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| education = [[Southern Methodist University]]<br>[[Southern Methodist University|SMU Cox School of Business]] |
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| organization = TOMS shoes |
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| organization = Clinton Global Initiative, B Team<ref>{{cite news |title=Chief Shoe Giver, Blake Mycoskie, joins the B Team |work=bteam.org |url=https://bteam.org/press/blake-mycoskie-joins-the-b-team |date=21 January 2014 |access-date=5 October 2020}}</ref> |
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'''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| |
'''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|date=January 7, 2012|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> and co-founder of Madefor.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Phelps|first=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|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=Vogue|date=May 15, 2020 |language=en-us}}</ref> |
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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Mycoskie was born in [[Arlington, Texas]] to Mike Mycoskie, an |
Mycoskie was born in [[Arlington, Texas]], to Mike Mycoskie, an [[orthopaedic surgeon]], and Pam Mycoskie, an author. After first attending Arlington Martin High School, he graduated from [[St. Stephen's Episcopal School (Austin, Texas)|St. Stephen's Episcopal School]] in [[Austin, Texas|Austin]] in 1995. Mycoskie, who began playing tennis when he was 10, attended [[Southern Methodist University]] on a partial tennis scholarship in 1995, and elected a dual major in philosophy and business.<ref name="CNN Money">{{cite web|last=Shambora|first=Jessica|title=How Toms Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie got started|url=https://money.cnn.com/2010/03/16/smallbusiness/toms_shoes_blake_mycoskie.fortune/|date=March 16, 2010|publisher=CNN|access-date=March 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309054114/https://money.cnn.com/2010/03/16/smallbusiness/toms_shoes_blake_mycoskie.fortune/|archive-date=March 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> After an [[Achilles tendon]] injury he sustained as a sophomore, which effectively ended his tennis career, Mycoskie left SMU and launched his first business, EZ Laundry.<ref name=NPR>{{cite web|last=Grigsby Bates|first=Karen|title='Soul Mates': Shoe Entrepreneur Finds Love In Giving|url=https://www.npr.org/2010/11/23/131550142/-soul-mates-shoe-entrepreneur-finds-love-in-giving|date=November 26, 2010|publisher=NPR|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> Originally focused on SMU, which had no on-campus dry cleaning service, EZ Laundry expanded, ultimately employing more than 40 people, servicing three universities, and generating approximately $1 million in sales.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wong|first=Grace|title=Blake Mycoskie: Sole ambition|url=http://edition.cnn.hu/2008/BUSINESS/09/26/mycoskie.profile/index.html|date=September 26, 2008|publisher=CNN|access-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309011424/http://edition.cnn.hu/2008/BUSINESS/09/26/mycoskie.profile/index.html|archive-date=March 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mycoskie sold the company to his partner in 1999. |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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After college, Mycoskie moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and founded Mycoskie Media, an outdoor billboard company that focused mainly on marketing [[country music]]. The company was quickly profitable, and was bought by [[Clear Channel Communications|Clear Channel]] nine months after its launch.<ref name=BoF>{{cite web|last=Amred, Imam|first=Vikram Alexi Kansara|title=Founder Stories {{!}} Blake Mycoskie of Toms on Social Entrepreneurship and Finding His 'Business Soulmate'|url=http://www.businessoffashion.com/2013/07/founder-stories-blake-mycoskie-of-toms-on-social-entrepreneurship-and-finding-his-business-soulmate.html| |
After college, Mycoskie moved to [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]] and founded Mycoskie Media, an outdoor billboard company that focused mainly on marketing [[country music]]. The company was quickly profitable, and was bought by [[Clear Channel Communications|Clear Channel]] nine months after its launch.<ref name=BoF>{{cite web|last=Amred, Imam|first=Vikram Alexi Kansara|title=Founder Stories {{!}} Blake Mycoskie of Toms on Social Entrepreneurship and Finding His 'Business Soulmate'|url=http://www.businessoffashion.com/2013/07/founder-stories-blake-mycoskie-of-toms-on-social-entrepreneurship-and-finding-his-business-soulmate.html|date=July 29, 2013|work=[[Business of Fashion]]|access-date=March 7, 2014|archive-date=March 16, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150316203200/http://www.businessoffashion.com/2013/07/founder-stories-blake-mycoskie-of-toms-on-social-entrepreneurship-and-finding-his-business-soulmate.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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In 2001, Mycoskie and his sister, Paige Mycoskie, applied for the cast of ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]''. A member of the ''Survivor'' production team told them about ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]'', which had yet to debut, and they instead pursued a team position on that show. They competed in the [[The Amazing Race 2|second season]] of ''The Amazing Race'' and finished in third place, missing a million dollar prize by four minutes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sire|first=Brigitte|title=Saving Soles|url=http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/2009/04/01/blake-mycoskie-saves-the-world-step-by-step/| |
In 2001, Mycoskie and his sister, [[Paige Mycoskie]], applied for the cast of ''[[Survivor (American TV series)|Survivor]]''. A member of the ''Survivor'' production team told them about ''[[The Amazing Race (American TV series)|The Amazing Race]]'', which had yet to debut, and they instead pursued a team position on that show. They competed in the [[The Amazing Race 2|second season]] of ''The Amazing Race'' and finished in third place, missing a million dollar prize by four minutes.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sire|first=Brigitte|title=Saving Soles|url=http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/2009/04/01/blake-mycoskie-saves-the-world-step-by-step/|date=April 1, 2009|work=[[Hemispheres (magazine)|Hemispheres]] |access-date=March 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309024813/http://www.hemispheresmagazine.com/2009/04/01/blake-mycoskie-saves-the-world-step-by-step/|archive-date=March 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Mycoskie moved to Los Angeles later that year.<ref name=BusinessWeek>{{cite web|title=Executive Profile: Blake Mycocksie|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=79089034&privcapId=51581898&previousCapId=51581898&previous%20Title=TOMS%20Shoes,%20Inc.|date=March 7, 2014|work=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]|access-date=March 7, 2014}}{{dead link|date=April 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> |
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In Los Angeles, Mycoskie co-founded the cable network Reality Central with [[Larry Namer]], a founder of [[E! Entertainment Television]]. Raising $25 |
In Los Angeles, Mycoskie co-founded the cable network Reality Central with [[Larry Namer]], a founder of [[E! Entertainment Television]]. Raising $25 million from venture capitalists, along with other members of reality show casts,<ref name=Forbes>{{cite web|last=Colao|first=J.J.|title=The Trials Of Entrepreneurship: Toms Founder Blake Mycoskie On Starting Up Again ... And Again|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2014/03/03/the-trials-of-entrepreneurship-toms-founder-blake-mycoskie-on-starting-up-again-and-again/|date=March 3, 2014|work=[[Forbes]]|access-date=August 6, 2016}}</ref>{{Better source|date=January 2021}} the network launched in 2003 with a plan of airing original content and re-runs of reality programming.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sellers|first=Andrea|title=Former 'The Amazing Race' contestant Blake Mycoskie announces all-reality 'Reality Central' television network|url=http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/former-the-amazing-race-contestant-blake-mycoskie-announces-all-reality-reality-central-televsion-network-1121.php|date=April 28, 2003|work=Reality TV World|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> Although the network had moderate success, it folded in 2005 after [[Rupert Murdoch]] launched the [[Fox Reality Channel]] and outbid Reality Central for advertisers and programming.<ref>{{cite news|title=Get to the top with Mycoskie's 5 tips|url=http://www.cnn.com/2008/BUSINESS/09/26/mycoskie.tips/index.html?eref=rss_latest|date=September 26, 2008|publisher=CNN |access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> Determined to pursue an entrepreneurial path, Mycoskie then partnered with the founders of TrafficSchool.com to create DriversEd Direct, an online driver's education service which additionally offered behind-the-wheel training in [[Hybrid vehicles|hybrid]] and [[Sport utility vehicle|sport utility]] vehicles.<ref name=Forbes /> To promote DriversEdDirect, he created Closer Marketing Group, a Santa Monica-based marketing firm specializing in brand development and viral marketing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Blake Mycoskie, Contributor Profile|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/blake-mycoskie/|year=2014|work=[[HuffPost]]|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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Mycoskie visited [[Argentina]] on vacation in 2006. While there, he met an American woman who was part of a volunteer organization that provided shoes for children in need. Mycoskie spent several days traveling from village to village with the group, as well as on his own. " |
Mycoskie visited [[Argentina]] on vacation in 2006. While there, he met an American woman who was part of a volunteer organization that provided shoes for children in need. Mycoskie spent several days traveling from village to village with the group, as well as on his own. "[I witnessed] the intense pockets of poverty just outside the bustling capital", he wrote in a 2011 article for ''[[Business Insider]]''. "It dramatically heightened my awareness. Yes, I knew somewhere in the back of my mind that poor children around the world often went barefoot, but now, for the first time, I saw the real effects of being shoeless: the blisters, the sores, the infections."<ref>{{cite web|last=Mycoskie|first=Blake|title=Blake Mycoskie Conceived The Idea For Toms Shoes While Sitting On A Farm, Pondering Life, In Argentina|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/blake-mycoskie-argentina-toms-shoes-2011-09|date=September 21, 2011|work=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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Inspired, Mycoskie returned to the United States and founded Shoes for Better Tomorrows. Designed as a for-profit business that could |
Inspired, Mycoskie returned to the United States and founded Shoes for Better Tomorrows. Designed as a for-profit business that could give new shoes to disadvantaged children, the company would donate a new pair of shoes for every pair of shoes sold. An early example of [[social entrepreneurship]], the shoes, similar to the Argentinian [[Alpargata]], were created to appeal to a worldwide audience, which would both sustain the company's mission and generate profit.<ref>{{cite web|last=Zimmerman|first=Mike|title=The Business of Giving: Toms Shoes|url=http://www.success.com/article/the-business-of-giving-toms-shoes|year=2013|work=[[Success (magazine)|Success]]|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Burstein|first=David D.|title=Blake Mycoskie, Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of Toms Shoes|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1694885/blake-mycoskie-founder-and-chief-shoe-giver-toms-shoes|year=2008|work=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> Shoes for a Better Tomorrow, later shortened to Toms,<ref name=Inc>{{cite web|last=Schweitzer|first=Tamara|title=The Way I Work: Blake Mycoskie of Toms Shoes|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100601/the-way-i-work-blake-mycoskie-of-toms-shoes.html|year=2010|work=[[Inc. (magazine)|Inc.]]|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> was started in 2006; by 2013, the company had donated more than 10,000,000 pairs of shoes to people in need.<ref name=Time>{{cite magazine|last=Groden|first=Claire|title=Toms Hits 10 Million Mark on Donated Shoes Read more: Toms Hits 10 Million Mark on Donated Shoes|url=https://style.time.com/2013/06/26/toms-hits-10-million-mark-on-donated-shoes/|date=June 26, 2013|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> The shoes are sold globally in more than 1000 stores.<ref>{{cite web|title=40 Under 40|url=https://money.cnn.com/galleries/2011/news/companies/1110/gallery.40_under_40.fortune/34.html|year=2011|publisher=CNN|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2011, Toms expanded to include eyeglasses in its " |
In 2011, Toms expanded to include eyeglasses in its "one for one" offering—for every pair of sunglasses purchased, sight-saving medical treatment, prescription glasses, or surgery is donated to a person in need.<ref name="LA Times 1">{{cite web|last=Moore|first=Booth|title=Toms founder Blake Mycoskie is known for pairing fashion and causes|url=https://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-xpm-2011-jun-11-la-ig-toms-20110611-story.html|date=June 11, 2011|work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> While Mycoskie conceived the idea, a "Sight Giving Partner", the Seva Foundation, was contracted to administer the actual program, which launched in [[Nepal]], Tibet, and [[Cambodia]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Garton|first=Christina|title=Toms' Blake Mycoskie announces next one-to-one product for charity|url=http://yourlife.usatoday.com/mind-soul/doing-good/kindness/post/2011/06/toms-blake-mycoskie-announces-next-one-to-one-product-for-charity/173576/1|date=June 8, 2011|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> In a 2012 interview with ''[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]]'', Mycoskie said it was helpful for him to work with Seva. "I've been there when (people have had) surgery ... and I've handed out the glasses. But as Toms grows, it has to be less about 'What's Blake's most intimate, joyful experience?' and more about 'What's the great need?'"<ref>{{cite web|last=Clendaniel|first=Morgan|title=Toms Glasses: The Newest Buy-One-Give-One Product from Toms Shoes|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1758060/toms-glasses-newest-buy-one-give-one-product-toms-shoes|date=June 7, 2011|work=Fast Company|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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Mycoskie published the book ''Start Something That Matters'' in 2011. In it, he wrote about the virtues of [[social entrepreneurship]] and the concept of businesses using their profits and company assets to make [[charitable donation]]s or engage in other charitable efforts, using his experience with Toms to demonstrate both the intangible and real returns.<ref name=Greene>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnbc.com/ |
Mycoskie published the book ''Start Something That Matters'' in 2011. In it, he wrote about the virtues of [[social entrepreneurship]] and the concept of businesses using their profits and company assets to make [[charitable donation]]s or engage in other charitable efforts, using his experience with Toms to demonstrate both the intangible and real returns.<ref name=Greene>{{cite news |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2011/09/07/interview-with-blake-mycoskie-the-author-of-start-something-that-matters.html |publisher=[[CNBC]] |title=Interview with Blake Mycoskie the Author of 'Start Something That Matters' |date=September 7, 2011 |access-date=February 5, 2013 |author=Kerima Greene}}</ref> For every copy of ''Start Something That Matters'' sold, Mycoskie promised to give a children's book to a child [[Poverty|in need]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://lfpress.com/life/fashion/2011/08/04/18509571-qmi.html |author=QMI Agency |newspaper=[[London Free Press]] |title=Q&A with Toms shoes Founder Blake Mycoskie |date=August 4, 2011 |access-date=February 5, 2013|author-link=QMI Agency }}</ref> Fifty percent of royalties from the book were then used to provide grants to up-and-coming entrepreneurs,<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1776334/toms-shoes-ceo-blake-mycoskie-social-entrepreneurship-telling-stories-and-his-new-book |date=September 5, 2011 |magazine=[[Fast Company (magazine)|Fast Company]] |access-date=February 5, 2013 |title=Toms Shoes CEO Blake Mycoskie On Social Entrepreneurship, Telling Stories, And His New Book |author=Ariel Schwartz}}</ref> and Mycoskie increased this to 100% in late 2012.<ref>{{cite news |publisher=Ezine.com |title=Change the World – Start Something That Matters |author=Sandi Gordon |date=January 3, 2013}}</ref> The book became a ''[[The New York Times Bestseller List|New York Times]]'' best-selling business book,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/2011-10-23/hardcover-business-books/list.html |title=Hardcover Business Books |access-date=February 5, 2013 |date=October 2011 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> and a number one ''New York Times'' best-seller in the advice category.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.startsomethingthatmatters.com/2011/09/1-new-york-times-bestseller-thank-you/ |title=Reprint of New York Times best-seller list |access-date=February 5, 2013 |date=September 16, 2011}}</ref> |
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At [[SXSW]] in 2014, Mycoskie announced the launch of |
At [[SXSW]] in 2014, Mycoskie announced the launch of Toms Roasting Co., a company which offers coffee sourced through direct trade efforts in [[Rwanda]], [[Honduras]], [[Peru]], [[Guatemala]], and [[Malawi]]. Toms Roasting Co. will donate a week of water to people in need in supplier countries for every bag of coffee sold. In 2014, Mycoskie announced that Toms would launch an additional "one for one" product every year.<ref>{{cite news|last=Strom|first=Stephanie|title=Turning Coffee Into Water to Expand Business Model|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/12/business/turning-coffee-into-water-to-expand-a-one-for-one-business-model.html|date=March 11, 2014|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{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/|date=March 12, 2014|work=USA Today}}</ref> |
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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 |
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|access-date=August 21, 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|access-date=August 21, 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|access-date=August 21, 2014|magazine=[[Entrepreneur (magazine)|Entrepreneur]] |date=August 20, 2014}}</ref> |
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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 name=":0" /> The kits are based on different scientific topics, and contain the literature along with a physical tool to monitor progress of the users' shift in behavior and mindset.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dishman|first=Lydia|date=2020 |
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 name=":0" /> The kits are based on different scientific topics, and contain the literature along with a physical tool to monitor progress of the users' shift in behavior and mindset.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dishman|first=Lydia|date=March 4, 2020|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|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=Fast Company|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==''The Amazing Race''== |
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{{Main|The Amazing Race 2}} |
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in January 2002, Mycoskie competed on the [[The Amazing Race 2|second season]] of the [[CBS]] adventure reality show ''[[The Amazing Race]]'' with his younger sister [[Paige Mycoskie|Paige]]. The two reached the final leg of the race and finished in third place.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-amazing-race-2/cast/1030011854/ | title=The Amazing Race 2 }}</ref> |
