Change is upon us.College Pros will relaunch in January 2010 as part of a new, more broad website recognizing the accomplishments of young individuals.Please check back closer to the launch date for further information.Thank you! Read Full Story
Summmer has arrived, which means a whole new batch of pros. As we assemble the summer edition, take this moment to look back on past College Pros. From online business to a basketball philanthropist, we've got it all.Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Think you should be on the site?Email: ItsCollegePros@gmail.com Read Full Story
Reggie Black is founder and CEO of BLACK Collection, a clothing design company. He is a recent graduate of Delaware State University.You started in the fashion industry at the age of 12 while working in a family business. What was this business? What did it expose you to?I began my first quest at business, retail and fashion at an urban store located in Washington DC called SOLO (Strive Or Lose Out) Sports. Working at SOLO Sports exposed me to the inner works of a business, and what it took t... Read Full Story
Samuel Fox is the Co-Owner and Co-President of American Bird Products, proud manufacturers of the internationally-known Audubon Bird Call. He is a student at Yale University.
The American Bird Products dates back to 1951. How did you first get involved? My interest in the company came from the respect I had for my late grandfather, Roger Eddy. My brother, Martin, and I purchased the business, with the support of our mother from Roger Eddy’s (my grandfather) estate about a year af... Read Full Story
Mike Kenny is the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of AArow Advertising, a unique spin on advertising. He is a graduate of San Diego State University. In one sentence, how would you describe your business? We are an international marketing company that combines the power of human interaction and the talent of our AArrow Sign Spinners to create cost-effective marketing campaigns for our clients. Good advertising depends upon a unique approach. In what way is AArrow advertising diffe... Read Full Story
PaperG facilitates online advertising using a format called "Flyerboard" which allows enterprises to post online flyers on web sites in varying networks. Victor Wong, a student at Yale College, is the CEO. PaperG is the brainchild of students from both Yale and Harvard University who entered the I³ Harvard College Innovation Challenge together. How did the team form?A couple of Harvard students who ran The Crimson newspaper were looking for a way to better attract local advertisers... Read Full Story
Amanda Raposo is the start-up director of Baby's First Home, a shelter for mothers in New York City aged 17 and 21. She is currently a student at New York University. (on the left is her partner Jessica Mason)Baby's First Home aims to serve as a housing and support center for mothers in New York City aged 17 to 21. What sparked this idea?I was a freshman at NYU’s Silver School of Social Work when I started working with teen mothers through a pilot program called 1st STEP (Services to ... Read Full Story
Turning Books Into Movies at Paramount PicturesComing to New York filled with dreams and fantasies of making a place for oneself within the television/film industry is one, I know, shared amongst most students, artists, and other anxious trailblazers who set out for the Mecca of entertainment that is New York City. For me, this dream became all the more real last year when I had the opportunity to intern at Paramount Pictures in their Literary Affairs Department.It happened in passing, when a... Read Full Story
Lauren Clarisey is a senior at the University of Dayton and CEO of Flyer Enterprises. FE is a student-run corporation at the University of Dayton which operates businesses ranging from coffee shops to an off-campus retail store.
What is your position at Flyer Enterprises? What does it require? I am the Chief Executive Officer of Flyer Enterprises at the University of Dayton. My role is to oversee the management of our seven divisions and act as the primary representative and strateg... Read Full Story
