Forbes - Feb. 28, 2017
Forbes featured 1 Million Cups - 1 Million Cups Is Like Toastmasters for The Investor Pitch. Pandere shoes was mentioned as the 2016 winner of the competition.
- A $25,000 check. The four runners-up each received $5,000.
- An expense paid trip to the 2016 Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum & Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Palm Desert, California
- An expense paid trip to the 2017 State of Entrepreneurship Address in Washington, D.C., February 16-17
- An expense paid trip to the inaugural ESHIP Summit in Kansas City, Missouri, June 21-23, 2017
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KTUU TV Appearance
ANCHORAGE (KTUU) - Getting a business idea off the ground and turning it into a successful product is no easy task, but one Alaskan company, Pandere Shoes, was able to do just that.
They started by identifying a problem.
“I've had difficulty finding shoes to fit my feet for the last 40 years, because I have a medical condition called lymphedema, so one foot is chronically swollen," said Pandere CEO Laura Oden.
The Lymphie Life Review
Like many others living with lower limb lymphedema, I struggle when it comes to footwear. Most of my swelling is in my right foot and ankle, so finding a shoe that comfortably fits is a challenge. And finding a shoe that’s stylish, too? Forget it.
I’m always on the lookout for lymphie-friendly footwear, so when my friends at Pandere reached out to me asking if I’d be interested in trying their latest style on for size, I was ecstatic.
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The Foot Freedom Almanac’s Guide to Buying Shoes for Wide Feet
As much as 72 percent of people don’t wear shoes that are wide enough or long enough for their feet. The same 2018 study, published in the Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, found substantial evidence demonstrating that ill-fitting shoes are associated with foot pain and a number of foot disorders. Do you have wide feet?