John and Mark X. Cronin are the father-son team that created John’s Crazy Socks, a social enterprise with a mission to spread happiness. They bootstrapped their business into the world’s largest sock store with multi-million dollar revenues. They have been named EY’s Entrepreneurs of the Year.

John is not only a business owner, but he has Down syndrome. John and Mark show what people with differing abilities can do – more than half of their colleagues have differing abilities. They are fierce advocates for inclusion, having testified twice before the U.S. Congress and spoken at the United Nations. They are sought after keynote speakers, have recorded two TEDx Talks and are frequent guests on network television.

They create unique customer experiences and develop a workplace culture that leads to an engaged workforce. And they show their gratitude through their Giving Back program that has raised over $650,000 for their charity partners.

www.johnscrazysocks.com

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https://twitter.com/JohnsCrazySocks

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https://www.linkedin.com/company/john-s-crazy-socks/

service@johnscrazysocks.com

Timestamps:

[1:43] How did it all begin?

[5:00] What was your route getting started. It wasn’t typical folks!

[8:45] How is business now? How many orders and types of socks do you have?

[10:00] Tell us about ‘If you’re not prepared to spend money on your values’…Here’s the lollipop story

[ 14:30] What did you do during the pandemic? Fundraising and online dance parties!

[19:00] Customer connection and the ultimate in order fulfilment and customisation

[22:50] Where are you taking the business?

[24:30] Advocay work and the United Nations

[26:00] What’s it like working together as father and son

[28:15] If your business had a personality or character who would it be?

[30:45] What theme should we have for our next Fireside Chat?

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