Jacob Wurtz and Jane Strong, founders of Happy Feet Plus, a seller of health and wellness footwear, met as kids. Their friendship has weathered 40 years.
It made it through their years working in the citrus industry with runner skechers shape up pennies in their pockets.
It survived when they went from being a romantic couple to letting go and seeing each other fall in love with someone else.
Through thick and thin, one fact has remained certain. "We make very, very good business partners," Strong said.
From their corporate headquarters on Clearwater-Largo Road, the owners of Happy Feet Plus have watched other companies come and go. They have thrived, growing from one storefront to a multimillion-dollar corporation with nine locations on Florida's west sketchers uk sale coast.
After high school graduation, Strong says they drifted apart for a time. Wurtz pursued jobs in landscaping and logging. Strong went on to Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, and received a degree in psychology.
"But when we met up again in our early 20s, we talked about how we both wanted to live in a place where we could eat fresh fruit and vegetables all year, a skecher shape ups place where it was warm all the time," she said.
Kardashian sisterJessica Simpson wears a sequined Coast designer dress while leaving a photo shoot on Thursday (August 4) in Brentwood, Calif.
The 31-year-old entertainer was picked up by fiance Eric Johnson after reportedly spending three hours at the shoot.
Jess, who’ll be a celebrity mentor on NBC’s new reality show Fashion Star, recently told Extra she doesn’t have a wedding monsoon dress yet.
But “it’s going to be amazing.
With a wedding, it should be a celebration like we should all be having fun, every single person there,” she shared.
As for the wedding date, “I’ve heard people throw around dates,” Jessica added, “and not one of them has nailed it. Not even close.”