If I know anything about my best friend Katie Schallick it is that she is a hipster. Before skinny jeans came into style, she would safety pin her regular jeans so they would be tight around her legs. After other girls saw what she had done, a majority of girls in our grade followed her example and started to wear “skinny jeans” as well. Another thing she did was bring back the style of having bangs because she was simply “bored of being like everyone else”. This then lead to being different by drawing on her shoes. It all started back in sixth grade when Katie was bored in science class and decided she would draw on her brand new Converse.  Even though she knew she her parents would yell at her later, all she wanted to do was express herself by drawing on her shoes. Soon after that, people were stopping her in the hallways, calling her home phone, messaging her on AIM,  and asking her about drawing on their shoes. This was the beginning of One White Shoe.

What makes Katie Schallick’s idea unique is the fact that she took something as simple as drawing on her shoes and turned it into a business at the age of 12 years old. This makes it creative because I do not know of another business that involves a person drawing or painting on shoes for profit. She took something that was boring, or without life you could say, and gave it color; she made plain white shoes fun.

Katie is an inspiration to me because it blows my mind that she was only 12 years old and she started a business. She showed me that anyone can start a business at any age and you can be very successful. All you need is an idea, some creativity, and your future business possibilities are endless.

If you desire to get your own pair of shoes done by Katie Schallick, you can best reach her at her Facebook page and email her from there. Happy Blogging!