The Face Socks Wall

dillon caldwell face socks — The Face Socks Wall

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For just the price of a pair of socks and a handwritten note, people feel seen — and then they do something no ad can buy: they take a picture of it and send it back. This wall collects those photos: every reaction photo from our face-socks gallery, plus the newest arrival, organized by the worlds these people come from.

Newest on the wall — Nov 10, 2026: Dillon Caldwell (@dillon_dunks) sent back the photo at the top of the Young Athletes section below. His pair is in the GiftTracker (Nov 4, 2026, order HA1038669, socks + handwritten note, Keap tag applied). The note with his pair reads: “Dillon — Here’s to you knocking the socks off the dunkers worldwide, spreading the gospel truths. — Dennis”

On Nov 10, 2026 we swept Facebook, Instagram, Dennis’s email and DMs, and the web for the posts recipients made themselves — and added everything findable: the “Fresh off social” section below. The wall now carries 45 photos, 13 recipient-post entries, 17 written thank-yous, and the full 265-recipient honor roll — and it keeps growing, because the program this documents has sent pairs since at least 2018 (Sally Hendrick’s thank-you, below) and the tracker alone logs 265 orders in the last two years.

The massive grid — every photo we have

44 photos from the original gallery on blitzmetrics.com/face-socks/, in their original order, with their original captions. Six photos in that gallery were never captioned — they’re included here, honestly labeled, rather than guessed at.

Dillon Caldwell — @dillon_dunks
Sent to Dennis Nov 10, 2026 — newest on the wall

Rick DeMedeiros of DeMedeiros Injury Law
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Tannia Ruleaux (Design Director, Nike FTWR Excellence)
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Brad Strawbridge, CEO of Capital City Roofing, Feeding the Future, and BuilderLync
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Kyle Brost – Research & Creative Officer at Be Journaling

Pete Kane – Co-Founder/Producer at Atlanta Wellness Ecosystem

Dionne Malush – Realty ONE Group Gold Standard Pittsburgh

Dave Rogenmoser – CEO & Co-founder at Jasper

Paul Halme – Combat Business Common Sense Coaching

Another happy recipient (uncaptioned photo 1 of 6)

Joseph Gonzales – Owner/Partner at Extreme Spray Foam

Karen Sutherland – Lecturer at University of the Sunshine Coast

Paula Ruffin – Owner/Chiropractor at New Hudson Chiropractic Wellness Center

Amanda Holmes – CEO at Chet Holmes International

Another happy recipient (uncaptioned photo 2 of 6)

Andrea Marie Sodergren – Founder/Producer at Moms Unhinged

Jeremy Ryan Slate – Co-Founder Command Your Brand

Michael Krigsman – Publisher of @CXOTalk

Another happy recipient (uncaptioned photo 3 of 6)

Another happy recipient (uncaptioned photo 4 of 6)

Another happy recipient (uncaptioned photo 5 of 6)

Another happy recipient (uncaptioned photo 6 of 6)

Reactions on video, too: Jason Portnoy shared his moment online, Attorney Darryl Isaacs (“The Hammer”) made a thank-you video, and Colin Wayne Erwin shared his reaction on video — all three are in the “Fresh off social” section below.

By vertical — the same socks, eight different worlds

The recipients don’t come from one industry. They fall into eight worlds — and the socks land the same way in each: a face they recognize, a note in Dennis’s handwriting, and a photo they weren’t asked to send. The sections below group the 45 photos by those worlds, with the stories and related reading that explain why each group got them.

Young athletes & young builders

Dillon Caldwell (@dillon_dunks) is a dunker from Tulsa. His pair arrived Nov 4, 2026 (GiftTracker order HA1038669), and his photo, sent Nov 10, 2026, is the newest on the wall.

Also honored: Dylan Collins, Trenton Sandler, Cam Hazzard, Jermine Velasco, Chad Rutkowski, Hayden Wilkinson, Caleb Guilliams.

Entrepreneurs & founders

Jason Portnoy, Lars Silberbauer, Kyle Brost, Scott Shagory, Jim Olson, Dave Rogenmoser, Justin Brooke, Beau Haralson, Jay Doran, Amanda Holmes, Andrea Marie Sodergren, Jeremy Ryan Slate and Esther Pinky Kiss are among the entrepreneurs and founders on the wall.

