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Kevin Colleran Business Biography

22-year-old Kevin Colleran has been involved in online and offline business for over 10 years. He has founded more than 6 companies all operating within a wide range of industries. Kevin has earned national recognition as one of the top young entrepreneurs in the country. He is a pioneer for young entrepreneurs starting businesses and acts as a mentor to help youth around the world start their own companies. Kevin is considered a spokesperson for the college demographic and has been an expert for various CNN and CNNfn television shows, radio programs, magazines, and newspapers dealing with college and entrepreneurial issues.  

Kevin has been named 2002 "North East College Entrepreneur of the Year" in the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards by The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization and has been given the national "College Entrepreneur Of The Year" Award by the College Television Network and Duck Head clothing company.  Colleran was honored as one of the top "Youth Entrepreneurs of the Year" by the National Congress for Community Economic Development as well as being awarded the "Student Business Initiative Award" by Babson College. In 2001 Kevin was recognized by Ernst & Young as an honorary "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" in their annual entrepreneur awards.  Kevin also represented the United States in a multi-year Youth Employment initiative in conjunction with the World Economic Forum, The United Nations, and the Synergos Institute.

Colleran is the founder of Babson College's first undergraduate incubator and is the co-CEO of BlabberForce Enterprises, Inc., a college marketing, promotions, and consulting firm which is the first undergraduate business coming out of Babson. BlabberForce is the parent company of ClubVibes Boston, one of the fastest growing nightlife entertainment portals in North America. 

In May 2002 Kevin began working in the music industry working with the Chairman of BMG Music International (parent of RCA, Arista, J, and Jive record labels) helping design programs to allow BMG to revolutionize the music industry in terms of improving the relationship between artists and record labels as well as trying to discover new technologies to allow record labels to avoid piracy.  In July 2003 Kevin opened his New York consulting office to work with record labels including Arista Records in an effort to create strategic partnerships with corporations looking to use music in their marketing and promotional efforts.

Kevin has been interviewed by Newsweek, USA Today, Forbes, Inc., Yahoo Internet Life, Entrepreneur, ComputerWorld, and Ad Age magazines as well as being selected for the National WHO'S WHO in Executives and Professionals for the last six years.

Rob and Terry Adams have written a book on behalf of Entrepreneur Magazine featuring Kevin and other entrepreneurial teens called "How To Be A Teenage Millionaire" which offers business advice from Kevin as well as noted entrepreneurs Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, Fred Deluca, Lillian Vernon and others.

Kevin is also the founder and President of PhotoMasteprieces.com.  PhotoMasterpieces uses a patented high tech process to turn photographs into canvas oil paintings.  The product has been featured on ABC, CBS, FOX, radio, newspapers, magazines, and was even named one of the Best Valentine's Day Gifts of 2002 by NBC radio.

Colleran's previous business ventures include Starting Page!, LiveService.com, and Cyber Marketing Solutions International. He was the special projects director and member of the Board of Directors for NEATO, the do-it-yourself media labeling company with over $45 Million in sales and products available in more than 25,000 retail stores.

When not running his companies, Colleran has written articles for PLAYBOY.com and Collegiate Monthly 101 magazine covering entertainment and technology issues. He has been featured in many local and International newspapers, magazines, and online publications. He can also be heard on numerous syndicated radio shows.  He is well known and respected among other entrepreneurs and even spent part of 2001 in Colorado shadowing entrepreneurial billionaire John Malone (TCI, AT&T, Liberty Media) through his daily business activities.

Kevin has become an expert in the field of college marketing and student entrepreneurship.  He has received support from business leaders, congress people, and the media. He speaks regularly at conferences and summits around the world dealing with college and entrepreneurial issues.

Kevin also worked for Robb Peck McCooey Specialist Firm at the New York Stock Exchange as a specialist assistant and director of internet marketing at age 17 where he was one of the youngest persons working at the NYSE in recent history.

Kevin graduated from Babson College in May 2003 with Magna Cum Laude, Presidential Scholar, and Dean's List honors
 

Kevin's Past Speaking Engagements

• International Small Business Conference (Stockholm) September 2001

• Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization Conference (Chicago, IL) November 2001

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute (Worcester, MA) November 2001

• United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Reno, NV) Jan. 2002

• Youth Employment Summit (New York) January 2002

• National Coalition for Empowering Youth Entrepreneurs (Kansas City, MO) April 2002

• JCI European Conference (Istanbul Turkey) June 2002

• PBL National Leadership Conference (Nashville, TN) June 2002

Please contact us if you are interested in booking Kevin Colleran for your event or conference

You can e-mail Kevin at kevin@kevcoll.com

Some links to Kevin's Press Coverage-
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Duck Head Award Ceremony

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