This podcast had me spreading happiness from the get go! John is an entrepreneur, dancer, Philanthropist, athlete and lover who also has down syndrome. John Cronin and his Dad, Mark X. Cronin are the co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, a social enterprise with a mission to spread happiness. In five years, they bootstrapped their start up into the world’s largest sock store with multi-million-dollar sales in 88 nations. John may have Down syndrome, but he always says, “Down syndrome never holds me back.”

John, Mark and I chew the 21 chromosomes on how important it is to build a business on purpose, theirs being to spread happiness and build a social enterprise where more than half our employees have a differing ability. They are fierce advocates for the rights of the differently abled and have testified twice before the U.S. Congress and spoken at the United Nations and recorded two TEDx Talks.

We discuss the perils of kicking off a business, that sometimes the first business idea isn’t always the best and how customer experience is at the forefront of everything they do at John’s Crazy Socks.

This is a must listen for anyone thinking of starting a social enterprise so they can support those causes they are passionate about.

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