Greetings from Guatemala! Antigua, Guatemala, to be more specific. I won’t judge you if you had to Google Antigua, Guatemala, but I will judge you if you aren’t...

My very first day running the shop for Adelante, a dog came in and peed on a pile of boxes. I stood there thinking, what did I get...

Horacio was born into a deeply impoverished family in Pastores, but became intent on finishing school from a young age. His family, and especially his mother, were committed...

We are a fast-moving company and every day is a multicolored blur of leather and strategy. Oftentimes I find myself so deep crunching numbers, comparing spreadsheets, determining breakevens,...

Though he began shoemaking at the age of 10, Julio’s start with Adelante marked a departure from solitary work at home to a workshop with a group of...

It’s 7pm on Saturday, and I sit in the basement of Beyond with a knife, lighter, and 60 pairs of shoes. A fluorescent light bulb swings overhead, casting...

When people inevitably ask, “so how’s it going down there?” I respond, “it’s a battle,” and it’s hard to fully describe. Overseeing production in a fast-growing company with...

I clambered aboard the Adelante ship nine months ago. I use the word “clambered” in this metaphor because I did not leap gracefully or commandeer with clear direction....

Fast fashion... we have all heard the term, but what does it mean? As I see it, Fast Fashion is an unsustainable consumption of fashion products that comes...

Remember the first time you came down? Did you ever imagine we'd be where we are now? Of course I did! I smile at Horacio and tell him...