Keith Freeman
Founder-owner Keith Freeman relocated to sunny Florida in the summer of 1997 from California
by way of Hawaii. Keith is a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force, where his four year stint
prepared him for life and career. As a Quality Assurance Evaluator for the Department of Defense,
Navy & Air Force for a decade; Keith excelled to positions of management and leadership. Subsequent
to his service to our country in the U.S. Department of Defense as a civilian and in the military,
Mr. Freeman has been a custom and spec homebuilder for the past twenty years.
As a licensed general contractor in California & Florida; Keith is entirely familiar with many
energy conservation products utilized in the western states and Florida.
It was amazing to him that nobody had ever heard of sun screens in the "Sunshine State".
Several years ago our founder-owner Keith Freeman decided to outfit his Florida residence windows
with sun screens to stop solar heat gain and cool the western exposed side of the home, the results
were immediately felt. The problem was finding the product anywhere in the Florida region.
He was able to source a small quantity of the screening material via special order, but nobody
carried the special framing material or hardware locally, and nobody knew how to create or install
the screens in the central Florida area. This was the catalyst for starting SunBlox.
Although Mr. Freeman pondered the idea for a few years, he finally, in 2004 started the company
called SunBlox. He saw a badly needed energy saving green product here in the Sunshine State and
filled the need for his customers, energy suppliers, and the environment.
After a great deal of research, finding the best products in the industry from limited suppliers,
Keith opened shop as SunBlox and is now looking to spread the word to the public.
Karan Freeman, Marketing Director
A native Floridian whose education, career path and curiosity have led her to traverse the world from
the NYSE's most inner circle on Wall Street to Marketing, Design and Theatrical Management in Los
Angeles, to the far reaches of Indonesia and Brasil. She returned to Orlando in 1997.
One of Orlando's most respected Realtors® with $100 million in sales, Karan’s expertise is in
marketing. Having served on the Board of Directors of such notable environmental organizations as
EarthDay International, ProNatura International, & The Earth Communications Office along side
celebrities like Charlton Heston, Morgan Fairchild, Tom Cruise, & Ron Howard; Karan has also
spearheaded events on behalf of the United Nations Environment Programme, Wildlife Conservation
International, and The Earth Summit in (Rio de Janiero) 1992. She is leveraging that experience to
assist her husband Keith in his burgeoning “Green” business.
Taking SunBlox from a local custom fabricator to a national fulfillment center of pre-sized screens is
her primary objective right now. According to Karan, “Making screens in prototypical sizes is more
cost effective for both SunBlox and the consumer. Customers will be able to order on-line, choose
their shipping method, then receive & install themselves. That is my ultimate goal.” She continues,
“Saving energy by reducing cooling costs is perhaps the most effective change we can make to
lighten our ecological footprint. This is a goal I have long been committed to.”