Bruce Goode  

 

Bruce Goode

 

 Bruce's old WorksCorp staff photo

Bruce doing a local ABC gardening show

Bruce Goode's foot sticking into an photo from a powered parachute

My Job:  CEO of Retail Webs LLC

Web Projects include the recent launch of PondSupply.com

Future development plans are in the works for BackyardLiving.com
and at some point I will start on ShopDeal.com and the 100's of other sites waiting for attention

Location: Weiser, Idaho (near where Idaho, Oregon and Hell's Canyon meet)

 the pondsupply.com logo

The Last 10 Years

Served as the CEO of WorksCorp growing it into an Inc500 company before "taking the $ and running".

 WorksCorp developed ecommerce sites including Greenhouses.com, GardenFountains.com, FirstAidKits.com and 100's more that were acquired by various corporations. In addition it owned PondWorks garden center in Boise, ID.

Current Lifestyle

We recently moved to a small ranch out in the country and are in the middle of remodeling every square inch of the old farmhouse.

It is a very nice change from living in town, and the 1 mile walk to the mailbox down our private road is great exercise.

 		Bruce's ranch in the middle of nowhere
With satellite internet connections and our staff able to work remotely from their homes we are taking advantage of the ability to run an online business globally from the middle of a field with deer as our only neighbors.

Personal Interests

I can't seem to enjoy more than a couple of hobbies at a time so I have recently quit flying. I hated to see the old powered parachute go but it was time for some new interests.

I am moving on to Jet Boating / Bass Fishing  and believe it or not Chainsaw Carving. The photo is from the Inc Magazine Fall 2004 issue.
They sent out a team of photographers for a feature article called DreamWeavers.

the inc magazine photo

Press

I have gotten more press coverage than I wanted from mentions in USA Today, NY Times, Fox, Chicago Tribune...since we try to stay under the radar in an effort to keep down the code/content thieves. You weasels know who you are.

But, it was great to have the Idaho Statesman do a Front Page article on us and include a large photo of the staff & for author Bo Burlingham to feature me in his How Big is Big Enough? piece and give an acknowledgment in his Small Giants bestselling book.

 

Family
 
Jody (wife of 24 years)
business partner/polar bear snack		 Bruce Eric
"master of elephants"		 Amy
Boise State Student
 
Disclaimer: I did not want to do this page.
 
However, since there are some other guys out there named Bruce Goode it was causing some confusion.
 
It seems that folks who were googling  me for joint web ventures kept finding very accomplished, well educated Bruce Goode's who actually work for a living instead of me (I am probably out fishing right now).
 
If you do want to work together on something internet related and you have either a GREAT niche domain or you have a product that would work with one of my domains please post a request at one of my current sites.
 
Old places of residence include Damon,  San Antonio, SLC & Texas Lutheran College.
Currently we pay property taxes in Idaho, Oregon and Arizona.