Blake Mycoskie, the founder and Chief Shoe Giver of TOMS Shoes was born in Arlington, Texas to Mike Mycoskie, an orthopedic surgeon, and Pam Mycoskie, an author. In 2002, Blake and his sister were contestants on CBS’s The Amazing Race, a reality TV race that travels through different countries across the globe. Although Blake and his sister lost the $1 million prize by four minutes, the experience made him want to revisit each of the countries he stopped in during the show. In 2006, while in Argentina, Blake came across a shoe that local farmers wear called the Alpragta. Also while there, he was shocked to find out that many of the children could not afford shoes. These two separate incidences gave breath to the idea to create Shoes For A Better