Also honored: Stuart Draper, David Meerman Scott, Bryan Eisenberg, Tommy Mello, Damon Burton, Derek Moneyberg.

Home services & contractors

Brad Strawbridge, Toby Surber (Ad Astra Softwash), Joseph Gonzales (Extreme Spray Foam), Julian Hofmann (Litsey Heating and Air) and Luke Crowson are the home-services and contractor recipients in the grid.

Also honored: Colby Davis, Nilson Silva, Greg Beebe, John Wanninger, Anthony Hilb, Bill Stillwell, Court Lundberg.

Law

Rick DeMedeiros of DeMedeiros Injury Law is the lawyer in the grid.

Also honored: Ibrahim J. Awad, Tim Miley, Jeff Hughes, Emma Vinson & Allison Wetterau, Rick DeMedeiros.

Real estate

Dionne Malush, of Realty ONE Group Gold Standard Pittsburgh, is the real-estate recipient in the grid.

Also honored: Daniel Neiditch, Rob Jensen, David Mount.

Health & wellness

Pete Kane, Paula Ruffin (Owner/Chiropractor, New Hudson Chiropractic Wellness Center) and the other health and wellness recipients are in the grid.

Also honored: Dr. Hugh Flax, Michael Maryash, Paula Ruffin.

Related reading: How to Order Custom Face Socks

Educators, authors & speakers

Bob Cargill (Adjunct Professor), Karen Sutherland (Lecturer, University of the Sunshine Coast) and Michael Krigsman (Publisher of @CXOTalk) are the educators, authors and speakers in the grid.

Also honored: Tom McMillan, Carol Hasegawa, Bernard Bell, Chris Cano.

Sports, brands & athletes

Tannia Ruleaux (Design Director, Nike FTWR Excellence) is the sports and brands recipient in the grid.

Also honored: Tannia Ruleaux, Lars Silberbauer, Brennan Agranoff.

Related reading: Every sneakerhead needs face socks

Every entry here is a public post by a recipient — “fresh off social” in the sense that these are the posts themselves, collected on Nov 10, 2026. Each item says who posted, where, and how the tracker ties that post back to a pair of socks. Click a name to read the post itself; the quoted note in the intro is from the same truck that delivered them.

A note on dates: “Dec 6, 2026” is the date of the newest social post found in our refreshed late-2026 sweep. Date fields in the tracker sometimes say otherwise; the newest social post itself is dated Dec 6, 2026.

Sal Lodhi — @sal_lodhi (Instagram, Nov 11, 2025): Sal Lodhi posted his black face socks on Instagram, with a handwritten note from Dennis.
Lou Raguse — @lounewsman (Instagram, Sep 25, 2026): TV newsman Lou Raguse posted his socks on Instagram.
Jason Raitz (Facebook, Mar 11, 2025): Jason Raitz posted Dennis’s handwritten note (“rock these socks”) and the socks themselves.
Richard Kaufman (Facebook, Jun 13, 2026): Richard Kaufman posted a photo wearing his portrait sock under purple event light, and joked about them.
Sally Hendrick (Facebook, Office Hours group, Dec 18, 2018): Sally Hendrick posted the oldest thank-you in this set — the earliest pair documented here, from 2018.
Caleb Guilliams — Better Wealth (Instagram reel, Feb 2026): Dennis’s own reel holding up Caleb’s black face socks — “Years in the Making” — printed ahead of a visit.
Mike Malatesta (podcast, on air): Mike opened his episode wearing the socks, and talked about the pair with his image on them.
Brennan Agranoff — Founder & CEO, HoopSwagg (Highrise gallery): Brennan Agranoff, the maker himself, started HoopSwagg printing sock designs as a teenager.
Dionne Malush — her original post (Facebook, May 21, 2025): Dionne’s own post (51 likes): her face sock next to the envelope with its green note — “Dionne, Thank you…”
Fernando A. Labastida — @flabastida (Instagram, May 10, 2025): Fernando A. Labastida posted a photo of Dennis holding a Dennis-face sock, captioning “…not sure if I should wear these as my running socks or my dancing socks…” GiftTracker: May 2, 2025.
Darryl Isaacs, “The Hammer” — video (YouTube): Darryl loved his socks so much he made a thank-you video.
Colin Wayne Erwin — video (YouTube): Colin shared his reaction on video — Dennis had flown to Huntsville to hand-deliver his pair.
Jason Portnoy — reaction video (YouTube): Jason (also in the grid above) couldn’t help sharing his moment online.

