MiBlox was born as a result of overwhelming enthusiasm generated over a single pair of shoes. This shoe, now officially called the "Representa," was originally created by Mareo Harris, youth group founder and now President of MiBlox, as a prize to be given away to the winner of the M.V.P. award at a charity basketball event organized through his youth group P.E.N.N.I.E.S. Drawing from his personal experience and empathizing with the difficulties and temptations faced by urban youth, Mr. Harris created the group, an acronym for Positive Encouragement Now Needed In Exceptional Success, to provide activities to keep kids off the streets and out of trouble. Reaction to the shoe was so positive, that Mr. Harris received countless requests from community members to produce more shoes. Mr. Harris, the creative force behind the design, united with Andree Hepburn, marketing coordinator and now MiBlox Vice President, to set the wheels in motion for mass production.

In keeping with Mr. Harris's commitment to positive role-modeling and youth development, a portion of every shoe sold will be donated to charitable organizations supporting programs for urban youth. In addition, he has imprinted the following inspiration on the outsole of each shoe: 2 Peter 2:9: "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light."