Blake Mycoskie “Be the change you want to see in the world,” a quote written by Ghandi (Mycoskie about the author). This quote is the inspiration to all of Blake Mycoskie’s positive accomplishments, as well as his motto. Has anyone ever seen or heard of the Toms brand? Is it ever wondered where the name came from or whose ideas it was to create the brand? What are Toms? Blake Mycoskie has an interesting life as well as inspiring accomplishments Blake was born on August 26,1976 (imdb.com overview).He was born in Arlington, Texas (imdb.com overview). In 2001 , when Blake was younger he got the chance to race with his sister in The Amazing Race in Argentina (imdb.com Trivia). The reason Blake was already in Argentina was because he …show more content…
Blake created the toms glasses as well (Toms.com Blake Mycoskie).In 2009 he won the ACE state award (Award of Corporate Excellence) (Toms.com Blake Mycoskie). He also wrote his first book in the same year called “ Start Something that Matters” ( Toms.com Blake Mycoskie). This book is considered one of New York Times best sellers (Toms.com Blake Mycoskie). Blake has a strong specific strength: he helps young people or people that are in need, make tomorrow better (Toms.com Blake Mycoskie). When Blake first invented “Toms” he wanted the name to be a specific meaning. Toms” Sell a pair of shoes today , give a pair of shoes tomorrow,” (Mycoskie 6). Through any ones career there are always challenges. When Blake tried to start his career he got rejected by many shoemakers(Mycoskie 7-8). Shoemakers would call him loco (Mycoskie 7-8). Mycoskie traveled around Argentina trying to find that one crazy person that would actually believe in his idea (Mycoskie 8). Blake never gave up on his idea. With the support of his friend Alejo, who he met in Argentina, he never gave up on Blake’s idea (Mycoskie 6-9). Then Blake finally found a shoemaker that was crazy enough to believe in his idea (Mycoskie
The delegating leadership style works for Mycoskie as he personally leads teams of 10 to 15 people on “shoe drops” in different parts of the world (Schweitzer, 2010). While both Kelleher and Mycoskie have very different approaches they both meet a few basic principles of business. Cash generation, both companies continue to show profits. Growth, Southwest has expanded
Shoes for Tomorrow By: Melanie Helgeson http://tomsshoes.com Introduction Blake MyCoskie established TOMS Shoes in May of 2006. (Fortune, 2008) MyCoskie competed on the second season of the hit show The Amazing Race, where he traveled to Argentina. There he met many children and adults who could not afford to buy shoes, he was troubled by this fact and wanted to do something about it. He traveled back to Argentina for vacation and it was then that he decided he would start a shoe business
organization was established by Blake Mycoskie in 2006. Mycoskie set up the organization after he saw outrageous destitution in a few nations including Argentina as a hopeful of the "Astonishing Race Contest" on CBS Television. Amid this occasion he saw villagers youthful and old who couldn 't bear the cost of a solitary match of shoes. In mid 2002 he found the agreeable and one of a kind ranch shoe worn by local people known as the "Aspartate". (TOMS.com) Mycoskie formed a shoe after this style,
objectives • Organize: divide the work and organize the people, training, and resources necessary to accomplish the tasks • Control: guide, direct, communicate, and support the employees, and maintain quality control • Measure: Follow up on the accomplishment of the plan by analyzing, appraising, and measuring performance • Evaluate: review and evaluate the success of company goals and make necessary adjustments 2) Leadership (Teacher Position) Leaderships is described as the process of influencing
(Continued from front flap) is the Horace Beesley Professor of Strategy at the Marriott School, Brigham Young University. He is widely published in strategy and business journals and was the fourth most cited management scholar from 1996–2006. is a professor of leadership at INSEAD. He consults to organizations around the world on innovation, globalization, and transformation and has published extensively in leading academic and business journals. is the Robert and Jane Cizik