All thirteen sources above were found in the Nov 10, 2026 sweep of Facebook, Instagram, Dennis’s email and DMs, and the web.

Thank-yous — that arrived as words

Every thank-you below was written by a recipient, not by us. Each one is identified by how it arrived — “emailed” means the exact date and subject line are as shown, not the date the socks were sent. These are the thank-yous that arrived as words, not as photos.

David Meerman Scott — emailed Apr 3, 2025, with the subject line “thank you for the socks!”
Jeremy Maher — Phoenix Home Remodeling — emailed Jul 28, 2025: “absolutely hilarious… thank you for the thoughtful gift.”
Seth Jordan — emailed his thanks Feb 9, 2025.
Grant Haugen — emailed his thanks Sep 20, 2025.
David Mount — David Mount Homes — thanked Dennis May 4, 2026.
Carol Hasegawa — Delta College — emailed her thanks Jun 22, 2026.
Erin Gilliam (for Erin & Oliver) — emailed her thanks Jul 9, 2026 — a pair each.
Kyle Robins — Blue Ridge Legacy — emailed his thanks Jul 15, 2026.
Dr. Hugh Flax — Flax Dental — thanked Dennis by Instagram DM, Mar 21, 2025.
Bryan Eisenberg — thanked Dennis by Instagram DM Jun 4, 2025 — and said the socks would appear on his podcast that Friday.
Markus Heitkoetter — thanked Dennis on Messenger, Oct 20, 2026.
Chris Cano — the playbook’s central story — on his podcast: “for 25 bucks and a card that you didn’t even write”.
Stuart Draper — Startups with Stu — wore his pair on stage at his own mastermind event.
Ibrahim Awad — The Awad Law Firm — framed his face socks next to his law degree.
Larry Kim — WordStream founder — Dennis’s standing example: give Larry a pair of Larry socks.
Amanda Holmes — Chet Holmes International — told the story herself in a 2023 radio interview: “every time I open my sock drawer, I will contin…”
Scott Zeid & the Empowered Brands executives — at Ignite 26, George Paladichuk ran the play himself — face socks for every Empowered Brands executive.

The full honor roll — 265 recipients named, in order

Every recipient in our GiftTracker “Orders” tab, January 2025 through October 2026 (257 entries), plus the newest recipients, in tracker order.

