meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

How Socks are Changing the World: John and Mark X. Cronin (ep. 718)

Live Inspired Podcast with John O'Leary

John O'Leary

Self-improvement, Bestsellingauthor, Education, Dailyinspiration, Society & Culture, Liveinspired, Johnoleary, Inspiration, Joebuck, Inspiredliving, Onfire, Relationships

4.9672 Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

In 2018, John Cronin was a 22-year-old entrepreneur with Down syndrome who had a dream to create something life-changing, purposeful and filled with joy. Together with his father Mark, they turned that dream into the world’s largest sock store – John’s Crazy Socks. And yet, John’s Crazy Socks is more than just a business. It’s a mission-driven movement that employs individuals of all abilities and shows the world what’s possible when you focus on inclusion, kindness, and joy.

Today, John and Mark share how they bootstrapped their business into a multi-million dollar venture, advocate tirelessly for people with differing abilities and continue to spread happiness by giving back more than $750,000 to their charity partners.

My friends, you’ll walk away from this conversation with the reminder that small acts of love often make the biggest impact, and that sometimes, a simple pair of socks can change the world.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

You know that Keeley companies is all about fostering the world-class culture through their incredible cultural pillars.

0:07.5

Well, it was time to add a seventh cultural pillar, Kewley Green.

0:12.5

Guided by the mission to raise the sustainability standards by which they design, build, operate, and live.

0:18.8

Keeley Green is dedicated to using a holistic approach to leave a positive impact on our

0:24.6

environment, create a future that is sustainable for generations to come.

0:29.4

In the words of Rusty Keeley, we are just getting started.

0:34.3

You can learn more about that just getting started mentality and all the work they do

0:38.7

by visiting my friends at keely companies online at keelie companies.com. Welcome to the live-inspired

0:48.7

podcast with John O'Leary. John is the number one national bestselling author of the book On Fire. He's a world-class

0:56.0

inspirational speaker, and he's the host of the Live-inspired podcast. John interviews extraordinary

1:01.5

individuals on their life story so that you can wake up from accidental living and more fully

1:07.9

live your life story. Here's your host, John O'Leary.

1:12.6

Well, hello, my friends, and welcome to the Live Inspired podcast with John O'Leary.

1:18.5

I'm going to take you back in time, a couple years to start this episode, back in 2018.

1:24.8

That's right, way back six years ago, John Cronin was a 22-year-old entrepreneur with Down's syndrome, who had a dream to create a life-changing, purposeful, and joy-filled life.

1:38.4

Together with his dad, Mark, you're going to meet him both on this episode. They turned that dream into the world's

1:44.7

largest sock story. You've heard of it before. It's called John's Crazy Sox. And yet,

1:51.2

John's Crazy Sox is more than just a business. This is a mission-driven movement that employs

1:58.3

individuals of all abilities and shows the world what is possible

2:02.3

when you focus on inclusion, on kindness, on joy, on life. Today, John and Mark join us to share

2:10.2

how they bootstrap their business into a multi-million dollar venture, how they work tirelessly

2:16.5

for individuals with different abilities and continue

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John O'Leary, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of John O'Leary and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.