Why Lynchburg? International Business from a Small Southern Town

Sackett Wood, President of Moore & Giles, dives deep into the historical background of our story, and the greater city of Lynchburg, VA. Starting with a layoff during the Great Depression from shoe factory in downtown Lynchburg in 1933, our international company has roots buried within this city. Sackett, a Lynchburg native, discusses what it was like to have grown up in this area and how our culture and the region are tied together. Over the past 25 years, the city of Lynchburg and Moore & Giles have grown exponentially, benefitting one another hand-in-hand.

Show Notes

We bring Sackett Wood, President of Moore & Giles, back as he dives deep into the historical background of our story, and the greater city of Lynchburg, VA. Starting with a layoff during the Great Depression from shoe factory in downtown Lynchburg in 1933, our international company has roots buried within this city. Sackett, a Lynchburg native, discusses what it was like to have grown up in this area and how our culture and the region are tied together. Over the past 25 years, the city of Lynchburg and Moore & Giles have grown exponentially, benefitting one another hand-in-hand. 

What is Nothing to Hide - The Moore & Giles Leather Podcast?

A transparent look inside one of America’s oldest leather companies - Moore & Giles. Founded in 1933 in Lynchburg, Virginia, Moore & Giles has grown into an internationally know leader in the leather industry. They share insights and relationships from almost a century of traveling the globe. Chances are their leather has touched your life. From the finest hotel lobbies, private yachts or even your local Starbucks - Moore & Giles has quietly shaped the look of our world with one product - their natural leathers. Learn more about mankind’s oldest material and hear from designers, influencers and business leaders whose shared love for leather has led them to Moore & Giles.