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Bio:
Robin Curle is a well-known and highly regarded leader in the high-tech business community. Prior to joining Journ?e in 1999 as its CEO, where she was instrumental in its turnaround, Ms. Curle co-founded Evolutionary Technologies International (ETI) with Katherine Hammer, where she drove ETI?s 100% annual growth rate, making it one of INC Magazine?s top 20 fastest growing private companies two years running. She is a software industry veteran with 29 years of experience in managing and growing high-tech organizations. Ms. Curle has been honored and awarded numerous times for her successes, serves on several Boards including the Governor?s Business Council, and is active in community affairs. She has been profiled in such publications as Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, and most recently in Success Magazine. Curle founded and was the Managing Director of CEO Partnerships, which is a group of ex-CEOs who work with a wide range of companies along side the CEO or executive staff focusing on achieving the corporate goals and milestones while avoiding costly mistakes. Curle joined Zebra Imaging in January 2002 as President and CEO to use her years of experience in strategy and execution to drive this exciting 3D imaging Company to its next level. Since her arrival, Zebra has been profiled in Business 2.0, British publication, Intersection Magazine, Newsweek-Japan, and Upside Magazine. Curle will be taking Zebra into a few selected, strategic markets where the Company will focus on customer value now and customer strategies for the
Community involvement:
- Governor's Business Council
- University of Texas, College of Engineering (Advisory Board and 2020 Committee)
- Austin Technology Council's Board of Directors
- Charitech
- Texas Property and Casualty Guarantee Association Board of Directors
Person most admired:
My parents:
My father ran sales and distribution for General Electric large appliance division and taught me you can be successful and ethical at the same time.
My mother taught me how to interact with people effectively.
They are wonderful people.
Favorite book:
Journey of Souls, Newton
We are responsible for our actions.
What I enjoy most about my work:
I love the excitement of the challenge and the effort of making a company successful with a team which creates passion and jobs.
Greatest accomplishment:
Co-founding and growing ETI against the odds of having two women running a company, funding it and driving its direction. ETI is still a private and excellent company under Kay Hammer's ongoing command.
Greatest challenge:
I was faced with a betrayal by a person who I had mentored. I learned that you must remain professional, continue to take the high road, and always do what is right for the company first.
Advances I envision in my field over the next 10 years:
Two-thirds of the productivity gains in the country over the last decade have been caused by the technology industry. I believe that this trend will definitely continue if we all strive to keep the fundaments of business intact, if we succeed in holding greed to a minimum, and if we target our focus on the goal of growing good companies with good products. Training our young people and retraining our work force is necessary to support the improved productivity per employee.
Strategies to maintain balance in my life:
I don't do a good job of this, but friends are important to me, and taking vacation with my family is important to me. I spend as much time with those I love as possible. (Parents will not be here forever.) But work is my passion and it is almost impossible for a woman to be a super woman with kids and an entrepreneurial executive position.
Advice for emerging entrepreneurs:
Four things:
1)Know yourself and your capabilities;
2)Augment your skills with team members;
3)Learn from others; and
4)Understand what you are getting into and be willing to sacrifice what you will have to sacrifice for the benefit of the company.
If you cannot do these things, go to work for a large company.
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