Roy Kirchner

This article is a part of our encyclopedia, and is editable by you. Edit ➜

---

Roy Kirchner is an American entrepreneur. Roy started Ultimate 3D Printing Store in 2015 and is based in Odessa.^[1]

Career

Early Career

No early career info added yet...

Ultimate 3D Printing Store

Roy started Ultimate 3D Printing Store in 2015. They detail the beginnings of their company in their Starter Story interview: ^[1]

Q: How did you get started on Ultimate 3D Printing Store?

In 2014, I was one-half of a partnership working primarily in advertising and marketing. At that time, my partner and I were successful and wanted to explore other verticals. We began working with a client who had a product that we believed was singular and unique throughout the world, and we put forward a significant amount of capital out of our own pockets to try and develop that product, only to reach a point where the deal went south and litigation ensued.

> Make plans to do things as a family, and do your best not to let work interfere with those moments, but know that there are going to be times when you will have to sacrifice an outing, a dinner date, a holiday weekend.

In trying to think outside the box and figure out a way to create a similar product, I found myself for the first time in an innovation lab in Tampa, Florida, where I saw a 3D printer in operation for the first time. I couldn’t look away. I realized immediately that 3D printing had the potential to change the world as it became more integrated into daily business activities such as manufacturing. That’s when I decided to leap of faith.

I went from making six figures as a 19-year-old salesman in the auto industry, transitioned myself into a highly successful advertising executive, and then nearly depleted my savings fighting in court over a failed product partnership before I found my true calling, which I sincerely believe to be the 3D printing industry.

I came into 3D printing with zero experience and had to self-educate myself as there still are no formal training opportunities in this industry, which makes it very challenging to grow as a business because we had to build everything from the ground up.

Source ^[1]

References