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Blake Mycoskie

Book Blake Mycoskie, speaker and founder of TOMS shoes, to explore how business can be a force for good. Blake pioneered the one-for-one business model, built a global brand around purpose, and authored the New York Times bestseller Start Something That Matters.

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Blake Mycoskie

Blake Mycoskie

San Francisco, United States

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$76k–100k

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Blake Mycoskie's biography

At a glance

  • Founder of TOMS Shoes and pioneer of the one-for-one business model
  • New York Times bestselling author of Start Something That Matters
  • Serial entrepreneur with six businesses founded across multiple sectors
Blake Mycoskie is best known as the founder of TOMS Shoes and the creator of the One for One movement, which has given over 100 million pairs of shoes to children in need and helped spark a new wave of social entrepreneurship. But behind the global success, he was quietly battling something deeper: the unshakable belief that he was never enough. After selling TOMS, that internal struggle became impossible to ignore. Despite having everything he once believed would bring fulfillment, family, success, community, and financial security, he found himself in a profound depression. At his lowest point, he came close to ending his life. That breaking point led to a life-altering realization: the wound wasn’t external, it was rooted within. The only way forward was to confront and heal the original belief that he wasn’t enough. From that awakening came his next chapter: ENOUGH. A cultural movement designed to challenge the deeply ingrained belief of “not enough” and reframe how we understand mental health at its core. Through simple but powerful symbols, like the green ENOUGH bracelet, sold in pairs, one to keep and one to give, he invites people to reconnect with a truth that has always been there: I am enough. You are enough. We are enough. Blake also launched _No Magic Pill_, a podcast created for those who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or alone. It’s a space for honest, unfiltered conversations about mental health that are both relatable and practical. There’s no agenda, no product to push, and no requirement for a perfect ending. Just truth, shared openly. This chapter isn’t just about healing. It’s about rediscovery. Through doing the inner work, Blake reawakened something he thought he had lost: his entrepreneurial spirit. What’s followed is a renewed sense of clarity, creativity, and passion, fueling a level of joy and productivity in his work that surpasses anything he experienced before. He’s now channeling that energy into new ventures as co-founder of Morning Water and Moovlab, brands rooted in wellness, intentional living, and human performance, each reflecting a more aligned and conscious approach to building. Beyond business, Blake is a proud father of two, an avid surfer, and a portrait photographer. He’s currently working on a 50th birthday project, traveling to photograph and honor the people who have most shaped his life. Blake lives in Santa Barbara, California, where he continues to build, create, and connect from a place of wholeness rather than lack. His life’s work now sits at the intersection of mental health, creativity, and entrepreneurship, guided by a simple but transformative belief: embracing our inherent enoughness is the foundation for everything that follows.

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Topics, sessions and talks

No Magic Pill: Performance Without Burnout
Blake Mycoskie emphasizes that while organizations strive for increased output and growth, sustainable results are more valuable than short-term intensity. After facing a mental health crisis during TOMS' success, he developed a new leadership model centered on the concept of ENOUGH, promoting self-worth and resilience. This cultural intervention fosters clarity in decision-making, helps teams avoid burnout, and ensures lasting success. Attendees will learn how to implement this approach to enhance their team's performance and wellbeing.
How to Scale Without Breaking What Matters
Blake Mycoskie shares the journey of TOMS as a model for purpose-driven business that transformed consumer expectations. He examines the tradeoffs of rapid growth, highlighting decisions that fueled momentum and those that created long-term pressures. Blake explores how purpose influences organizational dynamics and the impact of intensity on company culture. Attendees will gain insights into the true costs of scaling and learn strategies for building sustainable companies that thrive without exhausting their systems and people.
The Clarity Advantage: Better Decisions, Faster Growth
Blake Mycoskie reveals how he successfully scaled TOMS by making decisive choices while others hesitated. He addresses the impact of mental overload, stress, and constant distractions on decision quality, offering practical strategies for leaders. By combining his experiences at TOMS with valuable leadership insights, Blake equips attendees with techniques to cut through the noise, enhance decision-making, and maintain focus in high-pressure situations. Participants will learn to improve their leadership effectiveness and decision-making skills.

Why we recommend booking Blake

Book Blake Mycoskie to bring a genuinely different perspective on entrepreneurship and impact to your event. His experience founding TOMS and building multiple successful ventures makes him a compelling speaker for leadership summits, business conferences, and purpose-driven organisations.

Testimonials

Blake was wonderful! he established an immediate and warm connection with our students, provided a heartfelt story connected to business principles, and left us with a message that continues to resonate.

NW Missouri State

Blake's vulnerability, self-awareness, and straight talk were just what our audience needed.

The Society for Human Resource Management

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Blake Mycoskie structures his talks around a personal narrative arc, moving from the founding and scaling of TOMS through a documented mental health crisis to the development of his ENOUGH framework, using that sequence to ground leadership and wellbeing principles in lived experience.

What topics does Blake Mycoskie specialise in?

Blake Mycoskie speaks on performance without burnout, scaling purpose-driven organisations, and decision-making under pressure, drawing also on mental health and resilience themes. He is the founder of TOMS Shoes, whose One for One model distributed over 100 million pairs of shoes to children in need and is credited with shaping a broader movement in social entrepreneurship.

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