Blake Maykoski ( born Blake Mycoskie ; August 26, 1976 , Arlington , Texas , USA ) is an American entrepreneur, writer, and philanthropist . Best known as the founder of Toms Shoes (stylized as TOMS Shoes) [1] .
| Blake Maykoski | |
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| Blake mycoskie | |
| Date of Birth | August 26, 1976 (42 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Arlington Texas |
| Citizenship | USA |
| Occupation | CEO Toms Shoes |
| Father | Mike Maykoski |
| Mother | Pam Maikoski |
| Awards and prizes | Secretary of State's 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence |
| Site | toms.com |
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Early Years and Education
Maikoski was born in Arlington , Texas into a family of orthopedic surgeon Mike Maykoski and writer Pam Maykoski. Initially, he attended Arlington James Martin High School and later transferred to St. Stephen's Episcopal School, which he graduated in 1994. Maikoski, who began to play tennis at the age of 10, received a partial sports scholarship to study at the Southern Methodist University in 1995 and chose philosophy and business as profile specialties [2] . In his second year after an Achilles tendon injury, he left the university and founded his first laundry business, EZ Laundry [3] . Originally oriented at UMU, on the campus of which there was no laundry, the company increased its staff to 40 people and, ultimately, expanded to serve three universities, approaching a million dollars in profit [4] . In 1999, Maikoski sold the business to his partner.
Career
After college, Maikoski moved to Nashville to found Mycoskie Media, an outdoor advertising agency focused primarily on country music marketing. The agency quickly began to make a profit, and nine months after its launch, it was bought by iHeartMedia media company, which at that time was called Clear Channel [5] .
In 2001, Maikoski and his sister Page participated in the casting of the reality television show Survivor. A member of the crew told them about the debut show "Amazing Race", the participants of the second season of which they subsequently became, taking third place [6] . In the same year, Maikoski moved to Los Angeles [7] .
In Los Angeles, Maikoski co-founded the Reality Central cable network with Larry Neimer, founder of the cable and satellite TV channel E! .
Personal life
Maikoski’s wife, Heather Lang, whom he met while working at Toms, is the initiator of the Toms Loves Animals program, launched in 2014 [8] . His sister Page is a co-founder and designer of the Aviator Nation apparel brand. His brother, Tyler, is marketing at Toms. [9] Maykoski is an avid golfer and a fly fishing fisherman [10] .
Awards and titles
- Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health Next Generation Award, April 9, 2015 [11] [12]
- USA Today , “Five Best Communicators In The World” 2013 [13]
- ISPA Humanitarian Award (2013) [14]
- Fortune “40 Under 40” (2011) [15]
- ABC News Person of the Week (2011) [16]
- Bloomberg Businessweek America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs (2008) [17]
- People "Heroes Among Us" (2007) [18]
- People's Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (2007) [19]
Notes
- ↑ Hubbard, Kelsey Sole Man Blake Mycoskie . January 7, 2012 . Wall Street Journal. Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Shambora, Jessica How TOMS Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie got started (inaccessible link) . March 16, 2010 . CNN Date of treatment March 9, 2014. Archived March 9, 2014.
- ↑ Grigsby Bates, Karen 'Soul Mates': Shoe Entrepreneur Finds Love In Giving . November 26, 2010 . NPR Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Wong, Grace Blake Mycoskie: Sole ambition (link not available) . September 26, 2008 . CNN Date of treatment March 7, 2014. Archived March 9, 2014.
- ↑ Amred, Imam, Vikram Alexi Kansara Founder Stories | Blake Mycoskie of Toms on Social Entrepreneurship and Finding His 'Business Soulmate' . July 29, 2013 . Business of Fashion. Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Sire, Brigitte Saving Soles . April 1, 2009 . Hemispheres. Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Executive Profile: Blake Mycocksie March 7, 2014 . Bloomberg Business Week. Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Moore, Booth Toms Shoes: A Venice shoe-in . December 23, 2012 . Los Angeles Times. Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Tushchman, Sari Ann Biz-Savvy Sibs Give Back . 2013 . LA Confidential. Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Esper, Dawn Jordan Spieth, Tony Romo get hot on greens to take Pebble Beach Pro-Am lead . February 9, 2013 . Dallas Morning News. Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Chelsea Clinton presents the Next Generation Award at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
- ↑ Harvard Chan School's Next Generation Award
- ↑ Kay, Andrea How to enthrall an audience when you speak . January 25, 2013 . USA Today. Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Philanthropist Blake Mycoskie will receive ISPA Humanitarian Award . May 29, 2013 . Smart Brief. Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ 40 Under 40 - Blake Mycoskie October 25, 2011 . Fortune Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Person of the Week: TOMS Shoes Founder Blake Mycoskie . April 8, 2011 . ABC News. Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs . 2008 . Bloomberg Business Week. Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ Ingrassia, Lisa He Gave 50,000 Kids Their First Pair of Shoes . September 10, 2007 . People Date of treatment March 7, 2014.
- ↑ TOMS Shoes Win the 2007 People's Design Award (inaccessible link) . October 19, 2007 . Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt (Press release). Date of treatment March 7, 2014. Archived March 9, 2014.