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Patsy Pedersen: Co-Founder & Executive Vice President- Kim Pedersen: Founder & CEO
1000Bulbs.com is an award-winning business of more than 200 employees. An Internet-based enterprise, the company offers everything from simple, household light bulbs to cutting-edge specialty lighting systems.
Nationally recognized for growth, innovation, and customer satisfaction, 1000Bulbs.com is an influential force in the Lighting Industry
forged from humble beginnings.
Founded in 1994 by CEO Kim Pedersen, 1000Bulbs.com began as an old door positioned over two saw horses in a spare bedroom of Kim's home. In 1995 Kim began investigating the then-new Internet as a portal to the marketplace. The next year 1000Bulbs.com was launched. It soon became evident the market was ready for this new buying experience. The company grew rapidly, creating jobs and growing customers along the way.
Today 1000Bulbs.com enjoys annual sales of eight figures along with double digit sales growth. An image of the founder, it is a company that does not rest on success. Previously recognized among Inc. Magazine’s Top 5000 Private Companies, SMU Cox School of Business Top 100, and a host of other awards, Kim Pedersen was recognized in June 2010 as Entrepreneur of the Year – Consumer Goods – by Ernst and Young within the market region including Dallas-Ft. Worth TX. On the same day, 1000Bulbs.com launched a new and improved website.
The quest for the ultimate customer experience goes on every day at the Company’s Garland, TX Headquarters
