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Richard Thalheimer, founder of The Sharper Image.

Richard Thalheimer, founder of The Sharper Image. During his 30 years of building one of America's most powerful brands, Richard Thalheimer — Sharper Image's founder, chairman and CEO — has developed simple techniques that can help everyone succeed

Richard Thalheimer is the founder and former CEO of American consumer brand The Sharper Image.

Richard Thalheimer is the founder and former CEO of American consumer brand The Sharper Image. The first runner’s watch was advertised in Runner’s World magazine. The San Francisco, California company began with only three employees.

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Richard Thalheimer, founder and former CEO of The Sharper Image, was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. After attending public school there, he received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale University in 1970, and graduated from Hastings Law School in San Francisco, California in 1974.

Flag as Inappropriate. Thalheimer was forced out as CEO of The Sharper Image due to the belief by the new Board members that they could make the company perform better, and move the stock price higher. Although Thalheimer disagreed that the new investors would do better, he reached an agreement with them to step aside, in return for them purchasing his remaining stock in the company.

After Richard retired from Sharper Image in 2006, the company . .Richard Thalheimer is the founder and former CEO of The Sharper Image, and creator of RichardSolo.Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Leadership. After Richard retired from Sharper Image in 2006, the company several years later went into bankruptcy, and the stores closed. However, his love for gadgets lives on, and after his departure, he launched RichardSolo. com, an online store of new, interesting and useful products.

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The Legend of Sharper Image with Founder, Richard Thalheimer . When Thalheimer left in 2006, there were more than 4,000 full and part-time associates, 195 stores and a thriving internet and catalog business.

The Legend of Sharper Image with Founder, Richard Thalheimer //Richard Thalheimer is the legendary founder and former CEO of American consumer brand, The Sh. The company became a public corporation in 1987 when its stock was offered on Nasdaq under the symbol SHRP. In 2007, Thalheimer started his own retail online store, RichardSolo. com, which is still in business.

Richard Thalheimer had all the trappings of a world-class salesman. While running The Sharper Image, Thalheimer enrolled at Hastings Law School - but making physical deliveries to businesses in the Financial District every afternoon between classes began to take its toll. Born in 1948 in Little Rock, Arkansas, he spent his youth working odd-jobs in the toy section of his father’s department store. I was completely taxed, he says.

Richard Thalheimer, founder of The Sharper Image, made a fortune selling strange gadgets and niche products. Here, he answers an entrepreneur's question about selling merchandise on TV. Q. When is it a good idea for a company to use infomercials to sell a product? Stephen Rosa President Advertising Ventures Providence, Rhode Island. Richard Thalheimer responds: For hot products with broad appeal, infomercials make financial sense. They give you the exposure of a commercial but at a lower cost because they air on late-night television.