Recognizing his ongoing commitment, Richard Branson recently asked Blake to join The B Team, a group of worldwide leaders which seeks to catalyze a movement of corporate executives who embrace a better way of doing business, both for the wellbeing of people and the planet. Having championed a forward-looking model for corporate responsibility and conscious consumerism, he continues to guide TOMS toward its 10th anniversary milestone in 2016 while fulfilling its mandate to assist disadvantaged people worldwide through the targeted donation of products and services as well as the economic stimulus of local production and job creation. He continues to act as Tom’s Chief Shoe Giver and focus on using business to make the world a better place.įOUNDER OF TOMS NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR ONE OF USA TODAY’S FIVE BEST COMMUNICATORS IN THE WORLDĪ visionary global leader, entrepreneur, adventurer and bestselling author, Blake Mycoskie is Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS, and the catalyst behind the now-ubiquitous One for One® movement. In 2014 Blake sold 50% of TOMs to Bain Capital, and is using 50% of the profits from the sale to fund other social entrepreneurs. As of this date, at least one-third of TOMS shoes are manufactured in the countries where it operates giving campaigns. Throughout the years Blake has started additional product/program lines including TOMS Eyewear to help restore sight to those in need with every purchase of sunglasses and optical frames TOMS Roasting Co., a direct trade, premium coffee line which helps provide clean water to developing countries and communities in need and TOMS Bag Collection, which focuses on safe births for mothers and babies through skilled birth attendant training and birth kits. To date, TOMS has given over 45 million pairs of new shoes to children in need. Blake’s vision soon evolved into the One for One business model, providing the powerful foundation for TOMS. His solution was simple yet revolutionary – create a for-profit business that was not reliant on donations. This experience sparked a desire and excitement to find a more sustainable way to help poor kids get the shoes they needed. He spent several days traveling from village to village with the group, as well as on his own, witnessing the intense pockets of poverty just outside the bustling capital and the blisters, sores, and infections that came from being shoeless. While visiting Argentina in 2006, Blake met some American women who were part of a volunteer organization that provided shoes for children in need. As a social entrepreneur and enthusiastic speaker, Blake shows that using business to improve lives is the number one competitive advantage in today’s markets. TOMS founder, Blake Mycoskie rewrote the rules of for-profits and philanthropy by creating and following the “one for one” business model. Sharing his ups and downs at TOMS, he proves that in today's purpose-driven market place, businesses need to lead with "Why?" instead of "What?" or "How?".His one-for-one operating system has written the next chapter in business model history and ushered in a wave of social entrepreneurship.Inspired by a visit to poor children in the slums outside Buenas Aires, he founded TOMS, a shoe brand that donates one pair of shoes to kids in need for every pair sold.
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