Commercial Super Heroes

Can you believe that this guy is the founder of Toms?

Blake got the idea for Toms while vacationing in South America in 2006. He discovered the Alpargata, a traditional rope-soled shoe that has been worn by Argentina farmers for the last 100 years.

a traditional alpargata style shoe

While there, Blake was struck by the terrible poverty that he saw:  children too poor to afford shoes.

Blake returned to Los Angeles with 200 pairs of shoes in his duffel bag and the idea for a new company, TOMS Shoes.

The motto for TOMS is “Make life more comfortable.” And for each pair sold, the company donates a pair to a child in need.

And not only is he easy on the eyes, he's a social entrepreneur too.

According to http://www.ashoka.org/social_entrepreneur:

Social entrepreneurs are individuals with innovative solutions to society’s most pressing social problems. They are ambitious and persistent, tackling major social issues and offering new ideas for wide-scale change.

And a writer to boot!

Hmmm, clearly some guys do have it all.