Blake Mycoskie of Toms Shoes

10 Jan, 2012Featured, Shoes, The Perfect Pair

In the following video clip, filmed two years ago, the entrepreneur Blake Mycoskie speaks after being introduced by former President Bill Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative. Mycoskie founded Toms shoes after spending time with children in the third world who had no shoes. Toms was born out of his compassion for those children, and children like them in all parts of the world. Shoes are not just decorative clothing, but indeed something of a necessity, particularly in parts of the world where public sanitation is not sufficient. Children walking barefoot through sewage, brackish water, and the surrounding grounds can become infected with parasites and disease.

Thanks to Toms, a shoe company with a mission, Mycoskie is able to share shoes with those children around the world who have none. Toms business model is a One for One plan: for each pair of Toms purchased, a pair is given for free to a child in need somewhere in the world. This makes sense globally and economically. I first learned about Toms on direct tv while viewing the following clip, and I want to share this with you.