Experts
Blake Mycoskie
Chief Shoe Giver, TOMS Shoes
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How can business leaders incentivize their employees?
The voluntourism example. Read More
May 16, 2008 | In Business & Economics
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Mycoskie looks to Richard Branson and the Virgin brand for inspiration. Read More
May 16, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Inspiration & Wisdom
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Running an Environmentally Sustainable Business
Blake Mycoskie talks about keeping up with developments in green technology. Read More
May 16, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Environment
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What mistakes have you made in starting your business?
Most entrepreneurs are optimistic, says Mycoskie. Read More
May 16, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Inspiration & Wisdom
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What advice do you have for young entrepreneurs?
The best thing to do is just do it, says Mycoskie. Read More
May 16, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Inspiration & Wisdom
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Trusting your people allows you to lead from afar, says Mycoskie. Read More
May 16, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Inspiration & Wisdom
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Blake Mycoskie, on dealing with failure. Read More
May 16, 2008 | In Business & Economics, Inspiration & Wisdom
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Blake Mycoskie on Becoming an Entrepreneur
From laundry to billboards to reality TV to shoes. Read More
May 16, 2008 | In Business & Economics, History
Blake Mycoskie is the "Chief Shoe Giver" at TOMS Shoes, a company that he founded in 2006 to provide shoes to impoverished children around the world. He has been a professional entrepreneur since his sophomore year in college when he founded a campus laundry business.
Previously, he founded Driver's Ed Direct, launched the advertising firm Mycoskie Media, worked as spokesperson for the online company GreenTiePoker, was CEO of Closer Marketing Group, and served as President of Phil Hellmuth Productions.
He has also had experience on reality television. He was the contestant for Tennessee on Fox's "Sexiest Bachelor in America Pageant" in 2000 and finished third in the second season of CBS's The Amazing Race in 2002. As a result, he launched an all-reality television network called Reality Central in 2002. Mycoskie studied philosophy and finance as an undergraduate at Southern Methodist University.
