Newsflash: You Can Make Money and Do Good At The Same Time! Really!
It's Called TOMS, but his name is Blake, His Title is Chief Shoe Giver, and His Impact is Undeniable. Just ask a kid wearing a pair of shoes for the very first time.
Blake Mycoskie
When someone buys a pair of TOMS Shoes, a pair is given to a child in need. Over 400,000 pairs of shoes have been given to children under the One for One movement since TOMS launched in 2006.
Can the purchasing power of individuals be used to foster the greater good? Can an entrepreneur succeed financially and make the world a better place? The amazing success of TOMS Shoes proves that the answer to both of these questions is a resounding "Yes!"
Embodying the entrepreneurial spirit of a new generation, Mycoskie has created five businesses since college. In the Bill Gates Time magazine article, "How to Fix Capitalism," TOMS is cited, and Mycoskie caught the attention of AT&T, who has featured him in a major national ad campaign for the last several months. Mycoskie is an avid reader and traveler. When not flying around the world participating in "shoe drops," he lives on a sailboat in Los Angeles.
Be Prepared. Be Aware. Be In Charge: A Road Map to Success in 2010
"When you are passionate about what you do, the success just follows." Jim Malski
Jim Malski
Welcome to a Entrepreneurs channel podcast on TotalPicture Radio, this is Peter Clayton reporting from Westport, CT.
After spending the first four years of his career at PriceWaterhouse, Jim Malski spent the next 25 years buying, selling, growing and building businesses. In 2001, he founded actionCOACH in Westport CT. I was invited by executive career coach, Beth Ross to attend a presentation Jim gave on the importance of having a business coach. Jim spent a good deal of time in his presentation discussing the art of selling.
If you follow the interviews here on TotalPicture Radio, you know my mantra is: no matter what business you think you’re in - you in sales. After the presentation I asked Jim to share some of his considerable knowledge in the sales process, and growing a successful small business with us.
Meet the "Employee of the Month" Todd Greene, Founder and President of Headblade
While you were out... This terrific entrepreneurs channel podcast first aired in the middle of December, when everyone had pretty much checked-out for the balance of the year. If you missed this interview with Todd Greene, it's really worth a listen!
Todd Greene
"I rented this booth on Venice Beach... I had 500 Headblades, my ex-wife was there, we had a couple of friends, the girls in bikini's on their roller blades, so I thought 'okay, I'm going to sell my 500 Headblades here, this is where I'm going to do my worldwide introduction of Headblade'... At the end of the day, I looked at my ex-wife and said 'I don't know why I'm doing this... we sold 8 Headblades,' and she said, 'you have to look at the bright side of the story, you sold 5, more than everyone else combined.' And I looked at her and said, 'what am I going to do with that? I'm employee of the month?" Todd Greene.
Welcome to an Entrepreneurs channel podcast on TotalPicture Radio with Peter Clayton reporting. Todd Greene is the inventor and founder of HeadBlade, based in Los Angeles, CA. Before starting his head care company, Todd worked for a variety of blue-chip companies, including the elite idea breeding ground of Disney Imagineering. His work history has included positions in fundraising new business development, web content production, product design and conceptualization. The HeadBlade razor is now in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City; and now, the razor is available just about anywhere shaving products are sold.
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