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Contact: Steven Sashen FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE T: 720.255.1040 [email protected] Emilio Torres, the Former Director of Sales Operations for Crocs and, More Recently, Vice President of Business Development for Brand 44 Colorado, Joins Xero Shoes as Vice President of Sales & Marketing (Broomfield, CO) April 4, 2016 – Emilio Torres has joined Broomfield’s Xero Shoes as Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Emilio comes to Xero with 25+ years of sales and marketing success in the Outdoor, Cycling, Ski, Running, and Shoe Industries. Torres will develop and manage global sales and marketing initiatives. Says Torres, “Xero Shoes offer an amazing combination of style, fit, comfort, and function, with tremendous growth potential. I’m excited to be part of this skilled and passionate team and to building a strong sales organization focusing on wholesale dealer growth and consumer activations. We’ll drive Xero Shoes to the masses by emphasizing marketing that builds massive brand awareness that creates sellthrough for our retail partners.” Xero Shoes manufactures and sells “lightweight performance recreation footwear” that over 100,000 people in 94 countries wear for everything from a hike along the Appalachian Trial to a yoga or Crossfit class to running an ultra marathon across Costa Rica, or even just to stroll on the beach. Cofounders and husband–wife team Steven Sashen and Lena Phoenix presented Xero Shoes on Shark Tank in 2013 where they turned down a $400,000 offer from Kevin “Mr. Wonderful” O’Leary. Torres brings a wealth of experience to a brand on the verge of global recognition. Torres has been seen on nearly every national morning show – from Good Morning America to Fox & Friends – promoting his products as well as the athletes he’s mentored into role models and brand ambassadors. He developed Slacklining into a new sport through consumer events, leading to his sponsored athletes performing in Madonna’s 2012 Super Bowl Half Time. He placed athletes in the Cirque du Soleil Show, “Michael Jackson One” at Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, and partnered with Cirque, MGM Resorts and Gibbon USA to create the 2013 Las Vegas MEGA STUNT. Xero Shoes was Biz West magazine’s fastest growing earlystage company (and 3 rd fastest overall) in 2014. Says Steven Sashen, “It’s Lena’s and my goal to share the fun and benefits of Xero Shoes with as many people as possible. Emilio will accelerate our journey dramatically, and we couldn’t be more optimistic about our future.” ABOUT: Feel The World, Inc. of Broomfield, CO, manufactures Xero Shoes ® , lightweight, performance recreation footwear. Durable, stylish and affordable — Xero Shoes supply the fun and benefits of being barefoot, but with a layer of protection and comfort. Feel The World, Inc. launched in December 2009. To date, over100,000 customers, ages 1 to 91, in 94 countries wear Xero Shoes for walking, hiking, yoga and gymgoing, Crossfit, kayaking, rafting, paddle boarding, jogging, and even running hundredmile ultra marathons. ###

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Contact:  Steven  Sashen   FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  T:  720.255.1040  [email protected]  

 Emilio  Torres,  the  Former  Director  of  Sales  Operations  for  Crocs  and,    

More  Recently,  Vice  President  of  Business  Development  for  Brand  44  Colorado,    Joins  Xero  Shoes  as  Vice  President  of  Sales  &  Marketing  

(Broomfield,  CO)  April  4,  2016  –  Emilio  Torres  has  joined  Broomfield’s  Xero  Shoes  as  Vice  President  of  Sales  and  Marketing.  Emilio  comes  to  Xero  with  25+  years  of  sales  and  marketing  success  in  the  Outdoor,  Cycling,  Ski,  Running,  and  Shoe  Industries.    Torres  will  develop  and  manage  global  sales  and  marketing  initiatives.      

Says  Torres,  “Xero  Shoes  offer  an  amazing  combination  of  style,  fit,  comfort,  and  function,  with  tremendous  growth  potential.    I’m  excited  to  be  part  of  this  skilled  and  passionate  team  and  to  building  a  strong  sales  organization  focusing  on  wholesale  dealer  growth  and  consumer  activations.  We’ll  drive  Xero  Shoes  to  the  masses  by  emphasizing  marketing  that  builds  massive  brand  awareness  that  creates  sell-­‐through  for  our  retail  partners.”    

Xero  Shoes  manufactures  and  sells  “lightweight  performance  recreation  footwear”  that  over  100,000  people  in  94  countries  wear  for  everything  from  a  hike  along  the  Appalachian  Trial  to  a  yoga  or  Crossfit  class  to  running  an  ultra  marathon  across  Costa  Rica,  or  even  just  to  stroll  on  the  beach.    Co-­‐founders  and  husband–wife  team  Steven  Sashen  and  Lena  Phoenix  presented  Xero  Shoes  on  Shark  Tank  in  2013  where  they  turned  down  a  $400,000  offer  from  Kevin  “Mr.  Wonderful”  O’Leary.  

Torres  brings  a  wealth  of  experience  to  a  brand  on  the  verge  of  global  recognition.    Torres  has  been  seen  on  nearly  every  national  morning  show  –  from  Good  Morning  America  to  Fox  &  Friends  –  promoting  his  products  as  well  as  the  athletes  he’s  mentored  into  role  models  and  brand  ambassadors.  He  developed  Slacklining  into  a  new  sport  through  consumer  events,  leading  to  his  sponsored  athletes  performing  in  Madonna’s  2012  Super  Bowl  Half  Time.  He  placed  athletes  in  the  Cirque  du  Soleil  Show,  “Michael  Jackson  One”  at  Mandalay  Bay  Hotel  &  Casino  in  Las  Vegas,  and  partnered  with  Cirque,  MGM  Resorts  and  Gibbon  USA  to  create  the  2013  Las  Vegas  MEGA  STUNT.      

Xero  Shoes  was  Biz  West  magazine’s  fastest  growing  early-­‐stage  company  (and  3rd  fastest  overall)  in  2014.  Says  Steven  Sashen,  “It’s  Lena’s  and  my  goal  to  share  the  fun  and  benefits  of  Xero  Shoes  with  as  many  people  as  possible.    Emilio  will  accelerate  our  journey  dramatically,  and  we  couldn’t  be  more  optimistic  about  our  future.”  

ABOUT:  

Feel  The  World,  Inc.  of  Broomfield,  CO,  manufactures  Xero  Shoes®,    lightweight,  performance  recreation  footwear.  Durable,  stylish  and  affordable  —  Xero  Shoes  supply  the  fun  and  benefits  of  being  barefoot,  but  with  a  layer  of  protection  and  comfort.    Feel  The  World,  Inc.  launched  in  December  2009.  To  date,  over100,000  customers,  ages  1  to  91,  in  94  countries  wear  Xero  Shoes  for  walking,  hiking,  yoga  and  gym-­‐going,  Crossfit,  kayaking,  rafting,  paddle  boarding,  jogging,  and  even  running  hundred-­‐mile  ultra  marathons.  

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