TOMS Eyewear has restored sight to over 600,000 people since 2011 and TOMS Roasting Company has helped provide over 600,000 weeks of safe water since launching in 2014. I (was) just curious: How can we help other people cultivate a similar mindset and grow what's good in their life?" While many would be content after building a half billion-dollar business, Blake is not one of them. Toms Shoes founder Blake Mycoskie is on a new mission to help people help themselves. "You know, there's no digital app. I know that sounds like a strang… That was exactly what I was searching for myself," he told CNBC. Since then … The founder of Toms Shoes, which famously gave people free footwear for each pair it sold, wants to deliver something else: happiness. He said a few hundred people have already signed up. Maybe you’ve seen him on TV. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes, and Market Data and Analysis. “I’ve had calls with the new owners, too. Blake Mycoskie is the founder and "chief shoe giver" of Toms. After founding and selling several companies (a door-to-door laundry business, an outdoor advertising company, an online driver’s education service) and making a brief detour into reality TV (I competed on The Amazing Race with my sister and created an all-reality cable channel), I decided to take some time off in 2006 to learn to play polo in Argentina. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your inbox. Toms now produces 40 percent of its giving shoes in these countries; it has made child care, meals, and transportation to and from its facilities available so that more women can work. And unfortunately, I think where people are is a modern living is really hard. "I said: 'If you could do anything in your life for work and you did not have to worry about money, what would you do?' Blake Mycoskie, founder of Toms Shoes, built a lifestyle business based on social entrepreneurship. But, despite the business making him personally wealthy, as well as helping millions, he realized he wasn't happy. Monthly packages are made up of a booklet that explains the importance of each step, a product such as the water-tracking bottle, and the challenge itself. A New Era for Endorsement Deals? Blake Mycoskie and Pat Dossett, founders of Madefor. The inspiring Blake Mycoskie stopped by to talk to Ellen about TOMS shoesand the new TOMS sunglasses. Founder and Chief Shoe Giver of Toms Shoes Blake Mycoskie speaks at the 2011 SXSW. He was also distressed about the increasing mental health issues in the U.S. A discussion with his friend Pat Dossett during an annual male-bonding trip, organized by Mycoskie, helped to provide the answer. With that in mind, Mycoskie and Dossett assembled a team of doctors, scientists and life coaches to pinpoint the practices that may make people happier. The founder of Toms Shoes, which famously gave people free footwear for each pair it sold, wants to … A Division of NBCUniversal. Mycoskie had started the yearly excursion in an effort to maintain close friendships, after a conversation with his father some years before. The serial entrepreneur, who exited Toms in December when he ceded control of the company to creditors in a plan for debt relief, partnered with fellow adventure seeker and former U.S. Navy Seal Pat Dossett on a new business that aims to “help people not only learn but most importantly sustain positive habits and practices in their life,” he said. I think, you know, removing the debt that was really crippling for the business was key. While Toms Shoes is currently restructuring its debt after creditors took over the business in December, Mycoskie is confident that new CEO Magnus Wedhammar can help turn it around. TOMS Shoes has grown from selling shoes out of an apartment to a $300m+ company in just 9 years, giving away over 45 million pairs of shoes to charity. Staying true to his word, TOMS founder, Blake Mycoskie, hand delivered 10,000 pairs of shoes at the end of the year to Argentinian children in need of shoes – this is the location where Mycoskie had originally found inspiration to create the company. That’s the length of the wellness program he launched this week with friend Pat Dossett. In some cases, they say, TOMS undermines the local economies in the 50 countries where it gives away shoes by destroying existing footwear industries. he told CNBC. I mean, it provides us incredible convenience, it provides us incredible access to information, but it's leaving us feeling very spent, very anxious, very digitally distracted," he said. It's a $95-a-month — or $750 all-in — subscription where participants are sent 10 challenges over the same number of months aiming to bake-in healthy habits. All rights reserved. Blake Mycoskie (born August 26, 1976) is an American entrepreneur, author, and philanthropist. "He's very committed to the mission of Toms, the long term vision. But … one of the things that he regretted was he spent so much time focusing on his career and his family that he did not keep strong relationships with his male friends," Mycoskie told CNBC. The model, which serves TOMS’ mission of using business to improve lives, was created to promote corporate responsibility and conscious consumerism. "He was a very successful doctor and had a great life and still does. Toms was founded in 2006 by Mycoskie, a former contestant on U.S. reality TV show “The Amazing Race,” after he visited a village in Argentina where children lacked shoes. After founding the shoe company in 2006, using a "buy one, give one," model that has seen 86 million pairs of shoes donated to those in need, Mycoskie sold a 50% stake to Bain Capital for $300 million in 2014 and stepped down as CEO in 2015. Burned out, really challenged with the pressures of modern living, constantly digitally distracted and just not really present with my friends, family and workers in the way I wanted to be," he said. He is also the person behind the idea of One for One®, a business model that helps a person in need with every product purchased. Ariel Winter Welcomes Her New Puppy in Skinny Jeans & 'Star Wars' Sneakers How the Coronavirus Is Changing the Playbook for Sports Brands and Athletes, Vans Parent VF Corp. 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