Bob Kronbauer
Publisher
- Location
- Vancouver, Canada Area
- Industry
- Publishing
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Bob Kronbauer's Overview
- Current
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- Volunteer at Local festivals, committees, etc
- President / Founder at Canada Is Awesome
- Past
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- Freelance Photographer at Various Magazines
- Artist Mentor at Nike
- Founder at ClubMumble.com
- Creative Director at Crownfarmer
- Graphic Designer at The Girl Skateboard Company Inc
- Production Assistant turned Graphic Designer at Lakai Limited Footwear
- Senior Editor at Crailtap.com
- Communications Manager at Element Skateboards
- Online Manager at Giant Skateboard Distribution
- Skate Editor at HardCloud.com
- Founder at PacificSkateboarding.com
- Connections
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500+ connections
- Websites
Bob Kronbauer's Summary
With a work history entrenched in creative direction I now work as the president of a media company that's based around a successful hyper-local, community-based web site that I founded. I love it.
Specialties: Creative direction, community building, editorial, photography, online marketing.
Bob Kronbauer's Experience
Volunteer
Local festivals, committees, etc
2009 – Present (4 years) Vancouver
Celebration of Light - fireworks judge 2010, 2011, 2012
City of Vancouver Ironclad Art Challenge - judge
IDSwest - steering committee member
GoodBomb.com - advisory board member
Stop the Violence BC - coalition member
Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay - medal bearer
BC Ministry of Health Hands-On-Cook-Off Contest - judge
Georgia Strait Alliance 2012 Fundraiser - speaker
Lotus Awards Judges Breakfast 2012 - MC
Polaris Music Prize - juror
Peak Performance Project - juror
Social Media Week - panelist
BCITMA Think/Share speaker series - MC
BC Parks 100th Anniversary - podium speaker
Vancouver Foundation Generation Green - public engagement committee member
Music Waste video contest - judge
Pacific Palisades photo contest - judge
Push.ca First Photos - judge
Word On The Street - panelist
FACTOR Canada - juror
Penny Smash - Producer
President / Founder
Canada Is Awesome
February 2008 – Present (5 years 4 months)
I founded and developed this hyper-local media company that I am currently the president of and which focuses on all of the things that make Canadian cities great.
It started with the flagship VancouverIsAwesome.com in 2008, we now currently license out the "Is Awesome" brand in Toronto, Whistler and Calgary under the Canada Is Awesome Network. We plan to be up and running in all of the major Canadian centres in the next few years.
Artist Mentor
Nike
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; NKE; Sporting Goods industry
April 2008 – May 2009 (1 year 2 months)
Curated art shows that were presented by Nike 6.0 involving young, up and coming artists as well as working on grassroots arts initiatives. Also sometimes served as a liaison between artists and the in-house design team on collaborative projects.
Founder
ClubMumble.com
2008 – 2008 (less than a year)
Concepted, developed, and recruited contributors for this group blog that currently has 130+ action sports creatives on the roster and which grants an annual "Honorary Professional Skateboarder" degree as a sort of lifetime achievement award in the skateboard industry.
Creative Director
Crownfarmer
August 2000 – August 2007 (7 years 1 month)
Founded, designed most of the graphics, marketed and handled pretty much everything else concerning the business of this small t-shirt company that eventually ended up being sold at Colette, Active Ride Shop and Urban Outfitters.
Bob Kronbauer's Projects
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Nike, Beijing Olympics: Lightning Bolts & Innovation
- 2008 to Present
I co-curated an exhibition with Mark Lewman and Nike, celebrating BMX making it to the Olympics for the first time in history with a selection of artists who share the common bond of BMX as an early inspiration. Nike collaborated with Bob Haro on the uniforms for the riders, but also in the canvas for the show which was one of Haro's original lightning bolt number-plates.
The show opened in Beijing for the Olympic games, was part of the Beautiful Losers exhibition in Tokyo and then in LA for the final show. The artworks were all auctioned off in public to generate funding and awareness for the Athlete Recovery Fund. The other 30 artists include some great creators, some people that really influenced me at an early age; Bob Haro, Andy Jenkins, Mark Lewman, John Martin, Kevin Wilkins, Todd Bratrud, Yogi Proctor, Michael Leon, Dave Fox, Nick Phillip, Jeff Tremaine, Gork Barrette, Michael Lau, Rich Hansen, Joe Polevy, Ronnie Bonner, Norman Chuck, Dave Ortiz, Andy Mueller, Greg Higgins and David Slade.
Bob Kronbauer's Publications
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Vancouver Is Awesome
Authors: Bob Kronbauer
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