Global Leadership Summit 2010 Day 2: Blake Mycoskie
From the conference notes:
Acknowledged as one of today's most dynamic serial entrepreneurs, Blake Mycoskie launched five successful companies before the age of 30.
Best known as the founder and "chief shoe giver" of TOMS Shoes, a for-profit company with a unique "One for One" business model that provides a new pair of shoes to a child in need for every pair sold. To date, TOMS has encouraged conscious consumers to purchase and give more than 400,000 pairs of shoes to children around the world.
In December 2009, TOMS Shoes was awarded the State Department's Award for Corporate Excellence by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Between business ventures, Mycoskie competed in the CBS primetime series The Amazing Race. With his sister, Paige, he came within minutes of winning the $1 million dollar grand prize.
From my personal notes:
- Buy one pair of shoes, give one pair away – "One for One".
- A spontaneous response to the desire to give shoes to the needy.
- Giving feels good and is also a good business strategy.