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== Revision ==

Not sure why this begins with television when the lead reads that he's best known as the founder of Tom's. I can't imagine anyone will object but leaving a note before I begin on a revision. [[User:JSFarman|JSFarman]] ([[User talk:JSFarman|talk]]) 19:16, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

:Finished! We need a photo though. [[User:JSFarman|JSFarman]] ([[User talk:JSFarman|talk]]) 22:47, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

Noticed that this bio shows up in searches tagged visibly with the name Joan Salge Blake (vs. the correct Blake Mycoskie) - and her book's are listed in with Blake's book (Start Something That Matters). Not sure how to uncouple these in searches - because his bio and name are correct on his actual Wikipedia page. [[User:AmyAllisonGray|AmyAllisonGray]] ([[User talk:AmyAllisonGray|talk]]) 16:10, 28 February 2018 (UTC)

== Please change parts of the page as per the request below ==

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Please update the page with latest information (work and award) available in the public domain and remove irrelevant promotional information about his family (siblings and ex-wife) from his personal life section.

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| Infobox ||
* Occupation: Founder and Chief Shoe Giver, [[Toms Shoes]]
* Organization: Clinton Global Initiative
* Spouse: Heather Lang Mycoskie (m. 2012-2020)
* Awards: Secretary of State’s 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence
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* Occupation: Founder, [[Toms Shoes]] and Co-founder, Madefor
* Organization: Clinton Global Initiative, B Team<ref>{{cite web |title=Chief Shoe Giver, Blake Mycoskie, joins The B Team |url=https://bteam.org/press/blake-mycoskie-joins-the-b-team |website=The B Team |language=en}}</ref>
* Spouse: Heather Lang (m. 2012-2020)
* Awards: Secretary of State’s 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence, amfAR’s Award of Courage<ref>{{cite news |title=amfAR honors Katy Perry and Blake Mycoskie at Wallis Annenberg |url=https://www.losangelesblade.com/2018/10/19/amfar-honors-katy-perry-at-wallis-annenberg/ |work=Los Angeles Blade |date=19 October 2018}}</ref>
|-
| Lead paragraph || '''Blake Mycoskie''' (born August 26, 1976) is an American entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. He is the founder of [[Toms Shoes]].<ref name=WSJ>{{cite web|last=Hubbard|first=Kelsey|title=Sole Man Blake Mycoskie|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204632204577131031031671906|work=January 7, 2012|publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref> || '''Blake Mycoskie''' (born August 26, 1976) is an American entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. He is the founder of [[Toms Shoes]]<ref name=WSJ>{{cite web|last=Hubbard|first=Kelsey|title=Sole Man Blake Mycoskie|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052970204632204577131031031671906|work=January 7, 2012|publisher=Wall Street Journal|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref> and co-founder of Madefor.
|-
| Career (last paragraph) || In August 2014, Mycoskie sold 50% of Toms to [[Bain Capital]], retaining his role as Chief Shoe Giver. In a company press release, he said: "In eight short years, we've had incredible success, and now we need a strategic partner who shares our bold vision for the future and can help us realize it." He will donate 50% of the profits from the sale to establish a fund that identifies and supports social entrepreneurship and other causes. Bain committed to matching Mycoskie's donation to the fund, and will continue the One For One business model.<ref>{{cite news|last1=De La Merced|first1=Michael J.|title=After Sale to Bain, Toms's Chief Wants to Expand Global Reach|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/toms-sells-half-of-itself-to-bain-capital/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0|accessdate=21 August 2014|work=The New York Times|date=August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Healy|first1=Beth|title=Bain Capital buys 50 percent of company that donates shoes|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/08/20/bain-capital-buys-percent-toms-shoes/gMrKiQ2PWX5bBzfIdpjlTJ/story.html|accessdate=21 August 2014|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Fell|first1=Jason|title=TOMS Lands Major Investment From Bain Capital|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/236704|accessdate=21 August 2014|magazine=Entrepreneur|date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> || In August 2014, Mycoskie sold 50% of Toms to [[Bain Capital]], retaining his role as Chief Shoe Giver. In a company press release, he said: "In eight short years, we've had incredible success, and now we need a strategic partner who shares our bold vision for the future and can help us realize it." He will donate 50% of the profits from the sale to establish a fund that identifies and supports social entrepreneurship and other causes. Bain committed to matching Mycoskie's donation to the fund, and will continue the One For One business model.<ref>{{cite news|last1=De La Merced|first1=Michael J.|title=After Sale to Bain, Toms's Chief Wants to Expand Global Reach|url=https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/08/20/toms-sells-half-of-itself-to-bain-capital/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0|accessdate=21 August 2014|work=The New York Times|date=August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Healy|first1=Beth|title=Bain Capital buys 50 percent of company that donates shoes|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/08/20/bain-capital-buys-percent-toms-shoes/gMrKiQ2PWX5bBzfIdpjlTJ/story.html|accessdate=21 August 2014|newspaper=Boston Globe|date=August 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Fell|first1=Jason|title=TOMS Lands Major Investment From Bain Capital|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/236704|accessdate=21 August 2014|magazine=Entrepreneur|date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> In December 2019, Mycoskie sold Toms to a group of creditors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Toms Shoes creditors to take over the company |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/30/toms-shoes-creditors-to-take-over-the-company.html |website=[[CNBC]] |accessdate=December 30, 2019 |language=en |date=30 December 2019}}</ref>

