Keeyahri is more than just a brand that makes beautiful shoes. Founder Keya Martin is passionate about making designs that enable women to feel empowered, celebrate their individuality and support their style. Each design  is a reflection of the woman that we aspire to be.

Martin grew up in Miami, Florida and attended Clark Atlanta University, where she earned a degree in business administration. Upon completion of her studies, she pursued a career in the corporate world. Although Martin had a successful career, she yearned to do something unique that she loved.

She prayed for clarity and direction on how to move forward and began the process by listing the things she loved. Designing was one of those passions. Paired with her obsession with shoes, Martin started to make sketches of shoes. She shared the designs with her friends who encouraged her to follow her dreams.

For several years, Martin was unsuccessful in finding a factory to produce samples of her shoe designs. And as the years went by, the more distant the dream of establishing her premium footwear brand seemed. Not willing to give up on her dream, Martin saved enough money to attend an Italian trade show with hopes of finding a factory to produce her samples. It was only then everything started to fall in place.

Keeyahri was launched in 2018. Fast forward two years later, Martin has been able to combine her business administrations skills and passion for designing shoes into a thriving business. Her designs are influenced by her travels, landscapes, nature, textile and architecture.

Keeyahri shoes are ostentatious and one-of-a-kind. And there’s a reason for that. Martin has always wanted to do something that boosted her confidence and a nice pair of shoes always seemed to do the trick. She wanted to do the same thing for other women. She is guided by her mission is to stimulate a lifestyle of confidence through a commitment of quality, craftsmanship and eclectic style.

Keeyahri has been featured in Vogue, Footwear News, Vanity fair, Paper magazine, British Vogue, Essence, Forbes and Elle to name a few.

Martin’s vision is to expand beyond the borders of the United States and develop a well valued global brand.