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This academic year, a class of fourth year undergraduate mechanical engineering students from the University of Virginia (UVa) that I have been mentoring, has been studying and implementing ways to increase the production of the OESH cantilevers. They have been designing and building lots of good things for the OESH factory, like hydraulic lifts and […]

Lisa Jhung of Boulder, Colorado writes a crisp and pithy blog for Runner’s World entitled SHOES & GEAR. If you enjoy an on-point and candid analysis of footwear, Lisa’s blog is the one you should read. Given her years of experience as a respected analyst, her thoughts carry great influence–she doesn’t beat around the bush […]

This past week Bob and I were asked by two different groups of business executives / movers and shakers to share with them the OESH story. One of the groups wanted to feature OESH as a model of success in innovation. First, we’re flattered. The only other nationally based company that they had asked to […]

Happy Thanksgiving to all of you OESHers! This photo of Underdog is from the Macy’s Parade the first year we actually saw it, in 1983. I especially remember walking around 77th street and watching them blow this guy up at 11 o’clock on Wednesday night. It’s a good thing Underdog was netted that evening–it was […]

I am a physiatrist and although I don’t actively see patients now that I am making OESH Shoes, I am still frequently asked, “What is a physiatrist?” A physiatrist is a physician who has completed four years of medical school and then has completed an additional four years of residency training in the medical specialty […]

For Halloween, OESH sponsored a “Bone Bash” held on Saturday to raise money for our local Arthritis Foundation. The shoes we donated were a huge hit. We only had two sizes out for display so it was kind of like a Cinderella thing as far as people being able to try them on — which […]

We had dinner the other night at a family friends’ house. The kind of good friends who you can talk to about anything and get into the most heated conversations about… anything. So over arugula pizza and apple martinis (for the parents, not the kids) we fully covered the topic of whether the U.S. is […]

We whipped up this new sign on our handy dandy CNC waterjet saw. Right outside the main factory door, it makes it much easier to find us!

Ellen Fox, M.D., my best friend from Harvard Medical School (who I was dancing with at her wedding, here), visited this weekend and took this picture of her OESH. After returning from Monticello, she declared that Thomas Jefferson would have loved OESH. Mr. Jefferson was a big fan of innovation.

Dr. Michael Nirenberg of Crown Point, Indiana (just east of Chicago) has built a spectacular international reputation in podiatry, and especially so as a renowned forensics expert. Forensics is synonymous with detective work, and we loved the idea that he would investigate OESH for his wonderful America’s Podiatrist website. Word for word, here is what […]