Marvelwood congratulates alumnus Jake Burton Carpenter '72, whose snowboard/surfboard company Burton was recently named one of the world's 50 Most Innovative Companies by Fast Company magazine (March 2008).

 

Burton was selected for distinction in recognition of the company's proven ability to adjust to meet just about any market.  Once solely a snowboard manufacturer, Burton acquired surfboard manufacturer Channel Islands in 2006, and subsequently opened a 11,500-square-foot combination surf, ski and snow mega-store in Los Angeles.  Fast Company applauded Burton for "breaking down the boundaries that traditionally separated" snowboarding, skateboarding and surfboarding and for "rolling out product year-round"--the company produces some 45,000 different items, each replaced annually!