Mycoskie, with Pat Dossett, launched a wellness program called Madefor in March 2020. It is a subscription-based program that helps users adopt sustainable habits of body and mind; and develops lifestyle changes through practice-oriented monthly kit service.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Phelps |first1=Nicole |title=Blake Mycoskie Is Flourishing—And You Will Too If You Try His New Wellness Program, Madefor |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/blake-mycoskie-madefor-wellness-program |work=[[Vogue]] |date=May 15, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref> The kits are based on a scientific topic, and also contains the literature along with a physical tool to monitor progress of the users shift in behavior and mindset.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dishman |first1=Lydia |title=‘Modern living is tough’: Toms founder launches a wellness kit inspired by his own struggles |url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90471537/toms-founder-launches-a-back-to-basics-wellness-initiative-no-apps-or-gadget-required |website=[[Fast Company]] |date=4 March 2020}}</ref>
|-
| Personal life || Mycoskie, who lives in [[Los Angeles]], met his ex-wife, Heather Lang, before the two worked together at Toms. They have one son, Summit, and one daughter, Charlie.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moore|first=Booth|title=Toms Shoes: A Venice shoe-in|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/23/image/la-ig-toms-20121223|work=December 23, 2012|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Abkowitz|first1=Alyssa|title=How CEO Dads Cope with Paternity Leave|url=http://fortune.com/2015/06/17/ceo-dads-paternity-leave/|website=Fortune|publisher=Fortune|accessdate=16 August 2015|date=June 17, 2015}}</ref> Lang runs Toms Loves Animals, a program launched in May 2014 in conjunction with Toms.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Van't Haaff|first1=Corey|title=The Culture of Giving|url=http://moderndogmagazine.com/articles/culture-giving/59107|website=moderndogmazine.com|publisher=Modern Dog|accessdate=13 May 2015}}</ref> His sister, Paige Mycoskie, is the founder and designer of Aviator Nation, a surf lifestyle brand inspired by vintage sportswear; his brother, Tyler, works in marketing at Toms.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tushchman|first=Sari Ann|title=Biz-Savvy Sibs Give Back|url=http://la-confidential-magazine.com/style/articles/from-toms-to-aviator-nation-two-siblings-give-back|work=2013|publisher=LA Confidential|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref> Mycoskie is an avid golfer and fly fisher.<ref>{{cite web|last=Esper|first=Dawn|title=Jordan Spieth, Tony Romo get hot on greens to take Pebble Beach Pro-Am lead|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/golf/headlines/20130209-jordan-spieth-tony-romo-get-hot-on-greens-to-take-pebble-beach-pro-am-lead.ece|work=February 9, 2013|publisher=Dallas Morning News|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref> || Mycoskie lives in [[Jackson, Wyoming]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Staff |title=Tomorrow's Courage Today |url=https://issuu.com/sharpeyedeer/docs/200120-sed-jhsm-issue15-1920-book-for-issuu?e=36370301/76058118 |work=Jackson Hole Snowboarder magazine |issue=Issue Fifteen - Winter 2019/2020 |page=89}}</ref> He mutually separated with his ex-wife, Heather Lang in 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Phelps |first1=Nicole |title=Blake Mycoskie Is Flourishing—And You Will Too If You Try His New Wellness Program, Madefor |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/blake-mycoskie-madefor-wellness-program |work=[[Vogue]] |date=May 15, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref> They have one son, Summit, and one daughter, Charlie.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moore|first=Booth|title=Toms Shoes: A Venice shoe-in|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2012/dec/23/image/la-ig-toms-20121223|work=December 23, 2012|publisher=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Abkowitz|first1=Alyssa|title=How CEO Dads Cope with Paternity Leave|url=http://fortune.com/2015/06/17/ceo-dads-paternity-leave/|website=Fortune|publisher=Fortune|accessdate=16 August 2015|date=June 17, 2015}}</ref> Mycoskie also acts as a parent to Wubetu Shimelash, a young boy from Ethiopia. He has been Shimelash’s financial benefactor supporting his education from School of Tomorrow to [[Wake Forest University]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Henson |first1=Maria |title=Walking With the Hope |url=https://magazine.wfu.edu/2018/10/03/walking-with-the-hope/ |work=Wake Forest Magazine |date=3 October 2018}}</ref>

