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Semper Fi: Boots with a Mission

arah Ford, a San Angelo, Texas-native, former Marine officer and Harvard Business School grad is the CEO, founder and creative director of Ranch Road Boots – a brand deeply rooted in Ford’s love for the American West. Growing up in a small town, her parents encouraged her to be self-motivated and hardworking. As a kid, she participated in triathlons with her whole family. After high school, she received her undergraduate in business at the University of Texas in Austin and landed her first real job at tech-startup, Trilogy Software, but felt

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