Mycoskie
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Mycoskie is the surname of Blake Mycoskie, the American entrepreneur best known as the founder of TOMS Shoes and pioneer of the “One for One” social entrepreneurship model.
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| Blake Mycoskie | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| appearedIn | business and lifestyle media outlets ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
conscious capitalism
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impact-driven business ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
CFDA Accessory Designer of the Year (for TOMS)
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Secretary of State’s Award for Corporate Excellence (for TOMS) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
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California
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| businessFocus | combining profit with social impact ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1976-08-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Southern Methodist University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mycoskie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
social enterprise
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social entrepreneurship ⓘ |
| founded |
TOMS
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TOMS Shoes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | business literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBusinessModel | social enterprise with embedded giving ⓘ |
| hasInspired | socially conscious consumerism movement ⓘ |
| hasPhilanthropicFocus |
improving access to shoes for children in need
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social impact investing ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | popularizing one-for-one giving in retail ⓘ |
| hasSocialEntrepreneurshipModel | buy-one-give-one shoe donation model ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.toms.com ⓘ |
| influenced | adoption of one-for-one models in other companies ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding TOMS Shoes
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pioneering the One for One business model ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Blake Mycoskie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | scaled TOMS into a global footwear brand ⓘ |
| notableIdea | One for One model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Start Something That Matters
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TOMS Shoes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessperson
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entrepreneur ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Arlington, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Chief Shoe Giver at TOMS ⓘ |
| residence | Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Heather Lang (former spouse) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | numerous interviews on social entrepreneurship ⓘ |
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