I am sure that just about everyone has heard of the game “Spikeball” and while the entrepreneur who created it is not a millennial, his product has changed the yard game world. The game actually dates back to the 80’s when Jeff Knureck, the original founder, came up with the idea. The product was hard to find as it was sold by Toys R US and was only on the market for a brief amount of time. Years later current CEO Christ Rueder rediscovered the game and thought that it needed to make a comeback. With several months of planning and designing Spikeball was back on the market. What really helped the game get going was when Spikeball made its big debut on shark tank. Chris and the idea made it all the way to the final round but did not end on a deal, and they did not need to. Thanks to Shark Tank, the company into the public eye and became a highly desired product among millennial’s. Although the first Spikeball equipment sold by Christ was in 2008, at this point this point in time it was about 2015 , almost 40 years after the original product had been release and the new and improved Spikeball was just beginning to take off. The Spikeball headquarters are located in Chicago, IL and includes a small staff of people that get the job done. The game is not only a fun yard game but is also transitioning into being a competitive sport. Spikeball tournaments are being held all over the U.S. encouraging people to get together and have good clean fun. While the average person may know of Spikeball, my guess would be that they do not know where it started. Christ Rueders story is one that is different from most entrepreneurs today because he simply took an idea, put his own twist on it and re-invented it in a new and improved way.