The Importance of a Good Mentor…I love mine! :)
by JULIA
Pic of Ken and me in Miami last year…crazy how time flies! Ken emailed me last week and informed me that he was in Europe last week and did not have time to write for us. I promised him that I would write something in his place and since Ken is always true to his word, I certainly better be true to mine even if it is the next week when I actually do it! haha Last week was an amazing week in my world…honestly it was …
FFaNy 30th Anniversary Wrap-up
by Richard Salmon
FFaNy 30yrs Old…NYC newbie… It has been a busy few weeks for me, which is why I’ve been absent from Shoebizness for a little while. First it was a two week trip down to Haiti to volunteer for the relief efforts (more on that later) then five days after I landed in Miami from Haiti, I was in NYC exploring the burrows and getting ready for FFaNY. My must have for next year: walking shoes. We don’t walk this much…
YP 210 Christmas in June Party! 30k Raised!! :)
by JULIA
Rick Paterno, Model Dashil Hernandez, Debbie Ferree, Model and Shoebizness contributor Anedie Azael Dresses were made all from WWD newspaper….Hey at least I recycle! I am trying to get everything about FFaNY week up asap, but keep getting interuppted, so bare with me! Last weeks YP party was so much fun and I was so happy to hear that the event raised more than 30k for the charity. If you were unaware, I was one o…
Tony Hsieh’s NYC Book Launch
by JULIA
Congrats Sheena! First off I would like to say that I am not the best event journalist or photographer…actually I am pretty terrible. haha. I think I get caught up having fun and forget to do my job, so please forgive me. Last night was the launch party for Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh’s new book, Delivering Happiness…I wasn’t even sure I was going to make it, but when my good friend and sometime…
Brown Shoe Design Contest- Spotlight on Talent!
by Heather Brady
Aryana, Heather and Leila at the FFANY industry party in June Posting this is a bit sad for me because it will be the last posting by my good friend Heather Brady, who up until this past week was a corporate recruiter for Brown Shoe. Heather moved to NYC with her hubby last year because of a job, but then ended up back in her home town of Austin, TX for the same reason. Heather truly enjoyed her position at Brown and loved divin…
Blogs are the Best Free Marketing!!
by JULIA
Brandon Caldwell of Pretty BOY’s Blog I met Brandon Caldwell through facebook and oddly enough he just so happens to be my good bud Geoff Green’s nephew. I was introduced to him through a friend here in Miami and was completely surprised when Geoff emailed me that Brandon was his nephew. Small world to say the least!! Not only is Brandon awesome and almost as cool as his uncle (sorry dude…your clo…
New York, New York!!
by JULIA
My new freind Lili and me….she doesn’t work in shoes, but she wears them! I am having a great time in NYC so far this week. To me the best Ffany show is this one. June is beautiful in this city….except for the rain today (booo). However, it’s only Tuesday and I have already visited with so many great people, including my friends at Brown Shoe who have been very nice to me. J Yesterday, I spent time with Christos D…
If you see this guy…
by JULIA
Give him your resume and be really nice to him! Trust me on this.
