Spreading Happiness with John's Crazy Socks Founders, John & Mark X. Cronin
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English - November 21, 2018 09:00 - 38 minutes - 17.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsKids & Family Business Careers mompreneur parenting businessandfamily businessfamily businessforbeginners businessforkids businessideasforkids businessideasformoms entrepreneur entrepreneurship Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
John and Mark X. Cronin are the father and son co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, a venture inspired by John, a young man with Down syndrome. John’s affinity for crazy socks paired with his love of making people smile made their mission clear: spreading happiness. John’s Crazy Socks is a social enterprise with both a social mission and an e-commerce mission. Every day, they want to show the world what people with differing abilities can do. They’ve created 35 jobs, 18 held by people with differing abilities. And they have shipped over 120,000 orders, earning over $4 million in revenue.
In this episode we'll learn about how John's Crazy Socks came to be, the roles John plays in the business, what it means to be a social enterprise, and hear the words of advice that they each have to share with you when it comes to entrepreneurship and our kids!
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