Redbox founder speaking at Iowa State Tuesday

Alex Hanson

Mike DeLazzer, the founder of Redbox, will be speaking at Iowa State Tuesday evening about the company and its success. 

The event is free and open to the public in 1148 Gerdin from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m.

DeLazzer has started more than eight companies and was inducted into the Chicago Entrepreneur Hall of Fame for his work as founder of GetAMovie Inc. which ultimately developed the Redbox kiosk. 

Redbox currently has over 45,000 kiosks and makes over $2 billion annually in revenues. 

The event is sponsored by ISU Entrepreneur Club & ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship