TOMS Is A Shoe Rockstar

It is almost impossible to get a moment with Blake Mycoskie. His schedule is broken down right into half-hour blocks reports The Dallas Morning News.

That’s the life of the undisputed rock star of socially conscious capitalism, a man who’s made charity cool and heralded a new wave of money-making businesses that also benefit those in need.

“I had no idea it would come to this,” Mycoskie, 34, says of the wildfire TOMS success. The four-year-old company’s buy-one, give-one concept ignited a trend and, more importantly, put shoes on lots of feet. Mycoskie and his team delivered the millionth pair of donated TOMS last month.

On Nov. 18, he’s back in North Texas as keynote speaker at the 2010 Salvation Army Doing the Most Good luncheon, “Giving Is Good for the Sole,” at the Hilton Anatole Hotel. (Tickets begin at $200; order at salvationarmydfw.org.) “People always talk about giving back during the holidays,” he says. “But the Salvation Army helps people year-round.”

As 2010 draws to an end, Mycoskie says he hopes next year will be less nomadic and might even include a relationship. “You can quote me on this: 2011 is the year that I’m staying home.”

Photo from TOMS

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