{"id":3640,"date":"2025-08-28T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/alittlesomethingextra\/?p=3640"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:41:44","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:41:44","slug":"throwback-exclusive-a-little-something-extra-with-john-mark-cronin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/alittlesomethingextra\/throwback-exclusive-a-little-something-extra-with-john-mark-cronin\/","title":{"rendered":"THROWBACK EXCLUSIVE: A Little Something Extra with John &amp; Mark Cronin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THROWBACK EXCLUSIVE: A Little Something Extra with John &amp; Mark Cronin\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ql2jw33CCCQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Back to school = back to socks! In this heartwarming and entrepreneurial episode, we sit down with the dynamic father-son duo behind John\u2019s Crazy Socks, Mark and John Cronin!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mark shares his personal journey as a father to John, who has Down syndrome, and how their search for meaningful opportunities sparked something bigger than either of them could\u2019ve imagined. What started with hand-delivering colorful socks door-to-door turned into one of the most beloved, and impactful, sock companies in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode, you\u2019ll hear about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Their humble beginnings and big dreams<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The drive to create real, meaningful careers for people with intellectual disabilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How John\u2019s Crazy Socks grew into a global movement for inclusion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What it really means to follow your passion and bring others along for the ride<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a story of love, hustle, and purpose. One that proves when we see potential where others don\u2019t, we all win.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you&#8217;re gearing up for a new school year, a change in season, or just looking for a boost of inspiration, this episode reminds us all to lead with kindness, chase big dreams, and never underestimate what\u2019s possible!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to school = back to socks! In this heartwarming and entrepreneurial episode, we sit down with the dynamic father-son duo behind John\u2019s Crazy Socks, Mark and John Cronin! Mark shares his personal journey as a father to John, who has Down syndrome, and how their search for meaningful opportunities sparked something bigger than either&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/alittlesomethingextra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/alittlesomethingextra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/alittlesomethingextra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/alittlesomethingextra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/alittlesomethingextra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3640"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/alittlesomethingextra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3640\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/alittlesomethingextra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3642"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/alittlesomethingextra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/alittlesomethingextra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gigisplayhouse.org\/alittlesomethingextra\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}