Richard Jay Thalheimer | |
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| Alma mater | Yale University San Francisco's University of California, Hastings College of the Law |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, lawyer, author, investor. |
| Known for | Founder of The Sharper Image |
| Website | https://RichardThalheimer.com |
Richard Thalheimer is an American entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder and former CEO of the US-based consumer brand, The Sharper Image. He established The Sharper Image in 1977, after taking an interest in watches. The early watch designs were inspired by a $69 watch that he owned and advertised his watch range in Runner's World magazine. The success of the watch advertisement led to the inaugural distribution of The Sharper Image catalog in 1979. Thalheimer took his company Public company in 1987 on the Nasdaq exchange.
The San Francisco-based company grew from three employees in the late 1970s, to 195 stores, a staff of 4,000 and revenues of $750 million. Thalheimer left the company in 2006. After leaving his role at The Sharper Image, Thalheimer started his own online retail business in 2007, RichardSolo.[1]
- ^ "Sharper Image founder never says die". Eastbaytimes.com. September 17, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2018.