Emily Soloby, MA, JD (Founder of Juno Jones) had a great-great grandfather who was a shoemaker from Sicily. She remembers every shoe that she has ever purchased, as these were carefully made decisions which remain with her forever.
Although she loves shoes, her passion is social justice, particularly women’s rights. While her major was in women’s studies after getting an internship as a domestic violence courtroom advocate, she decided to pursue her law degree and continue her women’s advocacy work via the legal system.
After practicing law, she decided to attain her master’s in broadcasting, telecommunications and mass media. Afterwards, she took an opportunity to run a truck driving school and that’s where she discovered that almost all of women’s PPE (personal protective equipment) did not fit properly.
This is a huge safety risk and Emily rose to the occasion and developed her own company, Juno Jones Safety Boots, dedicated to creating stylish safety footwear for women.
In this chapter, “Safety Boots to Break Glass Ceilings™”, she gives us insight into the early struggles of the brand and the journey into developing the designs behind the footwear.
It was not an easy task developing something new to the industry, and Emily shares how decisions were made regarding the manufacturing of the boots, the launch of the company and how the pandemic almost cost them their business which was in the stages of manufacturing the boots for customers.
Again with her passion for women’s advocacy burning, she decided to form a group, Hazard Girls, to help other women in male-populated fields who needed some form of comradery, commiseration and discussion.
Eventually, she also became a host of the Hazard Girls Podcast, where she gets to highlight women making a difference in male-populated fields.
“Empowering Women in STEM – Working together to inspire the future” published by CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group is now available!
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