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"FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS" ESTHER 4:14 Esther is my all time favorite woman of faith in the Bible. She is just a hardcore as they come. If you ve never heard her story from the book of Bible named after her, Esther was a Jewish girl who was chosen by the king to be his wife. She was personally picked out by the King from all the most beautiful women in his kingdom. It was like winning Ms. America pageant, and getting to be queen as a result. While living the plush life of queen, the king sent out a proclamation to kill all the Jews. Esther found out about the plan and risked her life to go before the king without being called. She set a plan in motion that ended up with her revealing to the king that she also was a Jew, further endangering her life ’
.ended And yet Esther s actions up saving the lives of the Jewish people. Her acts of boldness can teach us so many things about standing up for what you believe in — even when it s HARD! Our businesses and social media accounts give us a platform to speak. You can choose to use that to just advance your own goals, or you can recognize the good that you can do by being KIND on the internet for those who aren t always surrounded by positivity in their day to day life. You never know what even a simple “you go girl can do to your fellow instantbosses self esteem! ’
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I am born and raised in Las Vegas. A common problem on the “Las Vegas Strip” is women will walk around the casinos barefoot late at night! This led to Rollasole’s unique beginning. Rollasole footwear is the solution to this problem and Vegas was the right market for our footwear. In 2011, I started with 3 shoe vending machines. At first, I thought it would be an easy task to place the vending machines inside the casinos. However, it took a lot of persistence and hard work. Fast forward to today, we have over 20 Rollasole shoe vending machines located inside different properties on the Las Vegas Strip. In 2015, stores showed interest in carrying our black flats in their gift shops and travel stores. This was a huge moment for Rollasole as it allowed our company to go beyond selling
our product in vending machines. I knew I needed to create the perfect packaging for our shoes to display our unique brand. Once we started placing our shoes in several stores, it was a domino effect and our black flats were sent to stores all across the United States! This was the moment I knew, wholesaling Rollasole was the direction we needed to go. We were literally “on a roll” selling our black flats. I wanted to create a shoe collection that was comfortable to wear all day or night. The collection needed to be fashionable and something I would like to wear myself! Our brand concept is for “the girl on the go”. Every pair needs to roll or fold and be ready for use at any moment. Each pair of shoes comes with a high-heel carrying bag. It is very important for us to stick with
our story as that is what makes Rollasole stand out. We are not just any shoe, we provide the go-to shoes for any occasion that will fold up and fit in your purse! We have many different styles today from sandals, sneakers, flats, mules and loafers. I am so proud of the growth Rollasole has had and I am very excited for the future of our company. We focus on working with small businesses and look forward to working with all the amazing retailers that are apart of Instant Boss!
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