MIA Shoes | 3,164 followers on LinkedIn. MIA founder and CEO, Richard Strauss, had a vision in 1976 – he wanted to create a more fashionable clog for the hipster crowd. With limited resources and some retail experience, he headed to Sweden where he implemented his ideas and brought them back to the US. An overnight success story, MIA Clogs soon became MIA Shoes and today, MIA is a multi-divisional fashion footwear company that designs for for women of all ages.