I always thought that I would spend the first half of my life making money so I can spend the second half of my life giving it all away. And one of the defining moments of my life was when… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
People often ask me what I consider my goal to be at TOMS. The truth is that it's changed over the years. When we first began, the goal was to create a for-profit company to help the children that I… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
It may sound too good to be true, but once you've seen the happiest people in your life who have nothing, you really start… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
I would never want to take TOMS or myself into an issues debate. That's not what we're about. We're about helping people. — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
With TOMS, I found a way to create sustainable giving and consistently help those who are in need. — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
One day, when I own a house, I'll keep a library full of books. Books are different from other possessions-they're more like friends. — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
Walk away from anyone who is unduly focused on vacation and compensation. It's a sign of potential trouble. No matter how talented you are,… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
When you don't know the rules, you break them all. It's hard to take big risks when you know the history of an industry… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
The future of TOMS is really creating a whole new business model of this one-for-one giving and expanding the TOMS model from shoes into… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
I always have my journal with me. It was handmade by a guy at the San Telmo market in Buenos Aires. If you go… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
My goal was to go back to Argentina, and give them all-all the shoes-away. Not just to give them away, but to place them… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
Vogue Magazine does something really interesting here: They make it look like I know exactly what I'm doing. Because Vogue made it look like… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
