Shawne Kleckner

Shawne Kleckner
Born (1972-05-22) May 22, 1972
Webster City, Iowa
Residence Urbandale, Iowa
Education Iowa State University
Occupation President of Right Stuf, Inc.
Years active 1987–present

Shawne P. Kleckner (born May 22, 1972 in Webster City, Iowa) is an American entrepreneur, co-founder and president of Right Stuf, Inc., a company that distributes anime, manga, and figures/merchandise throughout the world.

Biography

Kleckner attended Southeast Polk High School[1] and graduated from Iowa State University with a degree in Computer Engineering with a minor in History.

In the late 1980s, Kleckner worked for Century Systems, a Des Moines, Iowa-based computer reseller. Robert Ferson, owner of Century Systems, was a fan of the 1960s television show Astro Boy. Originally a shell company created to buy and resell telescopes,[2] Right Stuff (the original company name) was reborn as an animation sales company. While Ferson is no longer with the company, Astro Boy remains one of Right Stuf's top sellers.

Kleckner is a recipient of the ACE North American Entrepreneur of the Year award, and he has also been featured in Inc.[3] and USA Today articles on entrepreneurship. The Right Stuf International made the Inc. 500 list in 1999.[4] He was also selected as one of Des Moines' 40 Under 40 by the Des Moines Business Record.[5]

Concurrent with his efforts at Right Stuf, Kleckner previously served as Vice President of Business Affairs and CFO of Century Systems (a systems integrator of computer hardware and software) and Senior Vice President of Intersphere Lasergames (a manufacturer of Lasertag equipment), and has served on several corporate boards.

Current board memberships include: Trinlogix, LLC,[6] a software company specializing in three dimensional modeling of financial and other data for analysis, and the Des Moines Zen Center,[7] a Soto Zen Buddhist organization. Kleckner also serves as an advisor for Anime News Network.

Kleckner is passionate about the environment, and when his company moved to a new facility in 2005, he remodeled the facility to be LEED Certified, utilizing geothermal heating and cooling. He supports events and organizations including Orchard Place mental health shelter, Trees Forever, Paws and Effect, Reggie's Sleepout, The Rooftop Foundation, Central Iowa's Boys & Girls Club, Holding Tiny Hands Foundation, Amanda the Panda, and the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence. His business also sponsors a program that provides work experience to children with special needs from the Dallas Center-Grimes Community School District.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.businessrecord.com/PrintArticle.aspx?aid=47994&uid=bc1276c4-a7d1-4198-b54a-8844886f5c6e
  2. ↑ "History of Right Stuf Part 1".
  3. ↑ "Inc. Magazine Article on Delegation".
  4. ↑ "Inc. 500 Listing Webpage, 1999".
  5. ↑ "Des Moines Business Record 40 Under 40 in 2009, 2009".
  6. ↑ "Trinlogix LLC Website".
  7. ↑ "Des Moines Zen Center Website".
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