S3E9 - From Brain Surgery to Breakthrough: How Kenny Perkins Built the First E-Bike Helmet for Kids
Published: September 17, 2025
Duration: 1:10:18
“You have to be a certain kind of crazy to be a founder, especially in physical products.”
Most people want to build something.
Kenny Perkins actually did.
After nearly dying in a car accident his senior year, Kenny clawed his way into the design world; starting at Fossil, shifting to helmets, and eventually co-founding Osmo, the first kids’ helmet to meet the e-bike safety standard.
In this episode of Why Design, Kenny shares the journey from rebuilding a Mustang with his dad at 15 to building Impact Lab, a startup studio funding its own co...