An entrepreneur, philanthropist, and author named Blake Mycoskie has a net worth of $300 million.
The founder of the Los Angeles-based company Toms is Blake, whose true name is Toms.
Additionally, Mycoskie participated in the second season of the reality TV show “The Amazing Race” and co-founded Reality Central, as well as Madefor, a subscription wellness program. Blake Mycoskie was born to Pam and Mike Mycoskie, an author and orthopedic surgeon, in Arlington, Texas on August 26, 1976.
During his teenage years, he attended Arlington Martin High School and then moved on to St. Petersburg High School.
In 1995, he graduated from Stephen’s Episcopal School in Austin.
Mycoskie received a partial tennis scholarship to Southern Methodist University, where he majored in both business and philosophy.
His tennis career was cut short when he sustained an Achilles tendon injury in his second year.
After leaving SMU, Mycoskie established EZ Laundry, which offered the school’s first on-campus dry cleaning service.
EZ Laundry grew to a size where it employed over 40 individuals and provided services to two other universities.
The business was sold by Mycoskie to his partner in 1999.