Be tenacious. One thing that has allowed me to have some level of success is that I am fine with cold-calling people. It doesn't scare me to call someone who has no idea who I am and say I'd love to take you to lunch.

I think once you start traveling, you don’t stop

If you organize your life around your passion, you can turn your passion into your story and then turn your story into something bigger - something that matters.

When you have a memorable story about who you are and what your mission is, your success no longer depends on how experienced you are or how many degrees you have or who you know. A good story transcends boundaries, breaks barriers, and opens doors.

When you're buying a pair of TOMS, if you don't feel like you're part of a community, then I've failed.

I did what I think a lot of entrepreneurs do. I started putting up a lot of ads on Craigslist for interns.

If you just go out and try to make money by starting a business, you're going to come up with something that's just like what everyone else has done. But if you look at the world and see opportunities that can be taken more seriously, then you come up with a great idea.