Marcela Isaza

Associated Press

American entrepreneur, author, philanthropist and founder of Toms Shoes, Blake Mycoskie, poses during an interview in Los Angeles on Friday, May 6, 2016. Mycoskie, 39, reflects on 10 years of one-for-one giving and spoke about how he learned from his mistakes. To date, Toms has given away about 60 million pairs of shoes.

Toms Founder Reflects on Rocky Start

Things were chaotic for the "chief shoe giver" in the beginning. There was manufacturing, for one, along with distribution challenges that once had a partner request money for a rented donkey to get the shoes where they needed to be.