John Cronin is a young man with Down syndrome. John and his father started an online business selling “crazy socks”. John is the leader and the face of the business. John loves crazy socks and he loves making people happy! The father and son duo built their multi-million-dollar business on four pillars: Inspiration and Hope, Giving Back, Socks You Can Love, and Making It Personal. They are showing the world what people with differing abilities can do when given a chance. People with differing abilities are ready, willing, and able to work. John’s Crazy Socks company hires people with differing abilities and builds their workforce around them. Through videos, presentations, articles, and special events they are showing the world how successful their business model is. They host school tours, workgroup tours, and social service agency tours. Together, John and Mark advocate for changes in law and policy to support the rights of people with differing abilities to work and to retain their earnings. Giving back is a huge part of what they do. They pledge 5 percent of their earnings to the Special Olympics. John and many of his colleagues are Special Olympic athletes. They also raise money for their charity partners. In 2019, John Cronin became the first person with Down syndrome to win the EY Entrepreneur of the Year award.
23 окт 2024