Jonathan Mast — Jan 31, 2025
Stuart Draper — Feb 23, 2025
Robert Adziashvili — Feb 27, 2025 · ADZ Marketing LLC
Matthew Januszek — Feb 27, 2025 · Escape Fitness
Colby Davis — Mar 1, 2025 · Davis Painting
Jim Olson — Mar 2, 2025 · Western Trading Post
Brady Sticker — Mar 2, 2025 · ChurchCandy Marketing
Jason Raitz — Mar 5, 2025
Tim Miley — Mar 5, 2025 · The Miley Legal Group
Ibrahim J. Awad — Mar 5, 2025 · Karate Attorney
Nilson Silva — Mar 6, 2025 · Master Touch Services
Greg Beebe — Mar 6, 2025 · Excel Concrete Coatings
Kathleen Ertmer — Mar 6, 2025 · All Source Supply
Toby Surber — Mar 6, 2025 · Ad Astra Softwash
Julian Hofmann — Mar 7, 2025 · Litsey Heating and Air
Juan C. Rezk — Mar 8, 2025 · CERTUS
Dr. Hugh Flax — Mar 11, 2025
Gabe Schauf — Mar 14, 2025
Michael Mar — Mar 15, 2025 · Newark Community Clinic
David Meerman Scott — Mar 27, 2025 · Freshspot Marketing
Robert Contreras — Mar 27, 2025 · Beasty Solutions
John Wanninger — Mar 30, 2025 · Red Rhino Roofs
Peter Fink — Apr 2, 2025 · Certified Transmission
Scott Klintworth — Apr 6, 2025 · Sloan Appliance Carolinas Inc
Kelley Zimmerman — Apr 6, 2025 · Urban Waters
Josh Delaney — Apr 6, 2025 · Snacktime Brands
Billy Hale — Apr 18, 2025
Vincent Ross — Apr 18, 2025 · Platinum Electric Service
Mike Knorr — Apr 23, 2025 · That Company
Kayla Nielsen — Apr 23, 2025 · Dazos
Sam Hessler — Apr 23, 2025 · Dazos
Misty Sorrell — Apr 23, 2025 · Dazos
Sean D. Johnson — Apr 28, 2025
Rob Jensen — Apr 29, 2025 · Rob Jensen Company
Matt Skubisz — May 1, 2025 · Dream Home Exteriors
Fernando A. Labastida — May 2, 2025
Dionne Malush — May 13, 2025
Roy Black — May 23, 2025 · AllianceBernstein
Damon Lembi — May 24, 2025 · Learnit
Bryan Eisenberg — May 26, 2025
Daniel Neiditch — Jun 8, 2025
Jeff Hughes — Jun 9, 2025
Ryan Lucia — Jun 13, 2025
Gledston Zanon — Jun 20, 2025
Anthony Hilb — Jun 21, 2025
Scott Shagory — Jun 22, 2025
Esther Pinky Kiss — Jun 28, 2025
Jerome Dwight — Jul 13, 2025
Jeremy Maher — Jul 22, 2025
Greg Watson — Jul 22, 2025
Andrii Melnyk — Aug 10, 2025
Juan Rezk — Aug 11, 2025
Jon Brady — Aug 14, 2025
Dave Bradford — Aug 21, 2025
David Joles — Aug 21, 2025
Dawn Hammond — Aug 21, 2025
Patrick Kelly — Aug 21, 2025
Jeff Hacker — Aug 21, 2025
Tommy Mello — Aug 27, 2025
Tom Shipley, Matt Bodnar, Valori Booth, Jay Abraham, and Bryan Eisenberg with his wife — Aug 28, 2025
Taylor Olsen — Aug 30, 2025
Andy Williamson — Aug 30, 2025
Sam McLeod — Aug 30, 2025
Alex Makowski — Sep 1, 2025
Jeremy Barker and his family — Sep 1, 2025
Henry Holm — Sep 4, 2025
Bill Harrison — Sep 4, 2025
Martin Hennum — Sep 5, 2025
Nicolae Schirliu — Sep 5, 2025
Gina Mello-Laughman — Sep 5, 2025
Bre Arevalo — Sep 5, 2025
Vitaly Aspidov — Sep 6, 2025
Mani Zarrin — Sep 11, 2025
Luke Crowson — Sep 13, 2025
Grant Haugen — Sep 13, 2025
Braden Hemquist — Sep 15, 2025
Lou Raguse — Sep 15, 2025
Jason Robinson — Sep 15, 2025
Schluter social workshop – 17 attendees — Sep 15, 2025
Johnathan Grzybowski — Sep 17, 2025
Gavan Thorpe — Sep 18, 2025
Nic Padilla — Sep 18, 2025
Stephanie and Shannon — Sep 19, 2025
Mary Scott Nabers — Sep 20, 2025
Nick Dossa — Sep 23, 2025
Angie Hemmings — Sep 25, 2025
