Randy Goldberg

David Heath and Randy Goldberg are the co-founders of Bombas, the purpose-driven apparel brand that disrupted the long-dormant, low-profile sock sector after launching in 2011, growing into a quarter-billion dollar business in roughly a decade. The pair built the company on a one-for-one donation model, where every purchased pair of socks is matched with a donated pair for people experiencing homelessness, a model that has since expanded to include sweatshirts, underwear, and t-shirts alongside the brand's core sock line.

Heath and Goldberg first crossed paths in their 20s while working at a startup, where they bonded over their shared entrepreneurial drive, each already running independent side hustles before they hatched a plan to launch a business together. Prior to focusing on Bombas full-time, the pair tested a range of early business ideas, though none landed with the same clarity as the sock concept once they uncovered a glaring, overlooked need in the apparel market.

The idea for Bombas came to Heath in 2011, when he read a statistic noting that socks are the most requested clothing item at homeless shelters across the United States. Recognizing that the sock market was long dormant, under-designed, and largely ignored by major apparel brands, the pair set out to build a product that prioritized both comfort and social impact, launching Bombas with the explicit promise to donate one pair of socks for every pair sold to customers.

As of the 2022 recording of this e…