About the AuthorPatricia Talbot( CEO and Co-Founder )Patti cultivates homegrown changemakers prepared to step into their power and work with others to create the world they want to live in.  Get in touch to find out how you can grow the social changemaker in yourself and those you serve with Blue Roads Changemaker YOU. 

















Every effort to create a better world takes substantial energy as well as resources.  Lisa Riggs has come up with a creative solution to fundraising that is helping CHANGEMAKERS reach their goals in a fun and engaging manner by selling something everyone needs at one time or another – SOCKS! Her socks are designed in collaboration with the organizations she serves to project the message and align with their goals.  While her socks can represent anything from sports teams to businesses, I became especially interested in her work when I read about how a thirteen year old boy who partnered with Lisa's company to sell socks to address food insecurity in his community. Lisa Riggs is the founder of Spirit Sox USA.   As the self-proclaimed “Sock Queen” and a fundraising Changemaker, Lisa's unique offerings have helped a variety of individuals and groups achieve their goals. Her LinkedIn profile offers an array of insightful videos that provide inspiration for fundraising projects and helpful tips for socially-minded entrepreneurs and community members alike.Watch the video of our conversation, listen to the podcast and read the summary below to learn about Lisa's work as an entrepreneur using her creative energy and business acumen to help Changemakers reach their goals for a better world.  



































Homegrown LisaBorn and raised in San Jose, California, Lisa Riggs believes that it was the entrepreneurial spirit of her immigrant ancestors that shaped who she is today.  Her grandfather moved to the US from Italy and started his own jam factory in his garage that soon grew to employ hundreds of people.