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TOMS manufactures over 40% of its donated shoes in recipient countries
“Back in 2000, I think it was, no, 12, actually, we made a pledge to manufacture as many shoes as we could in the countries that we give in, and today, we're manufacturing over 40% of our giving shoes in countries like Kenya, Ethiopia, India you know, lots of d…”
TOMS pioneered the one-for-one giving business model in the fashion industry
“No fashion company or shoe company had ever, like, given something away every time they sold it”
Mycoskie: TOMS manufactures over 40% of giving shoes in recipient countries
“But ultimately, back in 2000, I think it was, no, 12, actually, we made a pledge to manufacture as many shoes as we could in the countries that we give in, and today, we're manufacturing over 40% of our giving shoes in countries like Kenya, Ethiopia, India you…”
Mycoskie: TOMS was the first fashion company with a one-for-one model
“No fashion company or shoe company had ever, like, given something away every time they sold it”
TOMS has donated more than 70 million shoes across 70 countries
“By the way, Tom's has given away more than seventy million shoes in 70 countries around the world.”
TOMS took zero outside investment until selling 50% to private equity
“Back in 2014, Blake sold half of the company to a private equity group. Up until then, Tom's had never had a single investor.”
Blake Mycoskie bootstrapped TOMS without investors before selling 50% to private equity
“Back in 2014, Blake sold half of the company to a private equity group. Up until then, Tom's had never had a single investor.”