She hosts Breakouts, a monthly interview series for Yahoo Finance featuring up-close and intimate conversations with today’s most innovative business leaders. Melody Hahm is a senior writer at Yahoo Finance, covering entrepreneurship, technology and real estate. or some of the other brands like VF Corp, we'll do whatever we think is right for the brand to, you know, survive and flourish,” he said. ![]() “How do we build a business that will outlast us? Whether that means that we IPO as a way of getting more capital and growing the business that way à la Under Armour and Lululemon or building and getting acquired by a Nike like Hurley did. Regarding exact plans for exit, Heath said he’s not thinking about that just yet. In terms of creating a legacy for the company, Heath looks to the likes of Patagonia, a B Corp, which is a certification that for-profit businesses receive for “meeting the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability to balance profit and purpose.” We’re really thinking about how we build a brand that is going to be around for our grandkids?” he said. We’re not necessarily thinking about, how we’re maximizing value for ourselves and our shareholders. “I think when we look at the future, we could easily be a billion-dollar brand in revenue in the next 5 to 10 years. ![]() The NY-based company is moving its headquarters to a 33,300 square foot space, and it’s expanding its product portfolio - recently launching t-shirts as its second vertical. ![]() The company currently has 80 employees and plans to double both headcount and revenue by the end of 2019. The following year, Heath and co-founder Randy Goldberg, now 40, appeared on “Shark Tank” and got the backing of retail mogul Daymond John. The philanthropic sock company, known for its Bumblebee logo and seamless toe design, first launched on Indiegogo in 2013, raising close to $150,000 on the crowdfunding platform. In this June 22, 2018, photo, David Health, CEO and co-founder of Bombas, talks during an interview in his New York office.
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