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During their Inspire and Be Inspired Bus Tour, Tony Hsieh and the Delivering Happiness Team visited KEEN. Our CEO and Chief Product Tester James Curleigh echoes lessons taught in Delivering Happiness: A Path to Profits, Passion, and Purpose. Check out this short video!
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KEEN CEO James Curleigh On Delivering Happiness with Zappos Founder Tony Hsieh and the Be Inspired Bus Tour
Wednesday, July 20th, 2011Fast Company: KEEN’s Kicks Go (Really) Old School With Vintage Vulcanization Machines
Tuesday, January 25th, 2011
“The rubber vulcanization process involved with making shoes can be smelly and inefficient. Vulcanization with sulfur requires high temperatures, long heating periods–and that nasty chemical smell. So Portland, Ore., based footwear company KEEN decided to try something new with its Santiago Collection of shoes: they’re bringing back Desma’s hand-operated direct vulcanization machines. The only catch is that these machines haven’t been made for 60 years.”
“Desma’s German-made machines stopped being manufactured because of the arrival of quicker chemical vulcanization processes. But KEEN CEO James Curleigh went on a worldwide hunt to find them–in part because the hand-cranked machines make for a healthier environment for workers.”
HybridLife Radio: Parenting Unplugged and James Curleigh, CEO of KEEN
Thursday, November 18th, 2010
James Curleigh, CEO of KEEN Footwear stopped in to talk about parenting and the brand new KEEN HybridLife Radio Show. Plus he had a few extra stories and tips to share with Todd and Laura.
Notable quote: “Many people ask our team at KEEN what does ‘HybridLife’ mean? When we have the opportunity to talk with people one on one and share stories about people living and embracing a meaningful and multidimensional HybridLife, they get it. The radio show is the perfect platform to share these stories and inspire others to join the HybridLife community. It’s not a how-to guide or step-by-step instructional show. We’ll be listening and learning ourselves about how people interpret HybridLife and make it a part of their family experiences.”
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James Curleigh also had the opportunity to speak with Todd about how he juggles being a father and a CEO on Dads Unplugged.
Glimpse Inside KEEN and New Products for 2010
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010We recently created a new video as a way of introducing KEEN, HybridLife and the new Spring/Summer 2010 products to individuals who work at retailer stores where our shoes, bags and socks are sold. The video captures the many faces of KEEN, including our CEO James Curleigh, product developers and several others around the organization.
The Meaning of HybridLife – CEO & President James Curleigh Speaks at Tradeshow Event
Saturday, January 23rd, 2010KEEN CEO and President James Curleigh speaks about KEEN’s first seven years, how it all began and the meaning of HybridLife during a KEEN-sponsored ‘Editor Event’ on Day 1 of the Outdoor Retailer Winter Market in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Bringing Hybridlife to Life with Artist/Musican Dominique Garcia
Friday, January 8th, 2010During the most recent KEEN sales meeting, our President and CEO James Curleigh invited Dominique Garcia to Portland Center Stage’s The Armory to talk about her Hybridlife – family, music and art. Dominique’s music can be heard on MySpace here. You can also check out her artwork here.
What’s in store for the future of KEEN?
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009Watch what our Chief Product Tester (a.k.a. our President and CEO) says about the latest and greatest in KEEN cycling-specific products at a recent tradeshow.
The Green Line Series: James Curleigh + KEEN Blaze a Trail in Sustainable Footwear
Friday, August 14th, 2009GoGreen 09
The Green Line Series
By littlegirlbigvoice
What does it mean to be sustainable? To be deeply green? Not to mince colors, but there’s a lot of gray surrounding the green scene. With that much uncertainty, how do you go about augmenting a genuine corporate pigment? There are a million things that go into it, but one crucial element is putting as much emphasis on “the green line” as you do on the bottom line.
In the Green Line Series, we interview representatives from government, non-profits, corporations and consulting firms to get the dish on how they’ve put sustainability up front and center.
This week’s interview is with James Curleigh, CEO of the pioneering footwear company, KEEN Footwear. Curleigh talks about the trailblazing responsibility that comes with being a young company, the importance of balance in your business model and living the Hybrid Life, both as a person and a corporation. If you are looking to start a business that has sustainability in mind from day one, his advice is invaluable. Already an established company? Learn how to take risks that will pay major dividends down the road.
Click here to read the entire interview with James.
Hey James! A quick question?
Friday, March 13th, 2009James Curleigh, President and CEO of KEEN, Inc. gives a quick run down of where his KEEN shoes took him this week…
View it in the KEEN YouTube Channel…
Tune in next time!
