Program updates, event highlights and other news
August 26, 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 15, 2025
Success Odigie is a Two Ten scholar who will be a junior at the University of Cincinnati this fall. Success shared her story at Two Ten’s annual gala in early June.
August 12, 2025
More than 60 footwear industry professionals gathered for an evening of networking, cocktails and connection at the WIFI networking event at the Atlanta Shoe Market this past Sunday.
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.
