# Randy Holleschau

> Randy Holleschau is the founder, President and CEO of Elemental LED, the Reno, Nevada manufacturer that became one of America's largest providers of low-voltage linear LED lighting. A serial entrepreneur who says he has started more than fifty businesses and built what became DHL eCommerce, he has advised Fortune 500 companies including Charles Schwab, Bank of America, UBS and the USPS. Under his lead, Elemental LED has filed for close to 100 patents and operates two divisions, the wholesale Diode LED brand and a business solutions arm, while running on a homegrown culture code he calls FUCA: Focus, Urgency, Collaboration, Accountability.

- **Role:** Founder, President & CEO at Elemental LED Inc.
- **Organizations:** Elemental LED Inc., Diode LED, DHL eCommerce (predecessor company)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's degree, California State University, Sacramento
- **Known for:** Founded Elemental LED, described as America's largest provider of low-voltage linear lighting, Started more than fifty businesses over his career, Founded what became DHL eCommerce

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Elemental LED founded
- **2015** — Company raised a reported $850K seed round (total funding reported at $1.7M)
- **2017** — Relocated U.S. manufacturing, R&D and corporate HQ to Reno, Nevada, with plans to hire up to 100 employees
- **2023** — Elemental LED recognized with an 'Employee First' award; company nears 100 patents filed

## Achievements

- Founded Elemental LED, described as America's largest provider of low-voltage linear lighting
- Started more than fifty businesses over his career
- Founded what became DHL eCommerce
- Advised Fortune 500 companies including Charles Schwab, Bank of America, UBS and the USPS
- Led Elemental LED to file for nearly 100 patents across optics, LED light engines, circuitry, power and digital control
- Built products (BLAZE, FLUID VIEW, DAZZLE 24, VALENT, INFINILINE) displayed in 2,000+ lighting showrooms worldwide
- Produced award-winning films

## Latest updates

- **2017-05** — Moved Elemental LED's U.S. operations and corporate headquarters to Reno, Nevada
- **2023-05** — Featured in an LD+A Magazine business profile by the Illuminating Engineering Society

## Links

- Website: https://elementalled.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-holleschau-83aa41b
- Twitter/X: http://twitter.com/elementled
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/elementalled/

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