves as the VP, Human Resources Commercial at Foot Locker, Inc. He progressed internally in multiple roles since joining the company in 2006. We caught up with him to discuss his journey in HR and footwear and to get his take on the most pressing issues facing the industry today.
