Jeff Kirkham, Founder, Inventor and Author to Open the 2022 Klamath IDEA Discussion Season

Klamath IDEA announced today that it will kick off the 2022 season of IDEA Talks on March 16 after a two-year hiatus. The event will feature well-known entrepreneur, inventor and author, Jeff Kirkham.

He has several pending patents (including the RATS turnstile) and helped found several successful companies, including ReadyMan and Black Rifle Coffee Company. Kirkham served 28 years as a Green Beret (18ZVW7/W8), with more than eight years of “boots in the field” in Afghanistan and Iraq as a member of a direct action counterterrorism unit. He has studied six foreign languages, authored and co-authored several non-fiction military and non-military reference books on combat operations, survival, and self-defense.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to relaunch these events with an incredible innovator and entrepreneur like Jeff. We are honored that he has agreed to come to the pool to inspire others by sharing his story, experiences and accomplishments,” said commented Kat Rutledge, Director of Klamath IDEA.

Kirkham helped launch the post-apocalyptic military thriller genre in 2018 and has sold over 300,000 books across all formats through its best-selling series, Black Autumn. He is a USA Today best-selling author and ranked #1 bestselling author in science fiction, military thrillers, and post-apocalyptic science fiction.

Jeff has co-authored numerous fiction and non-fiction books with prep expert Jason Ross. The team of authors creates character-driven collapse stories infused with survival technology and special forces military experience to provide all-night reading for sci-fi, military and prep enthusiasts.

The 2022 IDEA Talks season has been generously supported by Klamath Community College’s Small Business Development Center, City of Klamath Falls, Klamath County, Community Foundation of Oregon’s Successful Entrepreneur Program, Growing Rural Oregon from the Ford Family Foundation and through the Oregon State Lottery. Funds administered by OBDD.

The event will take place at the 9th Street Venue from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Food, provided by the Girasol Family Mexican restaurant, and a non-alcoholic beverage are included in the $40 per person ticket. A hostless bar will be available. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for networking and the conference will begin at 6:15 p.m. Attendance will be limited to 140 and tickets must be purchased in advance at Facebook.com/KlamathIDEA or at KlamathIDEA.org on our calendar page.