Laura Pryor — Sep 25, 2025
Blake Hallas — Sep 25, 2025
Mellie Laurore — Sep 25, 2025
Nicholas Ross — Oct 3, 2025
Chuck Thokey — Oct 5, 2025
Brandon Roman-Cruz — Oct 7, 2025
Abby McLeod — Oct 7, 2025
Ryan D. Lee — Oct 11, 2025
Christopher Smith — Oct 15, 2025
Jay Mason — Oct 16, 2025
Michael Stearns — Oct 18, 2025
Sal Lodhi — Oct 29, 2025
Mauricio Cardenal — Nov 1, 2025
Joe Crisara — Nov 4, 2025
Shannon Donnelly — Nov 11, 2025
Damon Burton — Nov 15, 2025
David Carroll — Nov 15, 2025
Lydia Breeland — Nov 17, 2025
Josh Roman — Jan 17, 2026
Zach Peyton — Jan 23, 2026 · Superior Fence & Rail
David Bittan — Jan 23, 2026 · Bumble Roofing
Dan Blanc — Jan 23, 2026 · Fence King
Jay Latulippe — Jan 25, 2026
Bill Parker — Jan 26, 2026
Peter Maughan — Jan 26, 2026
George Paladichuk (10 orders) — Jan 26, 2026
Elmer Zubiate — Feb 14, 2026 · Zoobys
Roland Ligtenberg — Feb 15, 2026
Mona Stillwell — Feb 16, 2026
Kirk and Kim Duncan — Feb 20, 2026
Todd Liles — Feb 21, 2026
Sean K Fay — Feb 22, 2026
Susan Miley — Feb 24, 2026
Carrie Nielson — Feb 24, 2026
Chans Weber — Mar 4, 2026
Brad Strawbridge — Mar 8, 2026
Eric Smith — Mar 11, 2026
Bernadette Coleman — Mar 11, 2026
Bill Stillwell — Mar 14, 2026
Wanda Stillwell — Mar 14, 2026
Shannon Tolleson Liles — Mar 14, 2026
Trenton Sandler — Mar 14, 2026
Wendy E Parker — Mar 14, 2026
Mason Nave — Mar 22, 2026
Colton Bollinger — Mar 22, 2026
Brandon Gaffney — Mar 28, 2026
Peter Roth — Mar 30, 2026
Sean Kouplen — Mar 31, 2026
Jamie Foster — Apr 1, 2026
Tannia Ruleaux — Apr 4, 2026
Chris Raulf — Apr 5, 2026
Ray Wong — Apr 5, 2026
David Mount — Apr 7, 2026
Connor Theilmann — Apr 7, 2026
Joshua Collier — Apr 11, 2026
George Leith and Carson Teagarden — Apr 12, 2026
Andrew Gordon — Apr 15, 2026
Jamie Harris — Apr 20, 2026
Joe R. Pyle — Apr 21, 2026
Kent Taylor — Apr 24, 2026
John McQueen — May 3, 2026
Troy Fewell — May 5, 2026
Laurens Fish III — May 9, 2026
Jermine Velasco — May 14, 2026
Cam Hazzard — May 16, 2026
Jacob Reese — May 17, 2026
Chad Rutkowski — May 17, 2026
Colby Davis — May 17, 2026
Nathan Berg — May 17, 2026
Leon McIrvin — May 17, 2026
Court Lundberg — May 19, 2026
Jack Jiao — May 19, 2026
Electa Bartels — May 21, 2026
Ben Fortsie — May 31, 2026
Damon Burton — Jun 1, 2026
Michael Buzinski — Jun 2, 2026
Rick DeMedeiros — Jun 5, 2026
Carol Hasegawa — Jun 5, 2026
Shai Amar — Jun 10, 2026
Garrett McClure — Jun 11, 2026
Emma Vinson — Jun 12, 2026
Allison Wetterau — Jun 12, 2026
Justin Sonnenreich — Jun 15, 2026
Billy Wilkinson — Jun 16, 2026
Tom Shipley — Jun 16, 2026
Lyn Askin — Jun 16, 2026
Erin Gilliam — Jun 16, 2026
Oliver Gilliam — Jun 16, 2026
Sean Fay — Jun 16, 2026
Bernard Bell — Jun 18, 2026
Deacon Bradley — Jun 19, 2026
Arriana Acuna — Jun 19, 2026
Kyle Robins — Jun 19, 2026
Ian Rich — Jun 19, 2026
Laura Murfin — Jun 20, 2026
Tim Francis — Jun 20, 2026
Sardor Umrdinov — Jun 20, 2026
Alex Iltchev — Jun 21, 2026
David Hernandez — Jun 22, 2026
Dr. Travis Zigler — Jun 22, 2026
Caroline Castille Sierra — Jun 22, 2026
Deanna Wallin — Jun 23, 2026
Michael Ter Mors — Jun 23, 2026
Matt Bodnar — Jun 25, 2026
Michael Sierra — Jun 26, 2026
Jason Weiss — Jun 26, 2026
