Omaha "We're trying to revolutionize the eyewear industry," Neil Blumenthal, co-founder of Warby Parker, said, "and revolutionize the way people think about for-profits, because we think that for-profits can be catalyst for change – if they're stake holder centric, if they think about other people other than just their shareholders. And that might be, you know … read more

Omaha Today, we're pleased to share with the you the third video in our Big Omaha 2011 Video Series, brought to you by CoSentry. The video features Neil Blumenthal, one of the Founders of Warby Parker, a company that he and three friends launched in early 2010 with the belief "that eyewear can be a powerful advocacy tool for global issues." For every pair of designer frames you purchase at $95, Warby Parker donates one pair through … read more

Omaha The past three months have been a whirlwind for Neil Blumenthal. On February 15, he and his co-founders launched Warby Parker with features in GQ and Vogue. Three weeks after launch, his designer frames and eyeglass company shattered their one year target sales goals, sold out of their top 15 styles, and had a waiting list of 20,000 customers. The audience at Big Omaha was lucky to have Blumenthal come and talk about his company, and I … read more

Omaha Haven't had time to study up on all of this year's Big Omaha speakers? Not to worry; we can help you cram. We've combed the world wide interwebs to come up with a couple of stories, interviews, videos or otherwise noteworthy nuggets on each of our Big Omaha presenters so that you can brush up before you sit down at KANEKO on Friday morning. … read more