CEO of The North Face Company - Hap Klopp - Ep 110

CEO of The North Face Company - Hap Klopp - Ep 110  Hap Klopp spent 20 years as CEO and President of The North Face. In that time, he turned two small retail stores into one of the most recognized and well-respected outdoor gear companies in the world.  He also authored 2 books (and my uncle Brian Tarcy wrote the books).  1. Conquering the North Face  2. Almost  We discussed his background and how he started the company. One thing that he wanted different about his company was that he wanted to women and men to have equal opportunities at his company (at the time, it was common that women were paid less than men). Also, he wanted his products to have a minimal environmental impact.   He has since sold his company and is now a professor at Hult International Business School.  Number one tip:  Great quote from German philosopher: “You can sit and talk forever about what you are going to do, but you must get started to succeed.”   Contact info:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/hap-klopp-b3b976/ 

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Hi this is Scott Tarcy and welcome to the Engineering Entrepreneur Podcast I’m a mechanical engineer and the president of CADdesignhelp.com. My company does CAD work and prototyping. I love designing and inventing products and creating businesses around that activity. There are many podcasts out there about entrepreneurship and a few about inventing, but I have yet to find a podcast specifically about the engineering and technical side of entrepreneurship Since I couldn’t find the exact podcast that interests me as a design engineer and entrepreneur, I decided to go out and create it myself My strategy with this podcast is to interview engineers, designers and inventors who have created businesses around their inventions and products I specifically want to focus on the engineering and design side of their products and inventions