Mark X. Cronin Email & Phone Number

Looking for inspiring and memorable speakers? Speakers that will have your audience laughing, crying and talking long after the event is over? Speakers that understand business realities, but speak from the heart? My partner John and I are a father son team wearing our hearts on our sleeves. We are entrepreneurs who bootstrapped our business – John’s Crazy Socks – into the world’s largest sock store, a social enterprise where more than half our colleagues have differing abilities. John is not only an entrepreneur, but has Down syndrome, together we show that never holds him back. We show how a child born with life threatening medical conditions could grow up to change the world, testifying twice before Congress, speaking at the U.N. and being named EY Entrepreneurs of the Year.Audiences love to hear our origin story, how John could not find meaningful work and told me he wanted to go into business with me and how we grew that spark - starting with home deliveries - into a multi-million-dollar business shipping to 88 different countries Hiring people with differing abilities means we can address true inclusion in the workplace and the dignity of work. For business leaders and policy makers, we demonstrate why inclusion is good business. For self-advocates, parents and support workers, we offer hope and encouragement. And we do it all with stories that move listeners. People love it resulting in standing ovations and people hiring us again. Here's some of the feedback we receive: “Hands down, the best keynote we ever had and I’ve been coming here for 23 years.” “The back-and-forth Mark and John have achieved is incredible. This really adds to the presentation and really give insight to the love and respect they have for each other.”"I was crying after hearing John and Mark. I have never heard a pair that was so moving." “Loved the hope in the content, the love in the delivery and power in the call to action.”We have spoken to audience across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, including events with businesses (Microsoft, EY, IBM, Moody’s, LinkedIn, Kohl’s, etc.), non-profits (Special Olympics, SHRM, the Jospeh P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation, the National Down Syndrome Society, Gigi’s Playhouse) and colleges and universities (Rutgers, Stanford, Holy Cross, Hofstra, Vanderbilt, Texas A&M, Trinity College- Dublin, Paris University and Adelphi University). We have been featured on CBS Evening News, Fox and Friends, Good Morning America, the Today Show, PBS, BBC, CBC, etc. Reach out to me on LinkedIn or at speaking@johnscrazysocks.com.

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