Author Profile: Eric Barnes

Founder & CEO

Hometown:  Louisville, KY

KOR Vessel:   Ice Blue Special Edition

KOR Stone:  Live Once

Years With KOR:  5

Favorite Thing About KOR:  Reading the daily emails from customers who have been touched by KOR in some special way. It's life's greatest paycheck.

KOR Passion:  Everything. It's an incredible experience to wake up each day and get fired up about KOR. We're doing good, doing well, and having a ton of fun.

Believe it or not, I was born 70% water (though some of that water has evaporated to make room for other stuff :) You could say I've done a bit of everything—investment banking, consulting, media, working at a big record label, software development—but I've never (to quote Steve Jobs) "made a dent in the world" until starting KOR Water. Nothing has prepared me for the challenge, excitement, and joy ride that is KOR. I'm thrilled to be working with such a diverse and talented group of people to bring attention to the treasure and miracle of water. For the boring, official bio go here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/ericbarnes.

Stories Posted by Eric

kor.one.groupon2

Design

Groupon? Group This On!

Did you know? Back in November 12, 2008, the KOR ONE was one of the first products to ever be featured on Groupon.

by Eric Barnes on August 15, 2011
Image courtesy of busy.pochi via Flickr

Sustainability

Be the Change You Want to See

One of the best things about building a company like KOR are the relationships we forge and the conversations we hold with others seeking to change the world.

by Eric Barnes on August 12, 2011
running shoes

Inside KOR

The Coefficient of Exercise

I’m in a rut. A big one. A few weeks back, I joined 15 other idiots in an event labeled “The World’s Greatest Sportsman Contest“. ...

by Eric Barnes on July 31, 2011
NASDAQ example - Water costs will be rising.

Sustainability

Water Just Filed for an IPO

We often hear of the impending plight of water scarcity and how what we've known only as a "third world" problem will soon confront us in the US. However, it's one thing to read about these problems and another to experience them first hand.

by Eric Barnes on July 9, 2011
A group of entrepreneurs participating in shark tagging. Summit at Sea, April 2011.

Sustainability

The Only Shark Tank That Matters

Everyone knows about the show "Shark Tank" on ABC where would-be entrepreneurs pitch their business ideas to a panel of investor "sharks". However, it's safe to say far fewer people know what takes place in the real shark tank -- the world's oceans.

by Eric Barnes on May 2, 2011
KOR Vida Hydration Vessel Collection

Design

The Vida Vessel

For nearly twelve months, we've worked behind closed doors, waiting for the moment to unveil our new KOR Vida Hydration Vessel. Today is finally that day.

by Eric Barnes on March 2, 2011
1% for the Planet. Small steps lead to big change.

Sustainability

1% Can Change the Planet

When we started KOR, we wanted to do more than give bottled water users a good reason to switch over to sustainable hydration -- we wanted to give back to water.

by Eric Barnes on January 25, 2011
Bottled water is not for reuse

Sustainability

Most Popular Reusable Bottle Not Reusable

“I’ll have some bacteria with my water, please.” What do you think is the most popular resuable bottle on the market?  KOR?  Not yet.  Camelbak? ...

by Eric Barnes on August 10, 2010
Surfrider Foundation - Rise Above Plastics

Water Causes

Your Water Video of the Week

Rise Above Plastics – The Case Against Bottled Water From our friends over at the Surfrider Foundation comes this new provocative video in their campaign ...

by Eric Barnes on August 4, 2010
Endorphin Warrior - Word Have Meaning

Design

Hanging on a Word

Despite never having been on the Speech and Debate team in high school, at the tender young age of 42 I have become the National ...

by Eric Barnes on July 27, 2010