John Xie
President and Founder, Cirtex Corp
John Xie started Cirtex Cirtex Corp at 13 years old. Currently, Cirtex is a leading web hosting service provider hosting more than 20,000 websites internationally, specializing in video and social media hosting solutions. Cirtex Corp has flourished in a hyper-competitive, commoditized industry by delivering affordable, scalable and professional web hosting solutions that meet the needs of a variety of clientele. Click Here to visit company’s website.
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E: john (at) cirtex.com
Ben Gulak
Founder and Chairman of BPG-Motors
Ben Gulak is the 20-year-old creator of the Uno, a “one-wheeled” zero emissions motorcycle. The bike actually has two side-by-side wheels and uses gyroscopic technology to remain upright. Speed and direction is regulated based on where and how much the rider leans on the vehicle. Ben is the Founder and Chairman of BPG-Motors, which is the organization producing the Uno. In recent years, he has won numerous science and design awards including the prestigious National Collegiate of Inventors and Innovators Alliance Award. The Uno was selected by Popular Science Magazine as one of the Top 10 Inventions for 2008, appearing on the cover in June 2008. In 2008, Ben had the distinction of being named as one of Canada’s Top 20 Under 20 and was recently nominated for Canada’s Top 40 under 40. Ben has also recently started BPG-Werks, an action sports company developing the DTV Shredder, an all terrain tank style skateboard which is poised to become the next extreme sport at the X-Games. www.bpg-werks.com. Currently, he resides in Boston where he continues to work on the Uno and the DTV while attending MIT.
Alexander Debelov
Chief Executive Officer of Crelligence Media
As featured in the the Entrepreneur, Inc., Boston Herald and ABC, Crelligence is changing the way major brands interact with Generation Y through social media. Through its first service, Viralskool, Crelligence allows companies to host video contests among its community of filmmakers, and distribute submitted videos to over 100 websites on the internet (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, MySpace and so on). Filmmakers get compensated based on number of views that their videos accumulate and companies receive detailed analytics indicating demographic, geographic reach of the customers and increase in in-store sales correlated with online viewership. The company has successfully hosted its first video contest, “Spread Me!”, and received 2,000,000 million views worldwide as a result of one of the videos going viral and ending up being featured on CBS in the U.S. and FUJI TV in Japan. Click here to visit company’s website.
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E: alexander (at) crelligence.com
Pete Kistler
Chief Executive Officer, Brand-Yourself.com
Brand-Yourself.com, LLC will bring job applicants into the 21st century by giving them the power to control how they are perceived on the web. Our suite of personal web presence management tools will transform a job applicant from a ?Net Nobody? into highly polished candidate with a remarkable web presence that employers will act on. Our initial suite tools include: 1) Hireability Grader, which scours the web for all digital breadcrumbs related to you, breaks down your web presence into quantifiable components, and calculates how hireable you are based on dozens of factors that influence employers; 2) Hireability Dashboard, which keeps track of your digital breadcrumbs and suggests specific places you should participate online based on your area of expertise, using our user-generated Hireability Recommendation Engine; 3) Online Identity Builder, which allows you to provide a comprehensive representation of yourself and tangible proof of your accomplishments, and 4) Hirability Monitor, which provides you with long-term peace of mind in a volatile job market.Click Here to visit company’s website.
Katie Shea
Co-Founder, CitiSoles
High heels are an indispensible fashion accessory for women of all ages. Unfortunately, extended wear of pointy pumps and strappy stilettos often results in aching feet. CitiSoles are portable, stylish and deceptively comfortable shoes that cater to this need. Due to their innovative structure, they are made to fold neatly away into a tiny zippered pouch, allowing them to fit into any handbag, briefcase, or travel bag of the user‘s choice. Once the CitiSoles have been removed, the pouch unzips and unfolds into a full size tote bag, providing a way to carry high heels and other accessories home. Retailing at just $29.99, CitiSoles are great for both indoor and outdoor use. Leaving that birthday celebration, work event, or cocktail party has never been so easy. Women simply slip off their heels, throw on their flats, and enjoy an extra few hours at the party or a comfortable walk home.
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E: katelin.shea (at) stern.nyu.edu
Ben Lewis
CEO and Founder, PurBlu
PurBlu Beverages, Inc. is a creator and marketer of innovative natural products. Its core product, GIVE Water, www.drinkgive.com , is a cause-driven bottled water brand that allows consumers to support their favorite local charities through a simple, everyday purchase. For each bottle sold, ten cents is donated to a charitable cause of the consumer‘s choice – children in need, breast cancer research, the environment, or muscular disorders. Currently sold in thousands of coffee shops, delis, natural foods, grocery, drug, and convenience stores throughout the US and Canada, the GIVE movement is growing quickly. Founded by Penn student Ben Lewis, GIVE has received considerable media attention, including recent features by CNN, Entrepreneur, and Inc. Magazine. In May 2009, PurBlu will launch two new product lines – GIVE Energy, a natural, sustainable energy drink that allows customers to support sustainable energy initiatives such as solar cells and wind turbines, and Potion Herbal Remedy, www.drinkpotion.com, a concentrated 2.5 oz all-natural functional health shot.
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E: ben (at) purblu.com