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===The Amazing Race 2 finishes=== |
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*An {{fontcolor|#0645AD|<u>underlined blue</u>}} placement with a double-dagger ({{double-dagger}}) indicates that Blake and Paige were the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg. |
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*A {{green|green ƒ}} indicates that Blake and Paige won the Fast Forward. |
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|4th of 11 |
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|{{efn|name=Tie1|Blake & Paige tied with Hope and Norm for 4th place.}} |
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|'''[[The Amazing Race 2#Leg 2 (Brazil)|2]]''' |
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|'''[[The Amazing Race 2#Leg 3 (Brazil → South Africa)|3]]''' |
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|'''Blake''' |
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|5th of 9 |
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|{{efn|name=Tie2|Blake & Paige tied with Shola and Doyin for 5th place.}} |
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|'''Blake''' |
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|4th of 8 |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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Mycoskie lives in [[Jackson, Wyoming]].<ref>{{Cite web| |
Mycoskie lives in [[Jackson, Wyoming]].<ref>{{Cite web |first=Robyn |last=Vincent |date=Winter 2019–2020 |url=https://issuu.com/sharpeyedeer/docs/200120-sed-jhsm-issue15-1920-book-for-issuu/1 |title=Tomorrow's Courage Today |work=Jackson Hole Snowboarder Magazine |issue=15 |pages=89–92 |access-date=October 5, 2020 |via=[[Issuu]]}}</ref> He divorced his ex-wife, Heather Lang in 2020.<ref name=":0" /> They have one son, Summit, and one daughter, Charlie.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moore|first=Booth|title=Toms Shoes: A Venice shoe-in|url=https://www.latimes.com/fashion/la-xpm-2012-dec-23-la-ig-toms-20121223-story.html|date=December 23, 2012|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=March 7, 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 (magazine)|Fortune]]|access-date=August 16, 2015|date=June 17, 2015}}</ref> Mycoskie also provides financial support to Wubetu Shimelash, a young boy from Ethiopia. He has been Shimelash's financial benefactor, supporting his education.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Henson|first=Maria|date=October 3, 2018|title=Walking With the Hope|url=https://magazine.wfu.edu/2018/10/03/walking-with-the-hope/|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=Wake Forest Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Mycoskie is an avid golfer, fly fisher, surfer<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moxley|first=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|access-date=2020 |
Mycoskie is an avid golfer, fly fisher, surfer<ref>{{Cite web|last=Moxley|first=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|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=barrons.com|language=en-US}}</ref> and adventure athlete,<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|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=Golf Digest|language=en}}</ref> who enjoys rock climbing<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 13, 2016|title=Blake Mycoskie on How Travel Can Inspire Selflessness|url=https://www.sunset.com/travel/outdoor-adventure/blake-mycoskie|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=[[Sunset (magazine)|Sunset]] |language=en-US}}</ref> and polo.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 12, 2016|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/|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=Sporteluxe}}</ref> He is an investor at Urban Golf Performance,<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 1, 2018|title=How This Game-Changing Golf Performance Facility Landed Blake Mycoskie As an Investor|url=https://destinationluxury.com/golf-facility-landed-blake-mycoskie-investor/|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=Destination Luxury|language=en-US}}</ref> and Athletic Brewing Company;<ref>{{Cite web|last=Furnari|first=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/|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref> and was a participant of the [[Sexiest Bachelor in America Pageant]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Sexiest Bachelor in America|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/478489/the-sexiest-bachelor-in-america|access-date=October 5, 2020|website=tcm.com|language=en}}</ref> |
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==Awards and honors== |
==Awards and honors== |
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* Cannes LionHeart Award, 2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Cannes Lionheart Award 2016 goes to |
