This past Friday, an adorable collection of Youth TOMS launched in Neiman Marcus stores across the country. To celebrate, we brought in a ton of games to Neiman Marcus Fashion Island in Newport Beach for us the kids to play with! There were also sandboxes filled with different materials for the kids to feel what [...]
TOMS launch in neiman marcus and our crew gets to play
March 1st, 2010 No Comments
Tags: blake mycoskie · Chief Shoe Giver · kids helping kids · neim · Neiman Marcus · one for one · Youth Collection · youth TOMS
out of the office
January 18th, 2010 No Comments
In a recent letter Blake wrote to each of us at HQ, he began:
My TOMS Family,
Please read the first three words of this letter again. Yes, i truly feel as if TOMS is a family, and from day one, i have done everything possible to treat each person with the same love and respect that [...]
Tags: Chief Shoe Giver · company culture · company retreat · culture · HQ · letter from Blake · TOMS culture · TOMS family
top ten top tens, day 5: our fearless leader
January 2nd, 2010 No Comments
We’re settling in to the New Year and we’re halfway through our ten days of top tens. Today, we pay special tribute to our fearless leader, the Chief Shoe Giver and founder of TOMS, Blake Mycoskie. I’m confident all TOMS employees would agree we’re super lucky to have such an approachable and intelligent boss that [...]
Tags: AT&T · blake mycoskie · Chief Shoe Giver · colelge speaking tour · Element Skateboards · found of TOMS · GMA · new orleans · Shoe Drop · South Africa · the entrepreneur · The Entrepreneurs · top 10 · top ten top tens
more in dc
March 6th, 2009 No Comments
Just left the meeting – pretty inspirational. The administration really does want our input, each gave their personal email addresses and encouraged dialogue. This photo is of me in front of the White House with my new friend Jake, who started Threadless. We’re hatching some ideas to grow the One for One movement and get [...]
Tags: Chief Shoe Giver · Jake Nickell · Threadless · washington dc · white house
one for one + obama
March 6th, 2009 No Comments
At an all day meeting with senior leadership from the Obama administration, along with a group of the top young business leaders in America, to present tangible solutions and ideas re: economic policies. What an unreal opportunity!
Tags: Chief Shoe Giver · obama · washington dc
sedona + no polo widow
February 28th, 2009 1 Comment
The 15th Annual Sedona Film Festival is showcasing over 135 incredible films this week, and we’re super excited that the short film, No Polo Widow, has been chosen as one of the screenings. No Polo Widow was filmed in Argentina, directed and produced by Blake Mycoskie and the TOMS film team, to bring to life [...]
Tags: Chief Shoe Giver · film festival · No Polo Widow · Sedona Film Festival · wrap boot
blake, usc, and booking, oh my!
February 12th, 2009 1 Comment
This week I, Jennifer, had the awesome opportunity along with four other Vagabonds, Big John-our tour manager, Michael Chandler-a TOMS employee who created our awesome Point of Sale system, and Devika-a wonderful intern that is helping us Vagabonds with finances for our tour–to work the first campus event of the semester at USC, it was [...]
Tags: Booking · Chief Shoe Giver · Events · interns · John · NE · NE2009 · NORTHEAST · USC · Vagabonds
seth godin approved
February 6th, 2009 1 Comment
We get really excited about all the conversations that take place about TOMS online. Most of us here at TOMS have signed up for Google Alerts to keep us updated on the most recent mentions of TOMS, Blake, or One for One. This past week, a really amazing one came through from WIRED. Seth Godin [...]
Tags: Chief Shoe Giver · google alerts · obama · seth godin · TED · twitter · wired
tour x 4
January 8th, 2009 No Comments
The road trip is an American tradition: a way to experience the diversity of culture and landscape that our incredible country has to offer. TOMS has indulged in the rustic tradition since 2007 with a variety of cross-country tours, all on a mission to share the concept of One for One.
In 2007, Blake traveled with [...]
Tags: airstream · brett · Chief Shoe Giver · intern · justin · road trip · toms tour · Vagabond Tour Fall 2008 · Vagabond Tour Spring 2009 · video · zak
first shoe drop of ‘09
January 6th, 2009 No Comments
In Misiones, Argentina with Maggie, Alejo, co-workers, and friends. January 2009.
Tags: argentina · Chief Shoe Giver · maggie grace · Shoe Drop
