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John & Mark X. Cronin

Sock Tycoons

John and Mark X. Cronin are the father-son team that created John’s Crazy Socks, a social enterprise with a mission to spread happiness. They bootstrapped their business into the world’s largest sock store. John is not only a business owner, but he has Down syndrome. Every day, John and Mark show what people with differing abilities can do – more than half their colleagues have a differing ability. And they show their gratitude through their Giving Back program that has raised nearly $500,000 for their charity partners. Most of all, they are spreading happiness one pair of socks at a time.

Dec. 9, 2022

John and Mark X. Cronin - 7-Figure Growth by Spreading Happiness

When John Cronin was in his last year of high school, he looked around at all of his options for his career, as a person with Down Syndrome, and didn’t like any of them. So he decided to create his …

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