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 [...]
accepting the ACE award
December 10th, 2009 2 Comments
Tags: 2009 ACE Award · ACE awards · blake mycoskie · hillary clinton · secretary of state · washington dc
blake accepts the secretary of state’s 2009 ACE award
December 9th, 2009 2 Comments
TOMS Shoes and Chief Shoe Giver Blake Mycoskie are proud recipients of the Secretary of State’s 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) presented by Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton. The award, established by the State Department in 1999, celebrates companies’ commitment to corporate social responsibility, innovation, exemplary practices, and democratic values worldwide. TOMS Shoes, with its [...]
Tags: ACE award · award for corporate excellence · blake mycoskie · excellence · hillary clinton · one for one business model · toms shoes · washington dc · white house
new adventures of the TOMS vagabonds
May 8th, 2009 1 Comment
We’re excited to premier a whole new format for the Vagabond videos! Enjoy your weekly dose of each team in one easy to view segment!
What do you think?
Tags: Bunny Suit · chicago · Daisey · invisible children · Nashville · new orleans · odometer · San Diego · St. Louis · The Rescue · Vagabond Tour Spring 2009 · washington dc
rockville, advice, and gold cards
April 3rd, 2009 1 Comment
Hey there all you TOMS fans! Team Northeast has been going strong doing events this past week in Rockville, MD and in Morgantown, WV. The events have been going great and our rep Jerry at Montgomery College in Rockville was nice enough to take us on the train into the nations capital before our event. [...]
Tags: advice · food · NE Vagabond · starbucks · washington dc
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
obama mobile + TOMS at the inauguration
January 16th, 2009 No Comments
It was a fierce race to Election Day 2008, and two exceptionally committed girls were there experiencing every leg of that race. They plastered their station wagon with Obama stickers and drove around the country encouraging Americans to exercise their right to vote, and brought awareness to an election that is for sure goin’ down [...]
Tags: democrat · free shoes · inauguration 2009 · obama · obama girls · road trip · vote shoes · washington dc
