The word “give” is made of shoes in the Toms Shoes headquarters in Santa Monica. Encouraging giving is a company mantra: Toms gives away one pair of shoes for every pair it sells.
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Tomes Shoes headquarters in Santa Monica.
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Blake Mycoskie, founder of Toms Shoes.
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A sample of the 2009 line of Toms shoes, which are made of canvas and feature colorful geometric, tie-dye or glitter designs. They start at $44 and come in mens, womens and childrens sizes.
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Mycoskie’s desk displays some of his collected memorabilia from travels, including a National Leadership Forum, Servant Leader 2009 award from Southeastern University with the inscription “Lead like Jesus.”
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A meeting at Toms Shoes headquarters in Santa Monica.
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Meaghan Delmonico, left, and Ron Elizondo meet with Mycoskie to discuss an upcoming digital campaign.
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Mycoskie at home on the boat he bought before he learned to sail.
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