* 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/|access-date=October 6, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* [[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= |
* [[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=March 31, 2015|website=Voices in Leadership|access-date=January 3, 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=March 4, 2015|website=Fellowship Celebration|access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref> |
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* ''[[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/| |
* ''[[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/|date=January 25, 2013|work=USA Today|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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* 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 |
* 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|date=May 29, 2013|publisher=Smart Brief|access-date=March 7, 2014|archive-date=March 9, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309023657/http://www.smartbrief.com/05/29/13/philanthropist-blake-mycoskie-will-receive-ispa-humanitarian-award|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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*''[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]'' "40 Under 40" (2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=40 Under 40 |
*''[[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|date=October 25, 2011|work=Fortune|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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* [[ABC News]] Person of the Week (2011)<ref>{{cite web|title=Person of the Week: |
* [[ABC News (United States)|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|date=April 8, 2011|publisher=ABC News|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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* Secretary of |
* 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|date=December 10, 2009|work=HuffPost|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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* ''[[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| |
* ''[[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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090406121707/http://images.businessweek.com/ss/09/04/0403_social_entrepreneurs/26.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 6, 2009|year=2008|work=Bloomberg Businessweek|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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*''[[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| |
*''[[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|date=September 10, 2007|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=March 7, 2014}}</ref> |
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* 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 (Press release)|url=http://www.cooperhewitt.org/press/2012/08/10/toms-shoes-win-2007-people%E2%80%99s-design-award|date=October 19, 2007|publisher=[[Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum]] |access-date=March 7, 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=March 9, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 03:38, 17 November 2024
Blake Mycoskie | |
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 Mycoskie speaks at SXSW 2011 | |
| Born | August 26, 1976 Arlington, Texas, US |
| Education | Southern Methodist University SMU Cox School of Business |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Organization | TOMS shoes |
| Notable work | Start Something That Matters |
| Television | The Amazing Race 2 |
| Spouse |
Molly Holm (m. 2022) |
| Children | 3 |
Blake Mycoskie (born August 26, 1976) is an American entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. He is the founder of Toms Shoes[1] and co-founder of Madefor.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Mycoskie was born in Arlington, Texas, to Mike Mycoskie, an orthopaedic surgeon, and Pam Mycoskie, an author. After first attending Arlington Martin High School, he graduated from St. Stephen's Episcopal School in Austin in 1995. Mycoskie, who began playing tennis when he was 10, attended Southern Methodist University on a partial tennis scholarship in 1995, and elected a dual major in philosophy and business.[3] After an Achilles tendon injury he sustained as a sophomore, which effectively ended his tennis career, Mycoskie left SMU and launched his first business, EZ Laundry.[4] Originally focused on SMU, which had no on-campus dry cleaning service, EZ Laundry expanded, ultimately employing more than 40 people, servicing three universities, and generating approximately $1 million in sales.[5] Mycoskie sold the company to his partner in 1999.
Career
[edit]After college, Mycoskie moved to Nashville and founded Mycoskie Media, an outdoor billboard company that focused mainly on marketing country music. The company was quickly profitable, and was bought by Clear Channel nine months after its launch.[6]