Mycoskie is an avid golfer, fly fisher, surfer<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moxley |first1=Mitch |title=20 Minutes With: Toms Shoes Founder Blake Mycoskie, Whose New Company Takes Aim at Physical and Mental Health |url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/20-minutes-with-toms-shoes-founder-blake-mycoskie-whose-new-company-takes-aim-at-physical-and-mental-health-01595876964 |website=www.barrons.com}}</ref> and adventure athlete,<ref>{{cite web|last=Esper|first=Dawn|title=Jordan Spieth, Tony Romo get hot on greens to take Pebble Beach Pro-Am lead|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/golf/headlines/20130209-jordan-spieth-tony-romo-get-hot-on-greens-to-take-pebble-beach-pro-am-lead.ece|work=February 9, 2013|publisher=Dallas Morning News|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Blake Mycoskie, Toms Shoes founder, on playing in the AT&T Pro-Am, downing beers before a tee time, and his ambitious anti-gun violence campaign |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/blake-mycoskie-toms-shoes-founder-on-playing-in-the-atandt-pro-am-downing-beers-before-a-tee-time-and-his-ambitious-anti-gun-violence-campaign |website=Golf Digest |language=en}}</ref> who enjoys rock climbing<ref>{{cite web |title=Blake Mycoskie on How Travel Can Inpsire Selflessness |url=https://www.sunset.com/travel/outdoor-adventure/blake-mycoskie |website=Sunset Magazine |date=13 December 2016}}</ref> and polo.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS, on the power of entrepreneurship |url=https://sporteluxe.com/staging/blake-mycoskie-founder-of-toms-on-the-power-of-entrepreneurship/ |website=Sporteluxe magazine |date=12 February 2016}}</ref> He is an investor at Urban Golf Performance,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Williams |first1=Aniesia |title=How this Game-Chaning Golf Performance Facility Landed Blake Mycoskie as an Investor |url=https://destinationluxury.com/golf-facility-landed-blake-mycoskie-investor/ |website=Destination Luxury |date=1 August 2018}}</ref> and Athletic Brewing Company;<ref>{{cite web |last1=Furnari |first1=Chris |title=Leading Non-Alcoholic Beer Maker Athletic Brewing Closes $17.5 Million Series B Round Backed By Darren Rovell And Blake Mycoskie |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisfurnari/2020/03/10/leading-non-alcoholic-beer-maker-athletic-brewing-closes-175-million-series-b-round-backed-by-darren-rovell-and-blake-mycoskie/#494a4139cc62 |website=[[Forbes]] magazine |language=en}}</ref> and was a participant of the [[Sexiest Bachelor in America Pageant]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sexiest Bachelor in America, The (2000) - Overview - TCM.com |url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/478489/Sexiest-Bachelor-in-America-The/ |website=Turner Classic Movies |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| Awards and Honors ||
* [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health]] Next Generation Award, April 9, 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/voices/events/chelsea/|title=Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation|first1=677 Huntington Avenue|last1=Boston|last2=Ma 02115 +1495‑1000|date=31 March 2015|website=Voices in Leadership|accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/fellowship2015/next-generation-award/|title=Next Generation Award|first1=677 Huntington Avenue|last1=Boston|last2=Ma 02115 +1495‑1000|date=4 March 2015|website=Fellowship Celebration|accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref>
* Keynote speaker, SXSW Interactive, 2014 <ref name="USA Today coffee">{{cite web|last=Graham|first=Jefferson|title=SXSW {{!}} Toms Expands to Coffee|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/03/12/sxsw--toms-expands-to-coffee/6284525/|work=March 12, 2014|publisher=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Altruism Abounds at SXSW Interactive: Blake Mycoskie of TOMS to Speak on Tuesday, March 11, 2014|url=http://www.sxsw.com/interactive/news/2013/altruism-abounds-sxsw-interactive-blake-mycoskie-toms-speak-tuesday-march-11|work=December, 2013|publisher=SXSW|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref>