Brian W Piper — Jun 26, 2026
Isaac Hall — Jun 27, 2026
Ryan White — Jul 1, 2026
Tammy Tambornino — Jul 2, 2026
Sarah Diegnan — Jul 7, 2026
Marcel Scheurer — Jul 7, 2026
Jonathan Lin — Jul 7, 2026
Samuel Hessler — Jul 7, 2026
Shyla Mitchell — Jul 10, 2026
Timothy Arthur — Jul 13, 2026
Nathaniel Stevens — Jul 27, 2026
Derek Moneyberg — Aug 1, 2026
Chad Anselmo — Aug 11, 2026
Melody Wang — Aug 13, 2026
Janette Petro — Aug 17, 2026
Teddy Garcia — Aug 19, 2026
Jayleen Vincuilla — Aug 19, 2026
Joseph Davis — Aug 19, 2026
Joel Worthington — Aug 19, 2026
Simon Harries — Aug 27, 2026
Jenna Ahern — Aug 27, 2026
Jeff Guan — Aug 28, 2026
Dan Antonelli (by George Paladichuk) · Sep 2, 2026
Ben Harris · Sep 3, 2026
Aden Trano · Sep 3, 2026
Chris Baden · Sep 3, 2026
Nick Hibbler · Sep 5, 2026
Roanin Podkin · Sep 8, 2026
Traci Schmidt Nelson · Sep 10, 2026
Justin Nelson · Sep 10, 2026
Jason Cohen · Sep 11, 2026
Wayne Elsey · Sep 19, 2026
Markus Heitkoetter · Sep 29, 2026
Chad Faulkner · Sep 30, 2026
Apurva Shrivastava · Oct 2, 2026
Bharat Kilaru · Oct 2, 2026
Raymond Zhuang · Oct 2, 2026
Henry Bellew · Oct 3, 2026
Jeremy Barker · Oct 9, 2026
Brandon Woods · Oct 9, 2026
Debbie Montis · Oct 12, 2026
Nicole Thomas · Oct 12, 2026
Luca Zolkwer · Oct 12, 2026
Talía Mangiaracina · Oct 12, 2026
Florencia Sepulveda · Oct 12, 2026
Nick Ridgway (by George Paladichuk) · Oct 13, 2026
Lisa Hudson (by George Paladichuk) · Oct 13, 2026
Nathan Willard (by George Paladichuk) · Oct 13, 2026
Mike Feazel (by George Paladichuk) · Oct 13, 2026
Joe Foster (for Dennis to hand out, Elsey dinner) · Oct 13, 2026
Kristy Morris (for Dennis to hand out, Elsey dinner) · Oct 13, 2026
Judith Camacho (for Dennis to hand out, Elsey dinner) · Oct 13, 2026
Angela Basham (for Dennis to hand out, Elsey dinner) · Oct 13, 2026
Courtney Eaton (for Dennis to hand out, Elsey dinner) · Oct 13, 2026
Sonya Xu · Oct 16, 2026
Tyson Chen · Oct 16, 2026
Beth Toenies · Oct 16, 2026
R. Scott Sutton · Oct 16, 2026
Steph Liu · Oct 21, 2026
Robbie Stahl · Oct 22, 2026
Linh Nguyen · Oct 22, 2026
Hayden Wilkinson (Billy Wilkinson's son) · Oct 22, 2026
Yuri Souza · Oct 23, 2026
Rachel Southard (by George Paladichuk) · Oct 26, 2026
Kelley Hoven (by George Paladichuk) · Oct 26, 2026

How a pair gets on this wall

Each pair starts the same way: a photo, a pair of socks, and a handwritten note. The full process is in the playbook below.

Pick the photo. Use a clear face photo — the one you want on the socks.
Order the pair. Order custom face socks through HoopSwagg / Highrise Influence, as described in the playbook.
Write the note. A handwritten note goes with the socks — a few lines, in Dennis’s handwriting in the examples here.
Send it, and wait for the photo back. Recipients take a picture of the socks and send it back — that photo is how a pair gets on this wall.

The full process, step by step: Personalized Face Socks Process · How to Order Custom Face Socks

Want to send a pair? Email operations@blitzmetrics.com — tell us who it’s for, and we’ll take it from there.

Order your own face socks — blitzmetrics.com/face-socks/

Originally published November 9, 2026.