Blake Mycoskie
This goo was worth a point in August 2025.
publication date: Monday, August 25, 2025 (part of August 2025)
category: 
Business
clue: Competing in The Amazing Race probably makes you go through twice as many pairs of shoes, which may have inspired the "one for one" business model of his socially-conscious footwear company.
explanation: Mycoskie, a onetime contestant on the reality TV series The Amazing Race, founded Toms, a company that donates a pair of shoes to disadvantaged children for every pair purchased by a customer. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, and LaVonne Lemler
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