TOMS didn’t have to focus on advertising, but on giving in a way that’s sustainable.
BLAKE MYCOSKIEBe tenacious. One thing that has allowed me to have some level of success is that I am fine with cold-calling people. It doesn’t scare me to call someone who has no idea who I am and say I’d love to take you to lunch.
More Blake Mycoskie Quotes
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Your backpack is a part of your identity as a student.
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When you incorporate giving into your business, you attract the most amazing partners.
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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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I am a big believer in the value of traveling while you are young. The experiences you have in other countries can inspire greatness.
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I surround myself with inspirational quotations.
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The goal isn’t how much money you make, but how much you help people.
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Giving does not just feel good, but it’s really, really good for business, and it’s good for your personal brand.
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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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[People] had never heard about someone giving something away every time they sold something.
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When you’re buying a pair of TOMS, if you don’t feel like you’re part of a community, then I’ve failed.
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Giving is what fuels us. Giving is our future.
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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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Giving builds loyal customers and turns those customers into supporters…You can find passion and profit and meaning all at once, right now.
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Someday’ is a disease that will take your dreams to the grave with you.… If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually,’ just do it and correct course along the way.
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A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.
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