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Wayne Elsey is the founder and former CEO of Soles4Souls, a Nashville-based nonprofit organization that has collected over 19 million pairs of shoes from footwear companies and shoe drives, distributing them to people in need in over 129 countries. After leaving Soles4Souls, Elsey focused his attentions on founding Wayne Elsey Enterprises, a branding and marketing firm.〔 From this parent company, he has since founded 501(c)(3) University,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Nonprofit education organizations, 501(c)(3) University )〕 and online education tool for nonprofits, and (Funds2Orgs ), a social enterprise geared towards helping nonprofit organizations raise funds while impacting the environment and micro-enterprises in developing countries. Elsey has won numerous awards stemming from his philanthropic work.〔() KidsDonations.org〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Soles4Souls Honored with Philanthropy Award )〕 ==Career== In high school, Elsey struggled with his self-image and worth, and attributes his 11th grade teacher Mrs. Bush for helping him through a suicide attempt.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 first=Tyler )〕 He cites this as a life-changing moment.〔Elsey, Wayne. ''Almost Isn't Good Enough.'' Changing the World Publishing; 1st Edition (2010). Print.〕 Elsey started working in the footwear industry at 15 as stock boy for GallenKamp Shoes in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He worked full-time at the Gallenkamp shoe store in Fredericksburg before graduating from Stafford Senior High School in 1983. At 20, Elsey began employment at Stride Rite Corporation, working his way into various executive positions, including serving as the youngest regional vice president of Stride Rite at 25. By age 25, Elsey was regional vice president of a national chain of shoe stores. From 1999 to June 2, 2004, Elsey worked for FSI as President/CEO and an equity partner. FSI grew over 400 percent during Elsey's tenure.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=CEO Resigns from Footwear Specialties International. )〕 Elsey managed growth and development in the occupational footwear market with the Nautilus, Skidbuster, Third Watch, and Avenger brands.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Ceo Resigns Footwear Specialties International )〕 In 2000, Elsey was promoted to CEO/president of the Nautilus Footwear company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=USA: Wayne Elsey named CEO of Nautilus Footwear )〕 Prior to Nautilus, Elsey held senior positions at EJ Footwear, LLC (formerly known as the Endicott Johnson Corporation), Iron Age, Lake of the Woods and Stride Rite Corporation. In 2004, he got inspired to start Soles4Souls while watching a news on television about massive waves ashore at the coast of Sumatra in which almost 250,000 people lost their lives, this natural disaster gave Elsey an idea to change the lives of survivors by creating micro businesses for them. He created Soles4Souls, a non-profit organization that would send 250,000 shoes to recovering communities struck by the calamities.〔 Elsey used his contacts in the industry and was able to successfully donate shoes to the affected areas in the Southeast Asia and the Gulf Coast. The organization quickly gained popularity and was named among one of the fastest growing fastest-growing charities. On March 9, 2005, Elsey was named President of Kodiak-Terra USA Inc. On April 16, 2007, he stepped down from his post as president of Kodiak-Terra USA Inc. to devote time to Soles4Souls Inc., the nonprofit organization he founded.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Wayne Elsey )〕 Soles4Souls had the mission of changing the world one pair at a time. In 2008, Elsey completed his book Almost Isn’t Good Enough which encompasses his experience and thoughts on non-profits and impacting the world for the people who are in need. The book outlines several key elements that calls readers to act on the good rather than thinking, waiting and planning. Elsey has since left Soles4Souls and has started a full-service branding and marketing company, Wayne Elsey Enterprises He fulfills speaking engagements detailing his story and strategies.〔() Elsey website〕 He founded 501(c)(3) University, an online education for the nonprofit community,〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Nonprofit Education Organization 501 (c) (3) University )〕 and has traveled for charitable causes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wayne-elsey-enterprises-helps-the-half-fund-charity-raise-cancer-awareness-169158326.html )〕 In April 2013, Elsey founded Funds2Orgs, a social enterprise geared at helping nonprofits, schools, churches, and civic groups fundraise while impacting micro-enterprises in developing nations and the environment.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=How does this work? )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=If the shoes fits )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wayne Elsey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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