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John and Mark X. Cronin, the father and son co-founders of John’s Crazy Socks, are on a mission to spread happiness. In pursuit of that mission, they have now released The Spreading Happiness Podcast with John and Mark, a weekly, 30-minute podcast designed to bring a smile to your face and make you feel good.
During the show, the father and son team banter about what is happening in their lives, their adventures and mishaps, conversations that often lead to hilarious results. As part of each show, they give updates on their sometimes futile efforts to get in shape, share the latest news from John’s love life and tell some jokes. They also share a few good news stories from around the world.
The podcast is available on all the usual podcast platforms and at their website.
TEDx Appearances
John and Mark recently recorded their second TEDx Talk entitled, “Hiring People with Differing Abilities is Not Altruism, It Is Good Business.” That Talk is available on YouTube and the TED platform.
Their first TEDx Talk entitled Differently Abled People Want to Help Us is also available on YouTube and the TED platform.
Please share and promote these TEDx Talks as you see fit.
Helpful Video Links
You can find hundreds of videos with John, John and Mark and many others from our business on the John’s Crazy Socks YouTube channel.
We also want to share two videos about John’s Crazy Socks that not only can help you prepare for the interview, but you can share through your podcast:
•A One Minute Introductory Video: https://youtu.be/ytnqO74aCuo
•A Three Minute Introductory Video: https://youtu.be/dzPvxz1oUEA
You are also welcome to view a documentary short (10 minutes) called Sock Guys that filmmaker Katie Turinski made about John and his business. This film has played and won awards at many film festivals. While you can view this film, we ask that you do not share it publicly at your website or through your podcast. You can see Sock Guys here: https://vimeo.com/329705537 Password: s0ckguys.
Media Videos about John and John’s Crazy Socks
John’s Crazy Socks has been fortunate to receive considerable media coverage. Here is a sampling of some of that coverage:
•CBS Evening News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/johns-crazy-socks-father-and-son-spread-happiness-one-crazy-pair-of-socks-at-a-time
•CNBC: 22-year-old with Down syndrome founded John’s Crazy Socks (cnbc.com)
•New York Post: https://nypost.com/video/founder-of-million-dollar-sock-company-has-special-needs/
•Fox and Friends: https://video.foxnews.com/v/6016452612001
You can find many more on the In the Media page at our website: John’s Crazy Socks in the Media (johnscrazysocks.com)
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