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'''Blake Mycoskie''' (born August 26, 1976) is an [[USA|American]] entrepreneur and author. He is best known as the Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of [[TOMS Shoes]]. |
'''Blake Mycoskie''' (born August 26, 1976) is an [[USA|American]] entrepreneur and author. He is best known as the Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of [[TOMS Shoes]]. |
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==''Amazing Race''== |
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Mycoskie and his sister Paige competed as a team on the second season of CBS’ ''[[The Amazing Race]]''. In one of the closest finishes in the show’s history, Blake and Paige finished four minutes short of winning the $1 million dollar grand prize. The Mycoskie siblings finished third overall. |
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==TOMS== |
==TOMS== |
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Blake Mycoskie (born August 26, 1976) is an American entrepreneur and author. He is best known as the Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS Shoes.
TOMS
While vacationing in Argentina in 2006, Blake spent a day volunteering with a local non-profit organization delivering used shoes to children in the villages outside of Buenos Aires. Blake’s self-described epiphany moment came when he realized that he could start a for-profit business, not a charity, to continually give new shoes to children in need. He would do so by selling an updated version of the alpargata, a shoe worn by farmers in South America for over 100 years.
Blake created the One for One business model, which provides a new pair of TOMS shoes to a child in need for every pair purchased. Blake originally called his company “Shoes for Tomorrow,” but later shortened the name to “TOMS Shoes.”
In 2011, TOMS Eyewear was launched using the One for One model. For every pair of glasses sold, people in need would receive prescription glasses, sight-saving surgery or medical treatment.