02 Blake Mycoskie - On mindfulness, finding balance as an entrepreneur & living with authenticity

Blake Mycoskie is best known as the founder of TOMs shoes. The

socially conscious company that pioneered the buy-one, give-one

business model - for each pair of TOMS shoes purchased, a pair is

given to a child in need.

10 years later TOMS doesn’t just give shoes away; it funds

sight-saving surgeries, helps provide safe drinking

water, and creates jobs in communities, just to name a

few.. 

He is also the bestselling author of “Start Something That

Matters” which inspires others to turn their passion and dreams

into a reality. 

Blake is a leader in the realm of conscious capitalism and using

business as a force for good. He is even using $100 million of

his own money to back other socially driven companies.President

Clinton called Blake "one of the most interesting entrepreneurs

he’s ever met.”

In today’s show we talk about: 

living with authenticity

the importance of Finding a work life balance

why he decided to take a sabbatical at the height of his

success

his stance on paternity leave

AND what he has done every day for the past 15

years..