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November 30th, 2022

The Sock Queen, Episode #109

  1. The Sock Queen, Episode #109 Larry Sprung, Mitlin Financial, Lisa Riggs 35:06

Lisa Riggs is the founder and CEO of Spirit Sox USA. Known as the “Sock Queen,” Lisa founded her company to make a difference in the world with each pair of customized socks. By collaborating with her customers to design unique socks and incorporating their branding, Lisa has found a niche that allows her to use her background in fundraising, HR, and management. 

As a mom of two college-aged children, Lisa has been involved in fundraisers for a variety of their activities and sports. After creating a sock fundraiser for her daughter’s school, Lisa realized this success could be replicated in other businesses and Spirit Sox USA was born. Lisa has helped hundreds of businesses with branded socks that can be sold, provided as a corporate gift, or offered as a customer giveaway. 

Spirit Sox USA helps customers make positive impacts across their audiences with fun and customizable gear. Listen to this episode of Mitlin Money Mindset™ for some takeaways about Lisa’s journey as an entrepreneur and the incredible ways she strives to give back to her community.

You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in…

  • Learn more about “Sock Queen” Lisa Riggs [3:11]
  • How Lisa earned the title “The Sock Queen” [4:52]
  • Lisa’s journey to becoming an entrepreneur [7:16] 
  • Learn more about Lisa’s company, Spirit Sox USA [12:11]
  • How Lisa leverages LinkedIn to grow her brand [15:38]
  • Using her teaching personality to help others [18:47] 
  • How Lisa’s authenticity has helped her business grow [20:55] 
  • Fighting the objectification of women on LinkedIn [25:21]
  • Why it’s important to have non-negotiables in your life [28:34] 
  • What’s happening next for Lisa and Spirit Sox USA [31:12] 
  • What Lisa did today that brought her joy [31:53] 

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Bio

Lisa Riggs, known as the Sock Queen, is the founder of Spirit Sox USA, a company focused on making a difference in the world with each pair of its customized socks. By collaborating with her customers to design unique socks and incorporating their branding, Lisa has found a niche that allows her to use her background in fundraising, HR, and management. 

As a mom of two college-aged children, Lisa has been involved in fundraisers for a variety of their activities and sports. After creating a sock fundraiser for her daughter’s school, Lisa realized this success could be replicated in other businesses and Spirit Sox USA was born. To date, Lisa has helped hundreds of businesses with branded socks that can be sold, provided as a corporate gift, or offered as a customer giveaway.

Lisa, a lifelong resident of California, has been married for 25 years and has two college-age children. With two dogs, a 30-year-old box turtle, and an active Lifestyle, Lisa and her Family enjoy spending time at the beach, going hiking, and playing sports. 

Guests on the Mitlin Money Mindset Show are not affiliated with CWM, LLC, and opinions expressed herein may not be representative of CWM, LLC. CWM, LLC is not responsible for the guest’s content linked on this site.

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Lawrence “Larry” Sprung, CFP® is a husband, father, entrepreneur and mental health advocate.

Larry is the author of the Amazon Bestselling book “Financial Planning Made Personal” and the also host of the Mitlin Money Mindset™ a podcast that reminds you to ask yourself “What did you do today that brought you joy?®”

In 2004 he founded Mitlin Financial, Inc. naming the firm memory of Larry’s wife’s grandfather, Mitchell, and his mother, Linda. During his career, Larry has found that a lot of industry terms and concepts can seem confusing to outsiders. That’s why he works with the families he serves to break down complex financial topics into easy-to-understand concepts.

In recognition of Larry’s significant contributions to his profession, he has received quite a few awards. In 2021, Larry was named to the Investopedia 100 Top Advisors in 2021 and was even more humbled to make their Top Ten list for 2022.

Outside the office, one of Larry’s greatest passions is raising awareness for mental health. He spent over 12 years serving on the National Board of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) and sits on its financial and investment committees. With his wife, Denise, he has raised more than $1.7 million for the organization through the Keith Milano Memorial Fund. The fund was created in memory of his brother-in-law.

Larry values his family tremendously and his desire to do right by his wife and two sons drives who he is in and out of the office.