I was in Lakeland last week, speaking at Florida Southern College and also got to stop by a really inspiring Style Your Sole event. The community of Lakeland raised enough money to purchase 150 pairs of TOMS so they could host a Style Your Sole for these awesome kids that are supported by local organizations.  [...]

I have always believed that when life gives you lemons, you should make lemonade.  On my recent trip to Argentina, there was a lovely chandelier hanging in our rental.  In an unfortunate accident the chandelier was broken and became quite an eyesore.  Additionally, the landlord let us know that we would have to pay for [...]

“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation.  He hardly knows which is which.  he simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine [...]

Rarely do I ever write out a speech, but last night, accepting the ACE Award in DC, was such a special night and opportunity I wanted to make SURE that I thanked everyone in the proper way.  The irony of it all is that when Secretary Clinton presented me with the award, I was kind [...]

A funny thing about TOMS is how much polo has influenced the company. It’s funny because polo is seemingly everything that TOMS is not. In most people’s mind, polo is an exclusive sport limited to country clubs and people with summer homes in the Hamptons. That’s exactly what I thought when a friend invited me [...]

Bob Dylan plays
the sun rises
our plane is ready
the coffee strong
back i will go
soon will be back
witch’s rock i will remember
ollie’s point will i return?
thoughts are unfolding
plan for 2010 in the flow
give me a few more hours of thinking before i go
but with a smile
and love and light i give
for the sunsets filled my tank
and for [...]

If you follow me on Twitter, you saw this awesome photo of Snoop and I from Monday morning. We were at the New York Stock Exchange, ringing the bell.

As much as I’d like to tell you I regularly hang out with Snoop Dogg at the NYSE, there’s actually an interesting story behind why we were [...]

I might’ve mentioned it before, but I really do get to meet some awesome people when traveling for TOMS. Earlier this year, I met an incredibly successful young entrepreneur who I admire a ton. He has built an innovative company, he’s a creative thinker, and an all around great guy. Kevin Rose is not only [...]

I’ve been visiting a ton of campuses this semester, sharing TOMS and the idea of a One for One business model with students all over the country. I really enjoy getting to meet all the young people who are wearing their TOMS on campus everyday, and I’m excited to know that telling the TOMS story [...]

Recently, I was part of a “Celebrity Tennis Tournament” back in Texas at the Austin Tennis Academy. The entire event was to benefit TOMS and Glimmer of Hope- it was great to get back on the court and share TOMS with more new faces. One of the girls there, Caroline Stockdale, told me she was [...]