In 2001, Mycoskie and his sister, Paige Mycoskie, applied for the cast of Survivor. A member of the Survivor production team told them about The Amazing Race, which had yet to debut, and they instead pursued a team position on that show. They competed in the second season of The Amazing Race and finished in third place, missing a million dollar prize by four minutes.[7] Mycoskie moved to Los Angeles later that year.[8]
In Los Angeles, Mycoskie co-founded the cable network Reality Central with Larry Namer, a founder of E! Entertainment Television. Raising $25 million from venture capitalists, along with other members of reality show casts,[9][better source needed] the network launched in 2003 with a plan of airing original content and re-runs of reality programming.[10] Although the network had moderate success, it folded in 2005 after Rupert Murdoch launched the Fox Reality Channel and outbid Reality Central for advertisers and programming.[11] Determined to pursue an entrepreneurial path, Mycoskie then partnered with the founders of TrafficSchool.com to create DriversEd Direct, an online driver's education service which additionally offered behind-the-wheel training in hybrid and sport utility vehicles.[9] To promote DriversEdDirect, he created Closer Marketing Group, a Santa Monica-based marketing firm specializing in brand development and viral marketing.[12]
Mycoskie visited Argentina on vacation in 2006. While there, he met an American woman who was part of a volunteer organization that provided shoes for children in need. Mycoskie spent several days traveling from village to village with the group, as well as on his own. "[I witnessed] the intense pockets of poverty just outside the bustling capital", he wrote in a 2011 article for Business Insider. "It dramatically heightened my awareness. Yes, I knew somewhere in the back of my mind that poor children around the world often went barefoot, but now, for the first time, I saw the real effects of being shoeless: the blisters, the sores, the infections."[13]
Inspired, Mycoskie returned to the United States and founded Shoes for Better Tomorrows. Designed as a for-profit business that could give new shoes to disadvantaged children, the company would donate a new pair of shoes for every pair of shoes sold. An early example of social entrepreneurship, the shoes, similar to the Argentinian Alpargata, were created to appeal to a worldwide audience, which would both sustain the company's mission and generate profit.[14][15] Shoes for a Better Tomorrow, later shortened to Toms,[16] was started in 2006; by 2013, the company had donated more than 10,000,000 pairs of shoes to people in need.[17] The shoes are sold globally in more than 1000 stores.[18]
In 2011, Toms expanded to include eyeglasses in its "one for one" offering—for every pair of sunglasses purchased, sight-saving medical treatment, prescription glasses, or surgery is donated to a person in need.[19] While Mycoskie conceived the idea, a "Sight Giving Partner", the Seva Foundation, was contracted to administer the actual program, which launched in Nepal, Tibet, and Cambodia.[20] In a 2012 interview with Fast Company, Mycoskie said it was helpful for him to work with Seva. "I've been there when (people have had) surgery ... and I've handed out the glasses. But as Toms grows, it has to be less about 'What's Blake's most intimate, joyful experience?' and more about 'What's the great need?'"[21]
Mycoskie published the book Start Something That Matters in 2011. In it, he wrote about the virtues of social entrepreneurship and the concept of businesses using their profits and company assets to make charitable donations or engage in other charitable efforts, using his experience with Toms to demonstrate both the intangible and real returns.[22] For every copy of Start Something That Matters sold, Mycoskie promised to give a children's book to a child in need.[23] Fifty percent of royalties from the book were then used to provide grants to up-and-coming entrepreneurs,[24] and Mycoskie increased this to 100% in late 2012.[25] The book became a New York Times best-selling business book,[26] and a number one New York Times best-seller in the advice category.[27]
At SXSW in 2014, Mycoskie announced the launch of Toms Roasting Co., a company which offers coffee sourced through direct trade efforts in Rwanda, Honduras, Peru, Guatemala, and Malawi. Toms Roasting Co. will donate a week of water to people in need in supplier countries for every bag of coffee sold. In 2014, Mycoskie announced that Toms would launch an additional "one for one" product every year.[28][29]
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.[30][31][32]
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.[2] The kits are based on different scientific topics, and contain the literature along with a physical tool to monitor progress of the users' shift in behavior and mindset.[33]
The Amazing Race
[edit]in January 2002, Mycoskie competed on the second season of the CBS adventure reality show The Amazing Race with his younger sister Paige. The two reached the final leg of the race and finished in third place.[34]
The Amazing Race 2 finishes
[edit]- An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that Blake and Paige were the last to arrive at a pit stop in a non-elimination leg.
- A green ƒ indicates that Blake and Paige won the Fast Forward.
Roadblocks performed by Blake are bolded
| Episode | Leg | Destination(s) | Detour choice (underlined) | Roadblock performance | Placement | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | United States → Brazil | Mountain/Beach | No Roadblock | 4th of 11 | [a] |
| 2 | 2 | Brazil | Freak Out/Seek Out | Paige | 9th of 10 | |
| 3 | 3 | Brazil → South Africa | Dance/Deliver | Blake | 5th of 9 | [b] |
| 4 | 4 | South Africa → Namibia | Slide/Stride | Blake | 4th of 8 | |
| 5 | 5 | Namibia → Thailand | Confusion now/Confusion later | Blake | 4th of 7 | |
| 6 | 6 | Thailand | Boat/Beast | Blake | 3rd of 6 | |
| 7 | 7 | Thailand → Hong Kong | Wishing tree/Herbal tea | Blake | 5th of 6 | |
| 8 | 8 | Hong Kong → Australia | Dragon/Lion | Blake | 5th of 5‡ | [c] |
| 9 | Australia | Cool down/Heat up | Paige | 2nd of 5 | ||
| 9 | 10 | Australia → New Zealand | Used fast forward | 1st of 4ƒ | ||
| 10 | 11 | New Zealand | Drop/Climb | Paige | 2nd of 4 | |
| 11 | 12 | New Zealand → United States | Bike/Walk | Blake | 1st of 3 | |
| 13 | United States | No Detour | Blake | 3rd of 3 | ||
- Notes
Personal life
[edit]Mycoskie lives in Jackson, Wyoming.[35] He divorced his ex-wife, Heather Lang in 2020.[2] They have one son, Summit, and one daughter, Charlie.[36][37] Mycoskie also provides financial support to Wubetu Shimelash, a young boy from Ethiopia. He has been Shimelash's financial benefactor, supporting his education.[38]
Mycoskie is an avid golfer, fly fisher, surfer[39] and adventure athlete,[40] who enjoys rock climbing[41] and polo.[42] He is an investor at Urban Golf Performance,[43] and Athletic Brewing Company;[44] and was a participant of the Sexiest Bachelor in America Pageant.[45]
Awards and honors
[edit]- Cannes LionHeart Award, 2016[46]
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Next Generation Award, April 9, 2015[47][48]
- USA Today, "Five Best Communicators In The World" 2013[49]
- ISPA Humanitarian Award (2013)[50]
- Fortune "40 Under 40" (2011)[51]
- ABC News Person of the Week (2011)[52]
- Secretary of State's Award of Corporate Excellence (2009)[53]
- Bloomberg Businessweek "America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs" (2008)[54]
- People "Heroes Among Us" (2007)[55]
- People's Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (2007)[56]
References
[edit]- ^ Hubbard, Kelsey (January 7, 2012). "Sole Man Blake Mycoskie". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ a b c Phelps, Nicole (May 15, 2020). "Blake Mycoskie Is Flourishing—And You Will Too If You Try His New Wellness Program, Madefor". Vogue. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ Shambora, Jessica (March 16, 2010). "How Toms Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie got started". CNN. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2014.
- ^ Grigsby Bates, Karen (November 26, 2010). "'Soul Mates': Shoe Entrepreneur Finds Love In Giving". NPR. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Wong, Grace (September 26, 2008). "Blake Mycoskie: Sole ambition". CNN. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Amred, Imam, Vikram Alexi Kansara (July 29, 2013). "Founder Stories | Blake Mycoskie of Toms on Social Entrepreneurship and Finding His 'Business Soulmate'". Business of Fashion. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Sire, Brigitte (April 1, 2009). "Saving Soles". Hemispheres. Archived from the original on March 9, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "Executive Profile: Blake Mycocksie". Bloomberg Businessweek. March 7, 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.[dead link]
- ^ a b Colao, J.J. (March 3, 2014). "The Trials Of Entrepreneurship: Toms Founder Blake Mycoskie On Starting Up Again ... And Again". Forbes. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ Sellers, Andrea (April 28, 2003). "Former 'The Amazing Race' contestant Blake Mycoskie announces all-reality 'Reality Central' television network". Reality TV World. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "Get to the top with Mycoskie's 5 tips". CNN. September 26, 2008. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ "Blake Mycoskie, Contributor Profile". HuffPost. 2014. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Mycoskie, Blake (September 21, 2011). "Blake Mycoskie Conceived The Idea For Toms Shoes While Sitting On A Farm, Pondering Life, In Argentina". Business Insider. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Zimmerman, Mike (2013). "The Business of Giving: Toms Shoes". Success. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Burstein, David D. (2008). "Blake Mycoskie, Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of Toms Shoes". Fast Company. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Schweitzer, Tamara (2010). "The Way I Work: Blake Mycoskie of Toms Shoes". Inc. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
- ^ Groden, Claire (June 26, 2013). "Toms Hits 10 Million Mark on Donated Shoes Read more: Toms Hits 10 Million Mark on Donated Shoes". Time. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
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