Blake Mycoskie

Blake Mycoskie

Blake Mycoskie

Founder of TOMS Shoes

Social entrepreneur who built TOMS Shoes into a global brand known for its one-for-one giving model, donating shoes to children in need.

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Blake Mycoskie is the founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS Shoes, a company that revolutionized social entrepreneurship by pioneering the one-for-one business model. Starting in 2006, TOMS has donated over 100 million pairs of shoes to children in need worldwide. Mycoskie's approach to business demonstrates how profit and purpose can coexist.

2 Books Recommended by Blake Mycoskie

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#1

The 4-Hour Workweek

by Timothy Ferriss

27 people recommended

I read [this book] right when I started Toms. There’s so many things that I took from [it] that allowed Toms to have this incredible growth.

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Also recommended by: Eric Jorgenson, Ev Williams, Marc Andreessen, Tim Draper, Aj Jacobs, Caterina Fake, Charles Poliquin, Brian Dean, Daniel Pink, David Heinemeier Hansson, Derek Sivers, Eric Weinstein, Gary Keller, Jason Silva, Jodie Cook, Laura R Walker, Lewis Howes, Marc Goodman, Mark Bell, Maurice Ashley, Michael Hyatt, Mike Maples Jr, Mike Shinoda, Rolf Potts, Tristan Harris, Walter Isaacson

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#2

King of Clubs

by Robert Dedman

[The author] was a self-made billionaire and he gave more money to SMU and University of Texas than anyone ever.

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