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

TOMS

The Toms Story

In 2006, American traveler Blake Mycoskie befriended children in Argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet.

Wanting to help, he created TOMS Shoes, a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need.

Blake returned to Argentina with a group of family, friends and staff later that year with 10,000 pairs of shoes made possible by TOMS customers.

Why Shoes?

• Children can't attend school barefoot because shoes are a required part of their uniform. If they don't have shoes, they don't go to school. If they don't receive an education, they don't have the opportunity to realize their potential.

A leading cause of disease in developing countries is soil-transmitted diseases, which can penetrate the skin through bare feet. Wearing shoes can help prevent these diseases, and the long-term physical and cognitive harm they cause.

Podoconiosis

Podoconiosis is a fungus that gets into the pores on the bottom of the feet and eventually destroys the lymphatic system.

Giving is Catching On

Ralph Lauren sold co-branded Polo Rugby TOMS, giving a matched pair with every pair sold.

Element Skateboards has issued limited edition TOMS + Element shoes as well as a One for One skateboard.

TOMS Today

TOMS Today

As of September 2010, TOMS has given over one million pairs of new shoes to children in need through giving partners around the world.

Campus Club

One for One