Program updates, event highlights and other news
October 2, 2025
Jilleen Liao is a freelance footwear designer and consultant based in Brooklyn, NY. A more than 15-year industry veteran, she describes her educational journey as “off the beaten path.”
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.
September 25, 2025
Introducing She Steps Up, a new monthly recognition series that shines a light on women in the footwear industry. The theme for our first spotlight is Emerging Leaders and our first spotlight centers on Manoela Varga, a Merchandise Planner at Shoe Carnival!
September 24, 2025
Two Ten Footwear Foundation is delighted to announce this year's cohort of Two Ten Scholars. These 150 scholars represent a broad cross-section of the footwear community, including both current footwear employees ("employee scholars") and scholars who are dependents of current footwear employees.
September 22, 2025
Seven footwear professionals were appointed to Two Ten's Women in the Footwear Industry (WIFI) Leadership Council this month, joining a diverse group of leaders who are working to elevate women in our industry.
