E43: JOHN AND MARK CRONIN - The Founders of 'John's Crazy Socks' Discuss Their Company's Mission of Spreading Happiness, and Their Positive Message about People with Special Abilities.

John Cronin is an entrepreneur, a sock-tycoon, a public speaker, a philanthropist, a dancer, an athlete, a podcast host, a boyfriend. He also happens to have Down Syndrome, however, he has not allowed it to hold back his dreams and love for life. In 2015, he founded a company, 'John's Crazy Socks', with the help of his father, Mark Cronin, an accomplished entrepreneur with a long and successful track record. Together, they have built it into what they call 'the world's largest sock store', referring to the over 4,000 different designs that are available through their website, JohnsCrazySocks.com. John and Mark have been using John's Crazy socks as a platform for spreading happiness to their customers as well as an incredibly positive message about the ability of people with special abilities to do great work and play active, useful roles in various types of businesses. Today, John's Crazy Socks has annual revenues of over $2.5 million and a growing a staff of over 30 employees, many of whom are people of special abilities.