• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About Strata-gee
  • Contact Us
  • Free Newsletter
  • Sponsor Strata-gee
  • Privacy Policy
  • Latest Posts
  • Strategy
  • Technology
  • Products
  • People
  • Statistics
  • Financial
  • Legal
  • Economic Data
  • Shows & Events

Strata-gee.com

Strategy in TECH...

Sonance James Small Aperture Series
You are here: Home / Archives for Bob Brown

Bob Brown

Kathy Gornik: Why I Sold Thiel…

May 9, 2013 by Ted 16 Comments

*Strata-gee.com EXCLUSIVE*

Photo of Kathy GornikMuch has been written on the changes at Lexington, KY-based Thiel Audio Products Company (Thiel) in the wake of its purchase by a group of Tennessee investors that we first reported last November. Shortly after their acquisition, strata-gee.com was invited to speak with Bill Thomas – one of those Tennessee investors and now the new CEO of Thiel Audio. And a couple of months after that, we had the opportunity to speak with new Thiel interim COO and Board member Bob Brown.

But many Thiel-related reps and dealers kept asking us about co-founder and former President Kathy Gornik. Some of this curiosity was related to rumors that Gornik had been forcibly removed from the respected high-end loudspeaker company that she helped found. And some of the interest centered around an unanswered question, not covered by any of the press (including Strata-gee.com) as to why Gornik decided to sell the company.

Now, Gornik has granted Strata-gee.com an exclusive interview…to tell her side of the story… [Read more…] about Kathy Gornik: Why I Sold Thiel…

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Management, Manufacturers, News, Pivot Point, Strategy Tagged With: Bill Thomas, Bob Brown, Dawn Cloyd, Jim Thiel, Kathy Gornik, Thiel, Thiel Audio

Thiel Audio’s Bob Brown Sees ‘Lots of Opportunity’

February 21, 2013 by Ted 2 Comments

THIEL Audio LogoAlthough things often move slowly in the world of high end audio – models stay in the line for years, product testing goes on for months, policies are practically carved in stone – upscale loudspeaker manufacturer Thiel Audio is undergoing an incredibly rapid series of changes in the wake of its purchase last November by a group of Tennessee-based investors. Their latest addition, the well-known industry personality Bob Brown as a Board member and Interim COO, generously granted strata-GEE.com an interview to discuss in detail just where Thiel is at – and where it’s going.

See what Brown told us about how he came to join the company, and where Thiel is going… [Read more…] about Thiel Audio’s Bob Brown Sees ‘Lots of Opportunity’

Filed Under: Manufacturers, Specialty, Strategy Tagged With: Bill Thomas, Bob Brown, Lenbrook, NAD, PSB, Stephen DeFuria, Thiel, Thiel Audio

Bob Brown Joins Thiel as Interim COO and Board Member

February 6, 2013 by Ted 1 Comment

Photo of Bob BrownIndustry veteran Bob Brown, known to many from his long tenure as President at Lenbrook America, has joined Thiel Audio as a member of their board of directors. Brown will also, effective immediately, begin serving as the company’s interim Chief Operating Officer (COO).

Thiel, as we recently reported, is in the middle of an exciting revival as the result of its recent purchase by a consortium of Tennessee investors led by current CEO Bill Thomas.

See more on this interesting new development for Thiel… [Read more…] about Bob Brown Joins Thiel as Interim COO and Board Member

Filed Under: Management, Manufacturers, News, Specialty, Strategy Tagged With: Bill Thomas, Bob Brown, Kathy Gornik, Lenbrook America, NAD, PSB, Thiel Audio, ZVOX

  • « Go to Previous Page
  • Page 1
  • Page 2

Primary Sidebar

Search

Sign-Up for Our FREE Newsletter

loader

Latest Posts

T-Day+1: Tariffs…And So It Begins…

**UPDATED 5/22/25** - See a Selection of Tariff Increases from Around the … [Read More...] about T-Day+1: Tariffs…And So It Begins…

In Its Boldest Move Yet, AVPro Global Acquires Control Solutions Maker RTI

We got a blockbuster announcement late this afternoon as AVPro Global announced … [Read More...] about In Its Boldest Move Yet, AVPro Global Acquires Control Solutions Maker RTI

  • T-Day+1: Tariffs…And So It Begins…
  • ‘Legendary’ Judge Alsup Featured in Strata-gee May Go ‘Inactive’ in 2025
  • Masimo Updates SEC on Its Progress Recovering From Recent Cyberattack
  • Harman Hits Voxx Int’l & Klipsch Group with Major 13-Count Lawsuit

Categories

Sponsors

Crestron Infra-Bass
AudioControl Single Zone Amps
Sonance James Small Aperture
Savant
Oasys Residential Technology Group

Tag Cloud

acquisition Amazon Apple AudioControl B&W Bowers & Wilkins CEDIA CEDIA Expo CES Control4 Core Brands COVID-19 Crestron D&M Holdings Denon Emerald Expositions Foxconn Gibson Brands Gibson Guitar Google Henry Juszkiewicz Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. housing starts Integra Joe Kiani LG Marantz Masimo Nortek OLED Onkyo Panasonic patent infringement Pioneer Samsung Savant Sharp smart home SnapAV Snap One Sonos Sony Sound United SpeakerCraft Toshiba

Footer

Got News?

HEY PR & Marketing Pros: Have NEWS for Strata-gee readers?

Send it to: HotNews@strata-gee.com

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org

Sponsor Strata-gee

Strata-gee Ads

Archives

Translate

Ted Green Bio

A former dealer, manufacturer, distributor & more. Focusing on business strategy, my goal is to help you make better decisions for greater success.

Follow Ted Green

  • Facebook
  • X
  • LinkedIn
  • Instagram

Copyright © 2025 Strata-gee.com · The Stratecon Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved · Log in