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Trish has been an entrepreneur, marketer and maker ever since she crushed her first lemonade stand at age five. Growing up in rural Wisconsin, she spent many summers running barefoot with her sisters. These early memories later inspired her to build a brand which embraced the joy and freedom of childhood with the health and science of minimal footwear.
Trish relishes evolving the company to grow stronger and more competitive with each passing year. She is a frequent expert panelist for both e-commerce and entrepreneurship conferences. Trish enjoys spending time with her family, dogs and ducks on their property in Oregon and loves the proximity to both surf and snow. She has a background in Engineering Physics and an MBA from the University of Chicago.
Where are people with quick-twitch muscles supposed to find spiritual athletic fulfillment? So you've read Born to Run, deliberated on the merits of evolutionary biologists over podiatrists, stared in fascination/horror the first time you saw a dude wearing Vibrams. The idea of minimalist running infected you, and when you close your eyes you imagine yourself running over natural landscapes, bare...
Val with Wife Naomi and son Sebastian Everyone at Soft Star Shoes is sad to see Elf Val go. Val started working at Soft Star Shoes when the RunAmoc took off and jumped right in to barging the soles for us. Our founder Tim's oldest daughter Naomi, who also used to work at Soft Star, is married to Val. Naomi...
Here at Soft Star we are always looking for ways to improve the customer experience. We began to notice confusion with the the "brown" suede leather. So we decided to change the name from "brown" to "honey". The actual color has not changed, but we thought "honey" better describes the color of the leather.
With back to school just around the corner, the elves have been busy this week fulfilling orders. This past Monday was the busiest Monday we've had in a year! The elves are still recovering from this hectic time. Above is a photo of all the shoes that were sent out yesterday from our workshop. Can you spot your package?
The Elves have been working hard this summer creating an adult Mary Jane style. Our goals is to have a soft, flexible and lightweight shoe that works great for everyday casual wear. Here is a sneak peek we want to share with you. This particular pair is sapphire blue. The initial feedback from our Elven testers is that they are...
The elves in the workshop were busy last weekend with the annual maintenance of our hydraulic clicker, which we use to cut out all the materials for our shoes. We recently discovered an oil leak under the clicker and had to lift the machine (all one tons of it!!) to install a drip pan underneath. Having the clicker dangling two...
Elvira with the flowers and cake (made by Elf Tesla) at her goodbye party The elves are sad to say goodbye to Elf Elvira. She is leaving us to focus on her business at home. Happy Fridays will not be the same without her. Elvira always came into the workshop with a smile on her face for the year that...