* ''[[USA Today]]'', "Five Best Communicators In The World" 2013<ref>{{cite web|last=Kay|first=Andrea|title=How to enthrall an audience when you speak|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/kay/2014/01/18/at-work-effective-public-speaking/4505633/|work=January 25, 2013|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
* ISPA Humanitarian Award (2013)<ref>{{cite web|title=Philanthropist Blake Mycoskie will receive ISPA Humanitarian Award|url=http://www.smartbrief.com/05/29/13/philanthropist-blake-mycoskie-will-receive-ispa-humanitarian-award#.UxpKpPldVtU|work=May 29, 2013|publisher=Smart Brief|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
*''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' "40 Under 40" (2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=40 Under 40 - Blake Mycoskie|url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/news/companies/1110/gallery.40_under_40.fortune/34.html|work=October 25, 2011|publisher=Fortune|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
* [[ABC News]] Person of the Week (2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=Person of the Week: TOMS Shoes Founder Blake Mycoskie|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/PersonOfWeek/person-week-toms-shoes-founder-blake-mycoskie/story?id=13331473|work=April 8, 2011|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
* Keynote speaker, [[SXSW]] (2011)<ref>{{cite web|last=Shapshank|first=Toby|title=South by SouthWest: Blake Mycoskie, a man comfortable in his own shoes|url=http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-03-16-south-by-southwest-blake-mycoskie-a-man-comfortable-in-his-own-shoes/#.UxpLXPldVtU|work=March 16, 2011|publisher=Daily Maverick|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
* Secretary of State’s Award of Corporate Excellence (2009)<ref>{{cite web|last=Mycoskie|first=Blake|title=TOMS Shoes Accepts the Secretary of State's 2009 ACE Award|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/blake-mycoskie/toms-shoes-accepts-the-se_b_387780.html|work=December 10, 2009|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
* ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' "America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs" (2008)<ref>{{cite web|title=America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/04/0403_social_entrepreneurs/26.htm|work=2008|publisher=Bloomberg Business Week|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
*''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' "Heroes Among Us" (2007)<ref>{{cite web|last=Ingrassia|first=Lisa|title=He Gave 50,000 Kids Their First Pair of Shoes|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20060246,00.html|work=September 10, 2007|publisher=People|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
* People’s Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (2007)<ref>{{cite web|title=TOMS Shoes Win the 2007 People's Design Award|url=http://www.cooperhewitt.org/press/2012/08/10/toms-shoes-win-2007-people%E2%80%99s-design-award|work=October 19, 2007|publisher=Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt (Press release)|accessdate=7 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309024204/http://www.cooperhewitt.org/press/2012/08/10/toms-shoes-win-2007-people%E2%80%99s-design-award|archive-date=2014-03-09|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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* Cannes LionHeart Award, 2016<ref>{{cite web |title=The Cannes Lionheart Award 2016 goes to TOMS founder, Blake Mycoskie |url=http://www.thestable.com.au/the-cannes-lionheart-award-2016-goes-to-toms-founder-blake-mycoskie/ |website=The Stable}}</ref>
* [[Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health]] Next Generation Award, April 9, 2015<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/voices/events/chelsea/|title=Chelsea Clinton, Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation|first1=677 Huntington Avenue|last1=Boston|last2=Ma 02115 +1495‑1000|date=31 March 2015|website=Voices in Leadership|accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/fellowship2015/next-generation-award/|title=Next Generation Award|first1=677 Huntington Avenue|last1=Boston|last2=Ma 02115 +1495‑1000|date=4 March 2015|website=Fellowship Celebration|accessdate=3 January 2019}}</ref>
