275 Millennium - Eighteenth Edition HEALTH AND WELLNESS faster, jumping higher, and achieving more power when hitting a baseball or golf ball. To provide evidence-backed technology, Mr. Knutson hired Iowa State University to test the insole’s effectiveness and asked a chiropractor to evaluate this product. He is interested in opportunities to license the patent and Sports Star® brand. More information on the brand can be found at SportsStarInc.com. Prior to creating Sports Star Inc., Mr. Knutson collaborated with the late Donald “Jake” Mauer Jr., the father of former major league baseball player Joe Mauer, to establish Quickswing Inc. in 2001. Mr. Knutson was also instrumental in designing the Quickswing® Batting Training Aid from Jake Mauer’s contraption, which helped develop Joe Mauer into the number one player selected in the 2001 baseball draft and a first Ballot National Baseball Hall of Famer in 2024. Mr. Knutson is also interested in opportunities to license this patented product and the Quickswing® brand. For more information, visit Mauersquickswing.com. Before entering the world of sports performance, Mr. Knutson enjoyed more than 20 years of success as a senior information analyst for 3M. He holds a BA in political science from the University of St. Thomas and an MBA in finance and marketing from Minnesota State University. In addition to his entrepreneurial ventures, he is the creator and lead producer of “Life With Knutie,” an animated comedy series based on events in his life. He plans to expand the series with short videos and an animated feature and hopes to join the ranks of his creative inspirations, comedians Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. The animated series can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/@lifewithknutie/playlists. G reg Knutson is the proud founder of Sports Star Inc., a company aiming to enhance athletic performance through innovative products. Established in 2016, the company was built on the success of the Combo Grip Sock™ used in its Sports Star® Insoles, a unique shoe insole designed to assist athletes in running GREG KNUTSON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Sports Star Inc. Stillwater, MN
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