Blake MycoskieThe inspirational story of a young man with a big heart

Biography•Born in Arlington, Texas

•August 26, 1976

•34 years old

•Entrepreneur

FamilyFather: Mike Mycoskie

Mother: Pam Mycoskie

1 sister: Paige Mycoskie

1 brother: Tyler Mycoskie

Education•James Martin High School (Arlington, Texas)

•St. Stephens Episcopal School (Austin, TX)

•Undergraduate work at Southern Methodist University

College•Southern Methodist University

•EZ Laundry Service

•Age: 19

Business History

•EZ Laundry

•Mycoskie Media•Drivers ED Direct•TOMS

The Amazing Race

•Second Season

•Competed with His sister Paige Mycoskie

•Came within 4 minutes of winning the $1 Million Dollar Prize

Toms

•founded in 2006•Based on the alpargata shoe•10,000 sold in the first year

Accomplishments& Recognitions• People’s Design Award

• featured in Numerous Magazines• The Los Angeles Times• The New York Times• PEOPLE Magazine• TIME Magazine• VOGUE• Elle• Oprah Magazine

• 2009 ACE award by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton

The Big Five

Extraversion

• Talkative

• Sociable

• Adventurous

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa7PEdsAipU

Low High

The Big Five

Agreeableness

• Good-natured

• Cooperative

• Mild/jealous

Low High

The Big Five

Conscientiousness

• Responsible

• Scrupulous

• Persevering

low High

The Big Five

Emotional Stability

• Calm

• Composed

• Poised

Low High

The Big Five

Openness

• Imaginative

• Artistic

• Culture

“I spend most of my days in far off places around the world and spreading the TOMS story on college campuses across the country”

Low High

Wiggin’s Circumplex

Love

Status

Arrogant

Unassuming

Unassured-submissive

Aloof-introverted

Cold-hearted

Gregarious-extraverted

Warm-agreeable

Assured-dominant

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Extraversion- involved with people

Intuition- Notices what’s possible

Feeling- Prefers value oriented way of processing information

Perceiving- Live spontaneously

EIFP

The Big Three Motives

nAch

nPow

nInt

“Paige and I are very ambitious, over achieving, and self-promoting.”

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

Self-Actualiz

ation

Esteem

Belongingness

Safety

Physiological

•Problem –focus

•Genuine desire to help the human race

•“I believe each of us has a mission in life, and that one cannot truly be living their most fulfilled life until they recognize this mission and dedicate their life to pursuing it.”

On the path