* Keynote speaker, SXSW Interactive, 2014 <ref name="USA Today coffee">{{cite web|last=Graham|first=Jefferson|title=SXSW {{!}} Toms Expands to Coffee|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/03/12/sxsw--toms-expands-to-coffee/6284525/|work=March 12, 2014|publisher=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Altruism Abounds at SXSW Interactive: Blake Mycoskie of TOMS to Speak on Tuesday, March 11, 2014|url=http://www.sxsw.com/interactive/news/2013/altruism-abounds-sxsw-interactive-blake-mycoskie-toms-speak-tuesday-march-11|work=December, 2013|publisher=SXSW|accessdate=12 March 2014}}</ref>
* ''[[USA Today]]'', "Five Best Communicators In The World" 2013<ref>{{cite web|last=Kay|first=Andrea|title=How to enthrall an audience when you speak|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/kay/2014/01/18/at-work-effective-public-speaking/4505633/|work=January 25, 2013|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
* ISPA Humanitarian Award (2013)<ref>{{cite web|title=Philanthropist Blake Mycoskie will receive ISPA Humanitarian Award|url=http://www.smartbrief.com/05/29/13/philanthropist-blake-mycoskie-will-receive-ispa-humanitarian-award#.UxpKpPldVtU|work=May 29, 2013|publisher=Smart Brief|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
*''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' "40 Under 40" (2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=40 Under 40 - Blake Mycoskie|url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/news/companies/1110/gallery.40_under_40.fortune/34.html|work=October 25, 2011|publisher=Fortune|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
* [[ABC News]] Person of the Week (2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=Person of the Week: TOMS Shoes Founder Blake Mycoskie|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/PersonOfWeek/person-week-toms-shoes-founder-blake-mycoskie/story?id=13331473|work=April 8, 2011|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
* Keynote speaker, [[SXSW]] (2011)<ref>{{cite web|last=Shapshank|first=Toby|title=South by SouthWest: Blake Mycoskie, a man comfortable in his own shoes|url=http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2011-03-16-south-by-southwest-blake-mycoskie-a-man-comfortable-in-his-own-shoes/#.UxpLXPldVtU|work=March 16, 2011|publisher=Daily Maverick|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
* Secretary of State’s Award of Corporate Excellence (2009)<ref>{{cite web|last=Mycoskie|first=Blake|title=TOMS Shoes Accepts the Secretary of State's 2009 ACE Award|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/blake-mycoskie/toms-shoes-accepts-the-se_b_387780.html|work=December 10, 2009|publisher=Huffington Post|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
* ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' "America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs" (2008)<ref>{{cite web|title=America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs|url=http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/04/0403_social_entrepreneurs/26.htm|work=2008|publisher=Bloomberg Business Week|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
*''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' "Heroes Among Us" (2007)<ref>{{cite web|last=Ingrassia|first=Lisa|title=He Gave 50,000 Kids Their First Pair of Shoes|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20060246,00.html|work=September 10, 2007|publisher=People|accessdate=7 March 2014}}</ref>
* People’s Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (2007)<ref>{{cite web|title=TOMS Shoes Win the 2007 People's Design Award|url=http://www.cooperhewitt.org/press/2012/08/10/toms-shoes-win-2007-people%E2%80%99s-design-award|work=October 19, 2007|publisher=Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt (Press release)|accessdate=7 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309024204/http://www.cooperhewitt.org/press/2012/08/10/toms-shoes-win-2007-people%E2%80%99s-design-award|archive-date=2014-03-09|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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[[User:YutaMales|YutaMales]] - I have made the edits you requested. I have tweaked it at some places to avoid adding irrelevant/unnecessary information. [[User:Westminster88|Westminster88]] ([[User talk:Westminster88|talk]]) 11:19, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

