Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh to deliver Idea Week keynote | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh to deliver Idea Week keynote Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh to deliver Idea Week keynote Published: January 24, 2018 Author: Notre Dame News Tony Hsieh Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh will be a keynote speaker during Idea Week, a large regional event that will celebrate innovation and entrepreneurship in South Bend and Elkhart. The University of Notre Dame, along with the city of South Bend, the city of Elkhart and various community organizations and businesses, will host Idea Week April 21-28 (Saturday-Saturday).   Hsieh will speak on April 25 (Wednesday) at the Lerner Theatre during the Elkhart portion of Idea Week. Idea Week events, including Hsieh’s address, are open to the public.   Idea Week is part festival, part celebration of the innovative, entrepreneurial and creative energy, talent and leadership that are reinvigorating the South Bend-Elkhart region. Events include a headliner concert; startup competitions offering hundreds of thousands of dollars in prize money; speakers; workshops; and a TEDx event. A primary goal of Idea Week is to introduce entrepreneurs, founders, developers, makers, inventors, designers and investors to each other and to highlight the economic growth and innovation that is moving the region forward.   “Hsieh’s experience as a successful entrepreneur and leader who has established a culture of continually producing new ideas within Zappos fits perfectly into the core of Idea Week’s message of innovation and solving problems,” said Nick Swisher, director of Idea Week.   In 1999, at the age of 24, Hsieh sold LinkExchange, the company he co-founded, to Microsoft for $265 million. He then joined Zappos as an advisor and investor and eventually became CEO and helped Zappos grow from almost nothing in 1999 to the multibillion-dollar company it is today. The company was acquired by Amazon in 2009 in a deal valued at $1.2 billion. Hsieh has remained CEO of Zappos, which operates independently of Amazon, and continues to help build Zappos as a company dedicated to customer service, company culture and community.   Hsieh’s book, “Delivering Happiness,” was published in 2010 and outlines his path from starting a worm farm to life at Zappos. Hsieh shows how a very different kind of corporate culture is a powerful model for achieving success and happiness. “Delivering Happiness” debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times’ best-seller list.   More information about Idea Week is available at www.idea-week.com. Organizations wishing to be a part of Idea Week should contact Nick Swisher, director of marketing and communications at the Notre Dame Idea Center, at 574-631-2984 or nswisher@nd.edu. Posted In: University News Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 Congresswoman Liz Cheney to speak at Notre Dame on the future of democracy September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 22, 2022 ND Forum keynote event to feature Emmy Award-winning actors in Theater of War Productions’ presentation of ‘The Suppliants’ in Notre Dame Stadium September 21, 2022 In annual address to faculty, Father Jenkins outlines campus-wide vision for elevating excellence September 15, 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc. grant helps to expand Notre Dame pre-college programs for Hoosier high school students For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn