John Cronin, a 28-year-old entrepreneur with Down syndrome, founded John’s Crazy Socks in 2016. The Farmingdale, N.Y.-based company now sells greater than 4,000 various kinds of socks and has reached a major milestone: greater than two million orders have been filled, in response to report published on Wednesday By New York Post Office.
The socks offer includes, among others: holiday oriented Down Branded Harry Potter. There are also special projects that raise awareness Down syndrome AND autismand gift packages resembling gift for women rescuing dogs containing three different pairs of socks with a dog motif.
Cronin, his parents Mark and Carol, and his older brother Jamie run the company together. It has turn into the world’s largest sock company, in response to the Post.
Cronin founded a company with the mission of “spreading happiness.” She writes a handwritten thanks note and includes two free candies with every order. At the starting of the company’s profession, he even personally delivered orders to customers. Over the past eight years, John’s Crazy Socks has donated nearly $800,000 to charities, including Special Olympics.
“We thank our customers,” Cronin told the New York Post. “Thank you very much for helping my company.”
How John’s crazy socks began
Mark Cronin explained in interview from Canvas Rebel last week that the business began when John was considering his options after highschool.
“John couldn’t find anything that turned him on,” Mark said. “It’s an unfortunate reality that there just aren’t enough good options for people of all abilities.”
John wanted to start out a business with his dad and got here up with the idea of selling socks. The father and son duo decided to build a website, gather supplies and arrange a Facebook page with several promotional videos starring John. On the first day of opening the virtual store, December 9, 2016, they received 42 orders. Over the next two weeks, they received 452 orders.
“We didn’t know how fast it would grow, we didn’t know how big it would become, but we knew we could make this business thrive,” Mark said.
The John’s Crazy Socks brand was built on five pillars: inspiration, giving back, fun products, adding a personal touch and creating a great spot to work.
“We may not be ahead of Target and Walmart, at least not yet, but we have more selection than anyone else,” Mark said. In addition, the company employs 34 people, of which 22 are people with various skills.
According to US Bureau of Labor StatisticsLast 12 months, only 22.5% of disabled people were employed.