While students at Columbia Business School, co-founders Nolan Walsh and Connor Wilson had trouble finding a pair of boots for the winter. Every pair was either too expensive, or too cheap and liable to fall apart. Additionally, pairs tended to fall into one of two camps: trendy fashion boots or heavy work boots. “We really felt like the early versions of Goldilocks,” Nolan remembers. “We just couldn’t find the right version of boots for us.”

Over the next few years the pair decided to go out on their own, eventually leading to the creation of Thursday Boot Company. They founded their company with a singular mission: to provide high quality footwear without compromises. “From a product perspective, we’re well encapsulated by the name ‘Thursday’,” Nolan says. “It’s a day that we can work hard, but it’s also the unofficial start of the weekend. We make products with that versatility in mind — comfortable and durable footwear with clean designs — so you feel good, no matter where the day takes you.”