Why & How Chris King Became a B Corp (Ep.23)



TOPICS & TIMES

  • What is Chris King Components? (3:00)
  • How is the company doing during COVID? (3:57)
  • Kirby’s role at Chris King (7:56)
  • Why become a B Corp? (10:12)
  • The process (17:15)
  • Most surprising part of the process? (33:14)
  • Environmental steps Chris King is taking (35:32)
  • Favorite Chris King product? (50:15)
  • King’s Lifetime Warranty (54:55)
  • The Chris King Open House (57:24)

What, exactly, does it mean for a company to be a Certified B Corporation business, and why should anyone care? To learn more, we reached out to Chris King Precision Components, which just completed the process of becoming one of the very few B Corp manufacturing companies in the entire bike industry.

Chris King’s general manager, Chris (aka, “Kirby”) Bedsaul talked with us about what the process of becoming a B Corp entails, why they decided to do it, and along the way, we also discuss Chris King’s approach to manufacturing out of their homebase of Portland, Oregon.

Chris King Precision Component's Kirby Bedsaul goes on Blister's Bikes & Big Ideas podcast to discuss how and why Chris King became a certified B Corp
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Chris King Precision Component's Kirby Bedsaul goes on Blister's Bikes & Big Ideas podcast to discuss how and why Chris King became a certified B Corp
Kirby Bedsaul w/ Chris King Precision Component's B Corp Certification at their factory in Portland, OR.

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