Summit Series :: network for young entrepreneurs

From May 13 - 16, Summit Series DC10 brought young entrepreneurs together in Washington, DC. DC10 was an invitation-only event that connected top young minds and inspires a new generation of leaders to succeed in business and in life.

CBS News' Kaylee Hartung caught up with the seven young men who started it all:


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Here's an example of what took place at DC10:

May 24, 2010 — Founder & Chairman of the UN Foundation, Ted Turner, discusses global philanthropy and business with Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes -

TOMS :: New Web Page Makes Promotions Easy

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Another Artist (DMB) Partners with TOMS Shoes

photo: The women's TOMS Shoes style, available for $68 at the DMB store.

DAVE MATTHEWS DESIGNED WOMENS' TOMS SHOE AVAILABLE ON TOUR THIS SUMMER.

NEW MEN'S SHOE DEBUTS AT ALPINE VALLEY!

TOMS Shoes DMB recently forged a relationship with TOMS Shoes as part of their continued effort to give back and support charities worldwide. TOMS Shoes was founded on a simple premise: for every pair of shoes that are purchased, TOMS will give a pair of shoes to a child in need.

Available now in the DMB store and becoming available on the DMB tour beginning Saturday 18th at Alpine Valley, buy your pair of the women's Dave Matthews-designed TOMS. The NEW men's TOMS featuring a Fire Dancer will debut on the road at the Alpine show and will be available in the Warehouse and DMB stores next week. By purchasing a pair of DMB TOMS shoes, you'll not only receive a great pair of shoes for yourself, you'll also provide a pair to a child in need!

PS - additional news from the 7/17/2009 DMB e-newsletter:

We are pleased to announce that Dave Matthews will perform at Farm Aid 2009 presented by Horizon Organic. The Farm Aid concert will take place on Sunday October 4, 2009 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, MO (near St. Louis, MO.) Dave will join fellow Farm Aid board members John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson and Neil Young as well as many other artists scheduled to be announced over the coming weeks.

Hanson, Maggie Grace, and DMB remove their shoes today

Blake of TOMS shoes along with the band Hanson, Maggie Grace and Dave Matthews Band are all encouraging their fans to take off their shoes for 1 day - April 16, 2009. Take your shoes off and go barefoot for a day, get your friends involved and raise awareness that kids need shoes. TOMS shoes started in 2006 when Blake Mycoskie traveled to Argentina and discovered the kids there had no shoes to protect their feet. When they don’t protect their feet they can get infections and many other diseases. For every pair of shoes that are purchased, TOMS shoes gives a pair to kids in need.



Be sure to go to www.myspace.com/tomsshoes and add one of their badges to your page to encourage your friends to get involved.

Style that makes a Difference -- shoes

Shoes that Make a Difference -- three cause marketing examples:



PHOTO: Hunter PR
You could be sporting these autographed Jack Johnson flip flops if you win!

Barefoot Wine Beach
Rescue Project Charity Auction
From December 2 - 12, 2008, visit: www.eBay.com/BarefootWine to bid on shoes previously owned, and kicked off by your favorite eco-minded celebrities: Andrew Keegan, Cameron Diaz, G. Love, Lisa Anderson, Matt Costa, Nick Hexum, Matthew McConaughey, Sal Masekela, Jack Johnson, Sophia Bush, Kelly Slater, and Tristan Prettyman.

All proceeds from this auction will benefit the Surfrider Foundation.

The Shoes for our Shores charity auction is a step towards improving the state of our coastlines,” said Matt McClain of the Surfrider Foundation. “We’re stoked and grateful to see some of our long-time celebrity supporters kicking off their shoes and going ‘barefoot’ for the Surfrider Foundation.”

For additional information, contact:
Marieke Bianchi, Hunter PR
212-679-6600 x249
mbianchi@hunterpr.com






TOMS Shoes, Paste Magazine and Brett Dennen are giving fans a reason to say “thanks” this Thanksgiving.

One (1) Grand Prize winner will win a prize pack including a pair of TOMS Shoes designed by Brett Dennen, Brett’s new album, and a year-long subscription to Paste.
(4) Runners-up will also win prize packs including:
- an exclusive pair of TOMS shoes autographed by Brett Dennen
- a copy of Brett’s new CD Hope for the Hopeless
- Yearlong subscription to Paste
You can enter the contest here.

For more info about the amazing TOMS Shoes, founded by young entrepeneur Blake Mycoskie, check out this video:



While we are on the subject of Brett Dennen and shoes, in 2007 Brett toured with Guster on the Crocs’ Next Step Campus Tour. The tour promoted eco-friendly green initiatives while educating attendees on ways to help the environment. The tour stopped at fifteen colleges, including Gonzaga University, the College of William and Mary, North Carolina State University, Michigan State University, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Vermont, the University of Florida, Furman University, Georgia Southern University, Murray State University, Vanderbilt University, Indiana University, and Williams College.

I just read about SolesUnited, Crocs' cause marketing campaign -- consumers drop their old Crocs off at an authorized donation center, where they are shipped to SolesUnited. SolesUnited grinds them up (along with rubber scraps from the manufacturing process) and makes brand new shoes. These shoes are given to people who need them.

An explanation of the program, from Crocs:



In this video, SolesUnited, the Houston Rockets and Feed the Children deliver Crocs shoes and boxes of food to Hurricane Ike victims.