3 Quotes & Sayings By Ken Baumann

Ken Baumann is the founder of the social entrepreneurial movement known as The Cluetrain Manifesto, which has inspired millions of people to connect to their common humanity. He is the founder and CEO of the leading technology company Xoom.com, which has revolutionized business class travel. Ken authored two best-selling books on travel technology, e-commerce, and business strategy. Ken is a frequent guest on CNBC television networks and other media outlets around the world Read more

He was named one of America's Best Leaders by Forbes magazine in 2006 and one of the top 50 most influential people in the world by Business Week magazine in 2005.

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The Runaway Five's obvious influence is The Blues Brothers. During localization, their black and white suits were made more colorful to avoid legal action from Universal Pictures or the film's producers. When I told my wife Aviva about this, she admitted she had never seen The Blues Brothers film. Having grown up on a steady diet of Saturday Night Live-spawned movies, I told her that her innocence here was blasphemous. That night, we marveled together at James Brown's hair. Ken Baumann
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I don't eat fast food often, but I love tacos. I could write prophetically about how perfect the taco is. Ken Baumann