OtterBox profits in providing protection

Fort Collins – Since 1995, Curt Richardson has been all about selling protection.

The founder and CEO of OtterBox understands how fragile personal electronic devices can be, and how attached their owners become to them.

Upon this knowledge he has built a $350 million (revenue) juggernaut, ranking No. 1 on the Mercury 100 list this year among companies with more than $19 million in revenue.

OtterBox reported revenue growth of 106 percent over 2010 and now employees 400 people compared to 257 last year. If its LinkedIn account is any indication (and it is), it is still very much in…