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Blake MycoskieThe inspirational story of a young man with a big heart
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Biography•Born in Arlington, Texas
•August 26, 1976
•34 years old
•Entrepreneur
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FamilyFather: Mike Mycoskie
Mother: Pam Mycoskie
1 sister: Paige Mycoskie
1 brother: Tyler Mycoskie
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Education•James Martin High School (Arlington, Texas)
•St. Stephens Episcopal School (Austin, TX)
•Undergraduate work at Southern Methodist University
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College•Southern Methodist University
•EZ Laundry Service
•Age: 19
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Business History
•EZ Laundry
•Mycoskie Media•Drivers ED Direct•TOMS
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The Amazing Race
•Second Season
•Competed with His sister Paige Mycoskie
•Came within 4 minutes of winning the $1 Million Dollar Prize
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Toms
•founded in 2006•Based on the alpargata shoe•10,000 sold in the first year
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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
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The Big Five
Extraversion
• Talkative
• Sociable
• Adventurous
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa7PEdsAipU
Low High
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The Big Five
Agreeableness
• Good-natured
• Cooperative
• Mild/jealous
Low High
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The Big Five
Conscientiousness
• Responsible
• Scrupulous
• Persevering
low High
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The Big Five
Emotional Stability
• Calm
• Composed
• Poised
Low High
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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
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Wiggin’s Circumplex
Love
Status
Arrogant
Unassuming
Unassured-submissive
Aloof-introverted
Cold-hearted
Gregarious-extraverted
Warm-agreeable
Assured-dominant
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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
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The Big Three Motives
nAch
nPow
nInt
“Paige and I are very ambitious, over achieving, and self-promoting.”
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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