Blake MycoskieThe inspirational story of a young man with a big heart
Biography•Born in Arlington, Texas
•August 26, 1976
•34 years old
•Entrepreneur
FamilyFather: Mike Mycoskie
Mother: Pam Mycoskie
1 sister: Paige Mycoskie
1 brother: Tyler Mycoskie
Education•James Martin High School (Arlington, Texas)
•St. Stephens Episcopal School (Austin, TX)
•Undergraduate work at Southern Methodist University
College•Southern Methodist University
•EZ Laundry Service
•Age: 19
Business History
•EZ Laundry
•Mycoskie Media•Drivers ED Direct•TOMS
The Amazing Race
•Second Season
•Competed with His sister Paige Mycoskie
•Came within 4 minutes of winning the $1 Million Dollar Prize
Toms
•founded in 2006•Based on the alpargata shoe•10,000 sold in the first year
Accomplishments& Recognitions• People’s Design Award
• featured in Numerous Magazines• The Los Angeles Times• The New York Times• PEOPLE Magazine• TIME Magazine• VOGUE• Elle• Oprah Magazine
• 2009 ACE award by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
The Big Five
Extraversion
• Talkative
• Sociable
• Adventurous
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa7PEdsAipU
Low High
The Big Five
Agreeableness
• Good-natured
• Cooperative
• Mild/jealous
Low High
The Big Five
Conscientiousness
• Responsible
• Scrupulous
• Persevering
low High
The Big Five
Emotional Stability
• Calm
• Composed
• Poised
Low High
The Big Five
Openness
• Imaginative
• Artistic
• Culture
“I spend most of my days in far off places around the world and spreading the TOMS story on college campuses across the country”
Low High
Wiggin’s Circumplex
Love
Status
Arrogant
Unassuming
Unassured-submissive
Aloof-introverted
Cold-hearted
Gregarious-extraverted
Warm-agreeable
Assured-dominant
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Extraversion- involved with people
Intuition- Notices what’s possible
Feeling- Prefers value oriented way of processing information
Perceiving- Live spontaneously
EIFP
The Big Three Motives
nAch
nPow
nInt
“Paige and I are very ambitious, over achieving, and self-promoting.”
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Self-Actualiz
ation
Esteem
Belongingness
Safety
Physiological
•Problem –focus
•Genuine desire to help the human race
•“I believe each of us has a mission in life, and that one cannot truly be living their most fulfilled life until they recognize this mission and dedicate their life to pursuing it.”
On the path
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