Paul Orfalea

Paul started Kinko’s in 1970 while studying at the University of Southern California where he graduated from a year later. He started up his company from a 100 square foot space, on the University campus. His idea for Kinko’s, a photocopy chain, came after encountering a copy machine in the university library.

The company name came from a nickname he got while he was younger. He was called Kinko due to his curly red hair.

In 2000 the company was bought by FedEx for $2.4billion and it’s name became FedEx Office.

 Paul Orfalea – Kinko’s