Lou Lentine
| Lou Lentine | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 (age 52–53) New Jersey |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | University of Central Florida |
| 💼 Occupation | Businessman, inventor |
| 📆 Years active | 1992-present |
| Notable work | Viatek, Echelon |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Kelli |
| 👶 Children | 3 |
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Lou Lentine (born 1971) is an American businessman and inventor from Chattanooga, Tennessee. He holds over 100 patents.
Personal life[edit]
Lentine was born in 1971 in New Jersey and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Florida in 1993 where he majored in marketing.[1][2] Lentine also mentors other inventors, particularly those at the University of Central Florida and those who work with HSN and QVC.[1]
As a child, Lentine vacationed on the Abaco Islands and purchased a home there in the mid-2010s.[3] With his wife, Kelli, he has three sons.[1]
Career[edit]
As of 2019[update], Lentine is the president and founder of Viatek Consumer Products Group and a self-described "serial entrepreneur at heart."[1] He holds more than 100 patents.[1] Viatek owns a number of brands, including Night Stars, Hurricane and Mighty Jump, and Q-Beam flashlights.[1] In 2011, Lentine moved Viatek to the Bonny Oaks Industrial and Office Park Chattanooga, Tennessee.[1]
In 1992, while still a college student, Lentine began developing and inventing products.[1] He promoted his first product on television in 1996, at the age of 25, while wearing fake glasses in an effort to look older.[1] He has since promoted his products on HSN, the Shopping Channel Canada, QVC, USA, QVC UK, QVC Germany, and Shop TV Japan.[1] By the time he was 30 years old, Lentine owned a $30 million consumer products business.[2]
In 2015, Lentine founded Echelon Fitness in collaboration with the University of Central Florida's Business Incubation Program and at their Central Florida Research Park.[2][4][1][5] The company, which produces home fitness equipment, is designed to be an entertainment platform as much as a fitness platform, having signed deals with Pitbull and Joey Fatone to collaborate on content for the company.[6] Pitbull is also an investor.[6]
He is also a part of Quirky.com and manages the platform's sales out of Viatek's office.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Denton, Lisa (January 1, 2019). "Perfect Pitch: Inventor, TV salesman Lou Lentine grows product empire from Chattanooga". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Cole, Laura J. "Taking Shape". Pegasus (Summer 2021). University of Central Florida. p. 20.
- ↑ Pace, Mark (September 3, 2019). "Chattanooga businessman Lou Lentine joins Hurricane Dorian relief efforts in Bahamas". Chattanooga Times Free Press. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ "At-home fitness is 'here to stay' even after coronavirus lockdowns end: Echelon CEO". Fox Business News. November 27, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ Goldberg, Rebecca (May 19, 2021). "CEO Insights from Insider's "The Future of Fitness"". Athletech News. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bhasin, Kim (June 29, 2021). "Pitbull Signs With Echelon as Exercise-Bike Rivalry Heats Up". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 29, 2021.
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