502 "Love+Live+Life" Podcast - John & Mark X Cronin - The father-son team that founded John’s Crazy Socks

In this Episode, I had a conversation with John & Mark X Cronin, the father-son team that founded John’s Crazy Socks. 

We talked about 

• The power of a social enterprise 
• The benefits of hiring people with differing abilities
• The mission to spread happiness

Show notes

• John & Mark’s Fun facts that most people don’t know about
• The inspiration behind “John’s Crazy Socks” - “If there’s no job, I’ll create one.”
• Building Relationship - Working together as family
• “Spreading Happiness” Modeling the world we want to live in.
• Customer Service vs Customer Experience - Building human relationship
• Giving Back; Socks for Causes & opportunities for people & Giving back to Special Olympics
• “Look what people can do when they give them an opportunity” - Mark X Cronin
• New Initiative “Happiness Index” & “JCS Champions” helping people with different abilities start their own business.

Call to Action

• “Follow your heart, follow your dreams, work hard and show that you can do it”. - John Cronin

Guest Bio

John and Mark X. Cronin are the father-son team that founded John’s Crazy Socks, the world’s largest sock store. John is an entrepreneur who just happens to have Down syndrome. You may know them for being named EY Entrepreneurs of the Year or testifying before Congress or speaking at the UN. You may know them because John became “Sock Buddies” with President George H.W. Bush. Or you may know them for having grown a bootstrapped start up to a multi-million dollar business in four years.  John’s Crazy Socks is an internationally recognized social enterprise with a mission to spread happiness and show what people with differing abilities can do.  Their mission infuses all aspects of their business. More than half their employees have a differing ability. Their Giving Back Program starts with a 5 percent pledge of profits to the Special Olympics and has raised over $450,000 for their charity partners. They have attracted over 29,000 online reviews five start reviews.  John’s Crazy Socks has over 240,000 Facebook followers and 55,000 Instagram followers.  You will love their socks, but the socks are just the physical manifestation of the happiness they share.

• Website: https://johnscrazysocks.com/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnscrazysocks
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnsCrazySocks
• LinkedIn: MXC  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mxcronin/
• LinkedIn: JCS: https://www.linkedin.com/company/11171456/admin/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnscrazysocks/
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Johnscrazysocks/

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