Featured Work
We build custom expert teams per project — no generalist bench. The right people, moving fast, with 25+ years of consumer insight behind every decision.
Health & Wellness · Physical Therapy
Directed the launch of a disruptive physical therapy product for at-home care. PT-inspired dual-peak design replicates Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization — making professional-grade treatment accessible to everyone. Sold at Amazon, Walmart, and Sharper Image.
Sporting Goods · Additive Manufacturing
Used additive manufacturing to engineer the lightest, strongest helmet on the market. A 130,000-strut lattice inner liner delivers optimal energy absorption, airflow, and a custom fit per player — the world’s first NHL-certified 3D-printed helmet liner.
Medical Device · Plantar Fasciitis
A plantar fasciitis brace engineered for all-day therapeutic wear. Structural support meets consumer-grade comfort, enabling consistent use without the bulk of clinical alternatives. Red Dot Award winner, medical products category.
Sporting Goods · Vehicle Design
Contributed to the design and innovation of the Ski-Doo Crossover — a category-defining product bridging trail performance and backcountry capability in one platform. Consumer research drove every form and function decision.
Full Portfolio
Nike. Converse. Sperry. Wolverine. Gillette. Philips. Amazon. Work across footwear, apparel, medical devices, consumer electronics, sporting goods, and financial services.
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About the Firm
“The best new products are discovered, not invented. You have to get close enough to real people to hear what they can’t quite say.”
Fountain was built on that conviction. Our founder spent twenty-five years at Nike, Converse, and Sperry learning to listen — to athletes, to everyday consumers, to markets that hadn’t been named yet — and translating those observations into category-defining products.
VaporMax. Flyknit. The Sub-2 Marathon Project. The CCM 3D helmet. Work now in the Smithsonian and MoMA. Today, that same rigor drives every Fountain engagement.
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