:{{u|YutaMales}}, {{u|Westminster88}}: I have marked the following sources and will remove them if [[WP:RS|reliable sources]] are not provided:
:* ''Forbes Sites'' ([https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisfurnari/2020/03/10/leading-non-alcoholic-beer-maker-athletic-brewing-closes-175-million-series-b-round-backed-by-darren-rovell-and-blake-mycoskie/#494a4139cc62]) Forbes contributors are not reliable sources. See [[WP:FORBESCON]].
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:* {{tq|Keynote speaker, SXSW Interactive, 2014}}, {{tq|Keynote speaker, SXSW (2011)}}, being a keynote speaker is not an award or honour.
:Best, --[[User:MarioGom|MarioGom]] ([[User talk:MarioGom|talk]]) 14:22, 8 January 2021 (UTC)

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Not sure why this begins with television when the lead reads that he's best known as the founder of Tom's. I can't imagine anyone will object but leaving a note before I begin on a revision. JSFarman (talk) 19:16, 5 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Finished! We need a photo though. JSFarman (talk) 22:47, 8 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Noticed that this bio shows up in searches tagged visibly with the name Joan Salge Blake (vs. the correct Blake Mycoskie) - and her book's are listed in with Blake's book (Start Something That Matters). Not sure how to uncouple these in searches - because his bio and name are correct on his actual Wikipedia page. AmyAllisonGray (talk) 16:10, 28 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Please change parts of the page as per the request below

