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Blake Mycoskie started and sold four businesses before age 30. But only in Argentina did he discover the idea he'd want to pursue long term. After seeing a shoe drive for children he came up with TOMS — part shoe business part philanthropy. PLUS in our postscript 'How You Built That' how a long-haired Southern Californian Chris Healy co-founded The Longhairs and created special hair ties for guys. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19

TOMS: Blake Mycoskie

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