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Chapter 9: Working with Dad Some days, the kids decide that they d like to help with work around the house. The only problem is that the chores they re motivated to assist with are rarely the tasks that Courtney and I are hoping to tackle that day. Usually the jobs our children feel drawn to are […] The post Best Dad Ever Chapter 9 appeared first on Redeemed Online.

Mark Cronin John Cronin FoundersJohn’s Crazy Socks Www.johnscrazysocks.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/johnscrazysocks/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnscrazysocks/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChQzvQju2SQiW9rIf5JNsVQ John Lee CroninChief Happiness Officer John Cronin is a 22-year-old man full of life and aspirations who happens to have Down syndrome. He is the co-founder of John’s Crazy Socks which has a mission to spread happiness through socks. Part of our goal at John’s Crazy Socks is to empower people and demonstrate the possibilities that each of us possesses. John serves as the face of the company and embodies those qualities in all he does. To prepare for his current role, John underwent years of schooling. He began his education in the pre-school program at ACDS and still remembers those days fondly. John moved onto the Huntington School system which he completed in June 2017. John’s school work included life skills classes as well as electives such as fashion and photography and he was a proud member of the school chorus. During his last three years, John split his days between Huntington High School and Wilson Tech where he studied office skills and retailing. After school, John participated in the Grand-Friends Club and the Relay for Life events. Wilson Tech named John their Outstanding Student of the Year.  For a young man, John has strong work experience. In the summer of 2016, he worked in the kitchen of a local day camp, Camp Alvernia. For several years, he worked as the mail clerk at the Schlitt Law Firm. Arriving at the office every day after school, John maintained the mail supplies and stamps and made the daily run to post office, sorting envelopes and packages for the fastest delivery. He also assisted in general maintenance of the office, handling the shredding, running errands and lending a hand whenever he could.  Since an early age, John devoted himself to Special Olympics activities. He engages in snowshoe, basketball, track, soccer, floor hockey and bowling. His efforts have won John numerous medals and invitations to the New York State Games for soccer, track and snowshoe. In fact, John was named an alternate to the U.S. National Snowshoe Team for the Special Olympics World Games in March 2017. John is both the co-founder and inspiration for John’s Crazy Socks. It was John’s deep and abiding love for his “crazy socks” that gave rise to this venture. John has long maintained his personal style that does not confirm to whims of the fashion industry or dictates of others: it is a style he makes manifest with his spirit and personality. His colorful, fun and often whimsical socks (Bacon!) are just part of who he is. Here at John’s Crazy Socks, John does a little bit of everything. He writes thank you notes to customers, does thank you videos, helps fill orders and helps pick out the socks that we will carry in the store. And he’s our ambassador, extoling the virtues, beauty and wonders of socks. John has appeared on numerous television shows and videos for interviews. He’s got his name above the door, so you know he’s checking to make sure we fulfill our promises. Mark X. Cronin The father in our father-son founding team, Mark, works behind the scenes with John upfront as the face of the business. Mark has extensive experience developing innovative organizations with a focus on customers. And he’s a Dad who is excited about working with his son. Mark X. Cronin’s career combines public service, technology and innovation. He is the President of Paumonok Innovations Inc., the parent company of John’s Crazy Socks. Paumonok develops online information sites and niche stores. Mark has a history developing digital offerings. In the 1990’s, he founded New Gutenberg software, which produced one of the first baseball informational titles. Mark spent most of his career in the healthcare field building innovative organizations focused on improving the delivery of health care particularly to the poor and Medicaid recipients. Mark served as Chief Operating and Technology Officer for two health care management firms that empowered doctors and hospitals to better serve patients. As the head of a leading health care consulting firm, Mark advised hospitals, health centers and physician organizations to improve care and he worked with hospitals and health centers as they created some of the best known managed care organizations in New York State.  Earlier in his career, Mark served as the Director of Medicaid Health Services in New York City where he led a major Medicaid reform initiative that included groundbreaking legislation in Albany and improvements in care while restraining costs. While with the City, Mark worked under two mayors and won an award as Manager of the Year. Mark went on to work with hospitals and health centers that created some of the best known managed care organizations in New York State. He has a background in education having taught graduate studies at NYU and lectured on management at Columbia’s School of Public Health. Early in his career, Mark taught school in Queens and worked for Congressman Joseph P. Addabbo.  Mark received his undergraduate degree from Holy Cross and a Masters of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He has also studied literature at the Graduate Center for the City of New York and spent a year studying at Trinity College in Dublin.  Mark was the co-leader for the Barack Obama Grassroots Campaign on Long Island and served as one of President Obama’s appointees on the Rules Committee at the Democratic Convention in 2008. In this episode, we discuss: John’s mission: to make people happy and to go into business with his Dad Some of the business ideas John had before deciding on socks Why they did a lean start up and why they think this method really works The only marketing they did when they launched and the awesome thing they did with the 42 orders they got on the first day Being who you are and truly connecting to people Their social mission and their business mission The four things they are always focused on in their business Their charity and awareness socks and how they give back to charity with every sale - over $180,000! The report they publish every month on their website and why The millions and millions of views their videos have received and the staggering amount of reviews they have online Hiring people with differing disabilities and why a national retailer approached them John’s work with Special Olympics and why it means so much to him Getting to over $5 million in revenue in two years and the social impact and awareness in which they’ve been a part

Link 80 was a band from the Bay Area. The name came from the interstate highway I-80 which they used to get to the drummer's garage for band practice and connected the band members' homes: members lived in Oakland, Berkeley, and Richmond. Fun fact, I also named my animation company drive80 after route 80. Far more punk than ska and with an energy and a sense of immediacy lacking in pop-oriented ska bands, Link 80 was able to avoid the clichés of ska-punk characterized by their peers. As Asian Man Records describes them, they are an energetic blend of ska, punk rock, and hardcore. My old band Lanemeyer met these dudes on our last tour and played a couple shows with them. I thought they were the nicest guys and thought Adam would have some great stories from back then. I was 1000% correct in thinking this as you will hear in this interview. I sent him a facebook message to see if he’d like to chat, replied “Sure!” And this is what we talk about: Being the stage manager for the Plea for Peace Tour How it would be weird to tour now and stay What it was like joining the band The first singer passing away at a young age Going through van after van Still being straight edge Days of Thunder Quitting the band Turning from Link 80 into Desa The song The Last Time His band Gnarboots Being a punk rock Dad Some stories about NJ Teaching Bigwig about Tiger Balm on your balls Talking about the Alkaline Trio shit in the box fiasco Getting a shitty proposal from Victory Records And a ton more Before we begin, my old band Lanemeyer has our first EP Stories For The Big Screen available on vinyl. The record was put out by iSurrender Records. It’s green vinyl with an etching of GOD I MiSS yOU GOD I MISS THIS PLACE on one side and we are doing a Black Friday Sale. Here are the details: 20% Off Promo Code - SURRENDER2018 Must be entered at checkout to receive the discount Valid on the entire store Active from 11/22 12AM - 11/26 11:59PM (this covers Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Weekend, and Cyber Monday) Just go to thiswasthescene.com and scroll down until you see the Llanemeyer cd artwork. Click on it and purchase. Thank you to everyone who has donated and all of you that have signed up for my Patreon page. If you’d like to help keep this podcast alive you can donate as little as $1 a month through Patreon by going to thiswasthescene.com and click on the button at the top of the page that says Click HERE FOR BONUS MATERIAL. As a Patron, you get access to bonus material that regular podcast subscribers do not.  OR you can do a one-time donation by clicking the DONATE button. OR you don’t have to donate shit and just keep listening each week. Feel free to subscribe, leave a review and share this with anyone who would love some nostalgia. With that said, let’s get started.