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Information to be added or removed: Please update the page with latest information (work and award) available in the public domain and remove irrelevant promotional information about his family (siblings and ex-wife) from his personal life section.

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Infobox
  • Occupation: Founder and Chief Shoe Giver, Toms Shoes
  • Organization: Clinton Global Initiative
  • Spouse: Heather Lang Mycoskie (m. 2012-2020)
  • Awards: Secretary of State’s 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence
  • Occupation: Founder, Toms Shoes and Co-founder, Madefor
  • Organization: Clinton Global Initiative, B Team[1]
  • Spouse: Heather Lang (m. 2012-2020)
  • Awards: Secretary of State’s 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence, amfAR’s Award of Courage[2]
Lead paragraph Blake Mycoskie (born August 26, 1976) is an American entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Toms Shoes.[3] Blake Mycoskie (born August 26, 1976) is an American entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Toms Shoes[3] and co-founder of Madefor.
Career (last paragraph) In August 2014, Mycoskie sold 50% of Toms to Bain Capital, retaining his role as Chief Shoe Giver. In a company press release, he said: "In eight short years, we've had incredible success, and now we need a strategic partner who shares our bold vision for the future and can help us realize it." He will donate 50% of the profits from the sale to establish a fund that identifies and supports social entrepreneurship and other causes. Bain committed to matching Mycoskie's donation to the fund, and will continue the One For One business model.[4][5][6] In August 2014, Mycoskie sold 50% of Toms to Bain Capital, retaining his role as Chief Shoe Giver. In a company press release, he said: "In eight short years, we've had incredible success, and now we need a strategic partner who shares our bold vision for the future and can help us realize it." He will donate 50% of the profits from the sale to establish a fund that identifies and supports social entrepreneurship and other causes. Bain committed to matching Mycoskie's donation to the fund, and will continue the One For One business model.[7][8][9] In December 2019, Mycoskie sold Toms to a group of creditors.[10]

Mycoskie, with Pat Dossett, launched a wellness program called Madefor in March 2020. It is a subscription-based program that helps users adopt sustainable habits of body and mind; and develops lifestyle changes through practice-oriented monthly kit service.[11] The kits are based on a scientific topic, and also contains the literature along with a physical tool to monitor progress of the users shift in behavior and mindset.[12]

Personal life Mycoskie, who lives in Los Angeles, met his ex-wife, Heather Lang, before the two worked together at Toms. They have one son, Summit, and one daughter, Charlie.[13][14] Lang runs Toms Loves Animals, a program launched in May 2014 in conjunction with Toms.[15] His sister, Paige Mycoskie, is the founder and designer of Aviator Nation, a surf lifestyle brand inspired by vintage sportswear; his brother, Tyler, works in marketing at Toms.[16] Mycoskie is an avid golfer and fly fisher.[17] Mycoskie lives in Jackson, Wyoming.[18] He mutually separated with his ex-wife, Heather Lang in 2020.[19] They have one son, Summit, and one daughter, Charlie.[20][21] Mycoskie also acts as a parent to Wubetu Shimelash, a young boy from Ethiopia. He has been Shimelash’s financial benefactor supporting his education from School of Tomorrow to Wake Forest University.[22]

Mycoskie is an avid golfer, fly fisher, surfer[23] and adventure athlete,[24][25] who enjoys rock climbing[26] and polo.[27] He is an investor at Urban Golf Performance,[28] and Athletic Brewing Company;[29] and was a participant of the Sexiest Bachelor in America Pageant.[30]

Awards and Honors

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  29. ^ Furnari, Chris. "Leading Non-Alcoholic Beer Maker Athletic Brewing Closes $17.5 Million Series B Round Backed By Darren Rovell And Blake Mycoskie". Forbes magazine.
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  53. ^ Mycoskie, Blake. "TOMS Shoes Accepts the Secretary of State's 2009 ACE Award". December 10, 2009. Huffington Post. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  54. ^ "America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs". 2008. Bloomberg Business Week. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
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YutaMales - I have made the edits you requested. I have tweaked it at some places to avoid adding irrelevant/unnecessary information. Westminster88 (talk) 11:19, 6 October 2020 (UTC)[reply]

YutaMales, Westminster88: I have marked the following sources and will remove them if reliable sources are not provided:
  • Forbes Sites ([1]) Forbes contributors are not reliable sources. See WP:FORBESCON.
I have reverted the following change:
  • Keynote speaker, SXSW Interactive, 2014, Keynote speaker, SXSW (2011), being a keynote speaker is not an award or honour.
Best, --MarioGom (talk) 14:22, 8 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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