Toms shoes donation scandal
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Toms Shoes
Footwear company based in Los Angeles, California
Toms (stylized as TOMS) is a for-profit company[3][4][5] based in Los Angeles, California.[6] Founded in 2006 by Blake Mycoskie, an entrepreneur from Arlington, Texas,[7][8][9] the company designs and markets shoes as well as eyewear, coffee, apparel and handbags.
The company was taken over by its creditors: Jefferies Financial Group Inc, Nexus Capital Management LP, and Brookfield Asset Management Inc in December 2019, and founder Mycoskie ceased to be an owner.[10]
Company history
Blake Mycoskie visited Argentina in 2002 while competing in the second season of The Amazing Race with his sister.[11] He returned on vacation in January 2006, and met a woman who was volunteering to deliver shoes to children. Mycoskie offered to help and has cited the shoe distribution experience, and the many shoeless children he encountered, as the birth of his idea for his eventual company.[12]
He decided to develop a
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Biography
2017 to present has seen the return of Sir Tom to prime time Saturday night TV, resuming his role of coach and mentor on ITV’sThe Voice alongside fellow coaches will.i.am, Jennifer Hudson and Olly Murs. In 2017, Sir Tom helped to secure the runner-up position for Welsh duo Into The Ark; in 2018, Sir Tom’s finalist singer/songwriter Ruti Olajugbagbe went on to win the seventh series, with Ruti and Sir Tom’s delightful duet of Louis Armstrong’s ‘What a Wonderful World’ becoming a critical and popular highlight of the series. The summer months brought a sell out tour and rave reviews for Sir Tom and his band as they toured the US, UK & Europe, bringing his Voice finalists out on the road as show openers and special guests.
2021, sees Sir Tom having recorded three hugely acclaimed albums with producer Ethan Johns (Laura Marling, Paolo Nutini, Kings Of Leon, Ray Lamontagne), Sir Tom was keen to continue what was already the longest musical association of his career. An avid record collector, there were songs he had set aside fo
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Paul Toms may be best known as an entrepreneur in the recruitment sector, but having been born with cleft lip and palate himself, he’s been a passionate Ambassador for Operation Smile since 2020. Paul wanted to support the charity’s vital work and challenge himself creatively, so, in his first foray as an author, he penned Sloathar the Sloth: a delightful children’s story book launched in May 2024. All profit from the sale of Paul's book will be donated directly to Operation Smile in support of their incredible work worldwide. “It brings me joy to know this book will bring happiness to those families who read it together, as well as helping to fund more new smiles for children with cleft conditions.” Kathy Magee, Co-Founder, President & CEO of Operation Smile Every three minutes, somewhere, a child is born with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate. For those children born in developing countries an Operation Smile programme may well be their only option to access life-changing surgery and comprehensive care. Thank you!
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