BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20170312T100000 RDATE:20170312T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 RDATE:20171105T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171003T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171003T130000 LOCATION:JR Howard\, Room 302 GEO:45.451619;-122.669391 SUMMARY:Lunch with a Leader: Tim Leatherman DESCRIPTION:Register Here! (https://goo.gl/forms/3Y51vs1vjnrtqLSE2) Tim Leatherman\, Leatherman Industries (http://www.leatherman.com/) Tim prob lem solved to create the ultimate outdoor enthusiast tool that has fixed airplanes\, stopped bullets\, cut umbilical cords and opened a few beers. Hear the story of this iconic $100M brand made here in Portland by over 400 employees\, and how they problem solve to create their next products. How do you market the tool that prepares you for the unexpected? Follow ing a nine month tour of Europe and Asia in a $300 Fiat\, Tim returned ho me with his wife inspired to design a knife attached to pliers he could u se for any need\, from car repairs to bread cutting. He started tinkering in his parents' basement until he was elevated to his brother-in-law's g arage\, but it went downhill from there. \;Years of diligence\, pati ence\, and numerous rejections finally yielded a scintilla of "luck." An order for 500 resulted in the founding of the business. \;Sales grew from 200 tools in 1983 to one million tools in 1993. \;Now sales ar e over $100M\, and the creativity that started this brand continues to in spire new products. Tim Leatherman is a native Portlander who grew up ab out five miles from Lewis &\; Clark. He says\, "During high school I o ften drove past on my Honda 50\, but knew I wasn't smart enough to get in \, or stay in." Oregon State University was fortunate to snag Tim and he earned a mechanical engineering degree. He is an avid tennis player\, but being slightly older than Roger Federer\, he is finally ready to acknowl edge that his chances of winning Wimbledon may be fading. \;Sponsor ed by the Center for EntrepreneurshipLunch with a Leader is a series of o pportunities to converse with industry leaders in a casual setting. Learn more about career paths and industry trends while you enjoy a FREE lunch ! \; X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Tim problem solved to create the ultimate outdoor enthusiast t ool that has fixed airplanes\, stopped bullets\, cut umbilical cords and opened a few beers. Hear the story of this iconic $100M brand made here i n Portland by over 400 employees\, and how they problem solve to create t heir next products.
How do you market the tool that pre pares you for the unexpected? Following a nine month tour of Europe and A sia in a $300 Fiat\, Tim returned home with his wife inspired to design a knife attached to pliers he could use for any need\, from car repairs to bread cutting. He started tinkering in his parents' basement until he wa s elevated to his brother-in-law's garage\, but it went downhill from the re. \;Years of diligence\, patience\, and numerous rejections finall y yielded a scintilla of "luck." An order for 500 resulted in the foundin g of the business. \;Sales grew from 200 tools in 1983 to one millio n tools in 1993. \;Now sales are over $100M\, and the creativity tha t started this brand continues to inspire new products.
Tim Leatherman is a native Portlander who grew up about five miles from Lewis &\; Clark. He says\, "During high school I often drove past on m y Honda 50\, but knew I wasn't smart enough to get in\, or stay in." Oreg on State University was fortunate to snag Tim and he earned a mechanical engineering degree. He is an avid tennis player\, but being slightly olde r than Roger Federer\, he is finally ready to acknowledge that his chance s of winning Wimbledon may be fading.
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Sponsored by the Center for Entrepreneurship
Lunch with a Leader is a series of opportunities to converse with industry leaders in a casual setting. Learn more about career paths and industry trends while you enjo y a FREE lunch!
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