A Word from our CEO Archives

High Hopes and Big Goals For 2022

Written on December 7, 2021.

Have you ever set a goal that felt so huge… so completely out of reach… so audacious… that you just...

Yin and Yang: Reflecting on the Past and Looking to the Future

Written on December 27, 2018.

A blog from Soles4Souls CEO Buddy Teaster It’s December 26th as I write this. I should have done it sooner and my tardiness...

Help Before Disaster Strikes

Written on September 5, 2018.

Before Soles4Souls officially came into existence, we were responding to natural disasters. After seeing dramatic images...

Help Soles4Souls Respond to Natural Disaster Victims During the Big Payback

Written on May 1, 2018.

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster We recently had our all-staff retreat… a time to look ahead...

My Promise to You

Written on December 26, 2017.

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster When I first started my journey with Soles4Souls a little more than...

A Tale of Two Trains

Written on December 7, 2017.

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster Many of us know the opening lines of Charles Dickens’ A Tale of...

S4S’ President and CEO Visits Malawi

Written on October 5, 2017.

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster The flight from Sierra Leone to Malawi is a long one…about 22 hours...

S4S President and CEO’s Adventures in Sierra Leone

Written on September 16, 2017.

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster The trip had a less than ideal beginning. Our ﬂight left at 1:05a...

How Our Disaster Relief Policy Has Changed and Why

Written on September 6, 2017.

It’s hard to feel optimistic. The true devastation of Harvey and Irma, which at $200 billion combined still doesn’t count...

Smiles are Contagious

Written on July 6, 2017.

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster I love this picture. Not of me, but of those two smiling faces behind...

Volunteers Make it Possible

Written on April 28, 2017.

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster We have an amazing team at Soles4Souls. I continue to be blown away...

Where You End Usually Depends on Where You Start

Written on April 6, 2017.

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster I’ve written before about the role of luck in why we are each...

I haven’t told you the whole story about Moldova…

Written on March 23, 2017.

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster If you’ve been around Soles4Souls very much, you’ve probably heard...

Going Green Might Have More Meaning Than You Thought

Written on March 9, 2017.

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster Last week, we launched our “Give shoes. Give love. Go green”...

If You Buy Clothes, You Need to Watch This Movie

Written on February 23, 2017.

From the blog of our president and CEO, Buddy Teaster In the last few weeks, two individuals from totally different parts...