This 28-Year-Old Entrepreneur With Down Syndrome Runs the World’s Largest Sock Company. Here’s How He Started It.

John Cronin, a 28-year-old entrepreneur with Down Syndrome, started John’s Crazy Socks in 2016. The Farmingdale, New York-based company now sells more than 4,000 different types of socks and has hit a major milestone: over two million orders fulfilled, per a report published Wednesday by the New York Post.

The socks on offer range from holiday-focused to Harry Potter-branded. There are also special designs that raise awareness for Down syndrome and autism, and gift packs, like a women’s dog rescue gift containing three different pairs of dog-themed socks.

Cronin, his parents Mark and Carol, and his older brother Jamie run the business together. It has grown to become the world’s largest

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