TOMS didn’t have to focus on advertising, but on giving in a way that’s sustainable.
BLAKE MYCOSKIENo matter how convenient it is for us to reach out to people remotely, sometimes the most important task is to show up in person.
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When you incorporate giving into your business, you attract the most amazing partners.
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The greatest competitive advantage is to allow your employees to be part of something. Something bigger than what you’re doing.
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Exercise your purchasing power as a consumer, volunteer and bring joy to those in need, and share your experiences, tell your stories, and inspire others along the way.
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I did what I think a lot of entrepreneurs do. I started putting up a lot of ads on Craigslist for interns.
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Allow your team to incorporate giving into their life through their job. Not only do employees stay around a lot longer, they do a lot more good.
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[Our employees] do it not because we pay them more, but because they want to be part of something.
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I don’t think college is for everyone. School is awesome, but for me, I was learning a lot more outside the classroom in the real world than I was in school.
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If you organize your life around your passion, you can turn your passion into your story and then turn your story into something bigger – something that matters.
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TOMS is no longer a shoe company… we’re a one-for-one company.
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The more you give, the more you live.
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The most important things are actually the easiest to obtain: great friends, good food, and a decent bottle of wine.
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Stories are the most primitive and purest form of communication.
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Complicated lives and heaps of possessions don’t necessarily bring happiness; in fact, they can bring the opposite.
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When you incorporate giving into your business in an authentic and transparent way, your customers become your best marketers.
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The most important step of all is the first step. Start something.
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