Founder and President of TOMS Shoes Will Visit Chapman

Sent on behalf of P. K. Shukla, Vice Chancellor for Entrepreneurship. For questions, contact shukla@chapman.edu or (714) 997-6817


The Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics is a co-sponsor with Associated Students Chapman University in hosting a talk by Blake Mycoskie, founder and President of TOMS Shoes. Blake's talk is titled- "New Rules for Tomorrow's Business: A Student's Guide to Making A Difference in the World." Faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend this free talk. The event is free, but tickets are required (tickets may be picked up from AF302 from 9 am to 4 pm M-F).

"In 2006 an American traveler, Blake Mycoskie, befriended children in Argentina and found they had no shoes to protect their feet. Wanting to help, he created TOMS Shoes, a company that would match every pair of shoes purchased with a pair of new shoes given to a child in need. One for One. Blake returned to Argentina with a group of family, friends and staff later that year with 10,000 pairs of shoes made possible by TOMS customers.Since their beginning, TOMS has given over 400,000 pairs of shoes to children in need through the One for One model."- TOMS Shoes website

Talk: Monday, February 8, 2010 Memorial Hall 7 p.m.
A reception and Shoe Signing is planned after the talk in AF209 .