Local Company Makes Good
Copyright Jack Mixner. 714 449 1040. www.mixnerstrategy.com
Maybe ten years ago, I got to know Gary Wertz. Gary ended up running marketing for a local company, FlexFoot, acquired in 2000 by the Icelandic firm Ossur. Because of Gary, I have watched FlexFoot continue to grow.
Wired just published a long article on Oscar Pistorius, a runner poised to make the South African Olympic team, all the while running on Ossur/FlexFoot prosthetic legs. He is crossing over from stardom on the South African Paralympic team to their Olympic team.
Interesting quote about the ethics of all this: "If you think having carbon-fiber legs will make you faster sprinter, have the operation and we'll see you at the track."
Reference
McHugh, Josh. Blade Runner. Wired. March 2007. 136.