IPATH is a skateboarding shoe and clothing company that was founded in 1999 and continues to flourish as one of the top skateboarding shoe and clothing companies.  I knew I was going to choose IPATH from the start because I started skateboarding the same year that this company was founded.  Symbolically, this was the beginning for IPATH as a quality skateboaring company as well as the beginning of my path.  This is also a brand that most represents my ideals and future aspirations.  I hope that one day I can start my own, distinct skateboarding company while following similar IPATH principles.

IPATH has always been oriented around an individual’s creative nature with the idea that skateboarding can be used as a form of self expression.  Staying true to yourself while following your own path is IPATH.  As a skateboarder, I can confidently tell you that in order to succeed one must stay true to one’s self.  I use my skateboard and shoes just like a painter would use his paint brush or a musician would use his instrument to create something that is a direct reflection of my creative personality.  I have personally skated in numerous pairs of IPATH shoes and have loved them all.  Instead of the over-tech look of the past that many of its competitors use,  IPATH’s shoes are created around a raw, but simple design.

IPATH cats (original shoe still manufactured today)

I am in fact quite a simple person.  I enjoy simple , organic concepts.  This is what also helped me choose IPATH.  IPATH, unlike most of its competitors, strives to make environmentally friendly products out of hemp, cotton, and other similar materials.  The environment is something that I am quite passionate about, so the fact that IPATH uses organic materials as an alternative in order to ensure the survival of the world's ecosphere made me realize how similar I am to this company.  Like IPATH, I will work hard and dedicate myself to accomplishing my goals while remaining true to my beliefs.  Follow your path!

A little bit of IPATH's creative skateboarding:

Link to IPATH website: http://web.ipath.com/advocacy
Link to IPATH store: http://ipath.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc