Blake Mycoskie Helped the World, Got Rich, Retired to a Life of Ease, Then Fell Apart

Podcast: Depresh Mode with John Moe · John Moe, Maximum Fun

Opublikowano: 2026-06-01

There is no Tom behind TOMS Shoes. It’s short for “Tomorrow’s.” There is a Blake, however. Blake Mycoskie founded the company in 2006 under the model that for every pair sold, a second pair would be donated to children in the developing world. TOMS took off, which meant years of constant work for Blake, traveling the world telling the TOMS story, and ultimately getting burned out and selling the company. Despite all the snowboarding he could now do, Blake found himself without purpose and lonely (all his friends worked at the company he just quit because those were the only...