2009 First-Year Distinguished Speaker Series

Blake Mycoskie, Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS Shoes, Inc.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Weigel Hall Auditorium, 7 p.m.

"One of the most interesting entrepreneurs (I've) ever met." - President Bill Clinton

Blake Mycoskie is the founder and chief shoe giver of TOMS Shoes, Inc., whose business model is redefining social entrepreneurship for a new generation. TOMS' simple promise to give a pair of new shoes to children in need around the world with every pair sold is revolutionizing the way consumers shop. The one for one business model has encouraged conscientious consumers to purchase and give more than 140,000 pairs of new shoes to children in need in just three years. By the end of 2009, TOMS will give an additional 500,000 pairs of new shoes to children in need all around the world, including in the United States.

Style Your Sole

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Wexner Center Performance Space, 4-8 p.m.

Be a shoe designer for a day, meet other students, and donate a pair of shoes to a child in need. Local artists will be at the Wexner Center to offer advice as you design your own pair of white canvas TOMS shoes. Free food and design supplies will be provided!

How to get your white canvas TOMS: Order online at tomsshoes.com or get them at
the lecture. The first 150 students to sign up and pay for their shoes at Blake Mycoskie's lecture on October 20 will get their pair of TOMS shoes for only
$22--that's half the cost! Students who pre-order shoes at the lecture will pick them up at Style Your Sole on October 28.