| 词条 | Stephen Meade |
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| name = Stephen Meade | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = American | alma_mater = University of Missouri–Kansas City | other_names = | occupation = Entrepreneur, speaker | years_active = 1996 - present | known_for = Chairman- Bigbamboo LLC. President & CEO- Upperstreet Marketing Founder- MagMo, Virtual Sellers | notable_works = }}Stephen Meade is an American entrepreneur, business executive and strategic adviser.[1] Meade has successfully incubated nine technology-based companies in the past 20 years.[2] Currently, Stephen serves as the Chairman at BigBamboo LLC, a holding company that incubates start-up companies and is also head of MagMo, My Wet Rock, RONAstar and ComCom (Community Commerce) Networks.[3][4][5] CareerStephen graduated from the University of Missouri–Kansas City with a bachelor's degree in Business and Marketing.[6] By the age of 21, he had written three books on credit improvement and finance, and an infomercial called "Give Yourself Credit". He then spent 6 years in financial services and in 1996, started his first internet company called Virtual Sellers which became an innovation for an e-commerce based transaction processing system that proved to be an early precursor to PayPal.[7] Stephen Meade is particularly notable for his contributions to technology based companies, including:
Virtual SellersStephen founded VirtualSellers, the first Internet based master merchant for eCommerce in 1996, where he helped develop a transaction processing systems for internet based retailers. The VirtualSellerc was sold in 1999 to a public company that assumed the name of Virtualsellers.com. The company provided up to 7 payment options, and easy transaction processing and clearing services for small and medium businesses looking to sell their products online.[11]>[12] CenoplexStephen Meade was the founder and CEO of Cenoplex, an audio messaging and services company that helps carriers in Lifecycle Management (LCM) efforts to reduce churn, promote Value Added Services (VAS), and increase Revenue (ARPU) with non-intrusive audio content. Fully funded, with an A+ Management team and Advisory Board, Cenoplex is the first company in the world to insert a four-second audio message in the call sequencing gap of an outbound mobile call, all without disrupting the call path.[13] KnockNOWIn August 2000, Meade and former government commissioner Bob Gerometta founded KnockNOW, a non-profit organization committed to accelerating opportunities for entrepreneurs. Meade and Gerometta wanted to educate and support a community professionals from five key business sectors: service; politics, press and academics; investment; corporate; and entrepreneurial. Today, the KnockNOW community continues to hold regular meetings called "Isolation is a Good Thing".[14] Big BambooStephen Meade founded Big Bamboo, LLC as a holding company and incubator for start-up companies. Meade serves as business architect, venture capitalist, and relationship builder. My WetRockStephen Meade created My WetRock, a consumer product that saves a targeted 20 billions of gallons of water per year by reducing the amount of wasted water when flushing toilets.[15] At My WetRock, Meade promotes environmental awareness and provides creative educational tools through a comic character called "Johnny Waterdrop". In March 2011, Meade was named TCVN's FastPitch Winner for his work with My WetRock.[16] LeadershipStephen has been a notable speaker and mentor to the Founder Institute, world's largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program.[17][18][19] Meade is also noted for his active participation in the Clinton Global Initiative and Opportunity Green.[20][21][22] Meade has stood as guest lecturer at several universities, including MIT, Harvard, USC, UCLA, Northwestern and Peter Kiewit Institute among others.[1][12] References1. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.marketvisual.com/d/5c3ffc11-ffca-44eb-994b-bc87244f2654/Stephen+Meade | title=Stephen Meade | publisher=Market Visual | accessdate=12 February 2015}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Meade, Stephen}}2. ^{{cite web | url=https://news.yahoo.com/upper-street-marketing-inc-announces-133000635.html | title=Upper Street Marketing Inc. Announces First Acquisition of MagMo, Inc. | publisher=Yahoo News | date=28 March 2014 | accessdate=12 February 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.kusi.com/story/27317963/upper-street-marketing-subsidiary-magmo-selected-for-the-alpha-startup-program-at-the-words-premiere-web-summit-ceo-stephen-meade-selected-to-speak | title=Upper Street Marketing Subsidiary MagMo Selected for the Alpha Startup Program at the Words Premiere Web Summit; CEO Stephen Meade Selected To Speak On Technology Panel | publisher=Kusi News | date=6 November 2014 | accessdate=12 February 2015}} 4. ^{{cite web | url=http://tcvn.org/2011/03/march-forum-fastpitch-winner-stephen-meade-my-wet-rock-llc/ | title=March Forum FastPitch Winner: Stephen Meade, My Wet Rock, LLC | publisher=TVCN | date=29 March 2011 | accessdate=12 February 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.voiceamerica.com/guest/14583/stephen-meade | title=STEPHEN MEADE | publisher=Voice America | accessdate=12 February 2015}} 6. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.crunchbase.com/person/stephen-meade | title=Stephen Meade | publisher=Crunch Base | accessdate=27 February 2015}} 7. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.academies-se.org/news/archives/02-2013 | title=Attend the Sea/la chapter meeting, monday february 25th, 2013 from 6pm-8pm | publisher=Academics for Social Entrepreneurship | date=20 February 2013 | accessdate=27 February 2015}} 8. ^{{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=429513 | title=Company Overview of 2Xchange, Inc. | publisher=Bloomberg Business | accessdate=27 February 2015}} 9. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.tmcnet.com/topics/articles/2012/06/14/294869-cenoplex-actionable-audio-messages-helps-mobile-operators-tackle.htm | title=Cenoplex Actionable Audio Messages Helps Mobile Operators Tackle Customer Care Costs | publisher=TMCNet | date=14 June 2012 | accessdate=27 February 2015 | author=Bernstein, Peter}} 10. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.marketingsherpa.com/article.php?contentID=2595 | title=Adding Audio to Your Business Web Site - Helps Sales Reps Maximize In-person Meeting Impact | publisher=Marketing Sherpa | date=10 February 2004 | accessdate=4 March 2015}} 11. ^{{cite web | url=http://upperstreetmarketing.com/management/ | title=Corporate | publisher=Upper Street Marketing | accessdate=4 March 2015}} 12. ^1 {{cite web | url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=102275847&ticker=UPPR&previousCapId=112329752&previousTitle=Virgin%2520Gaming | title=Executive Profile - Stephen Meade | publisher=Bloomberg Business | accessdate=4 March 2015}} 13. ^{{cite web | url= https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/cenoplex | title=Cenoplex | publisher=Crunchbase.com | accessdate=1 April 2011}} 14. ^{{cite web | url=http://monetapro.com/about/management/ | title=Stephen Meade - Board Chairman and Founder | publisher=Moneta Pro | accessdate=4 March 2015}} 15. ^{{cite web | url=https://angel.co/my-wetrock | title=My WetRock | publisher=Angel.co | accessdate=4 March 2015}} 16. ^{{cite web | url=http://tcvn.org/2011/03/march-forum-fastpitch-winner-stephen-meade-my-wet-rock-llc/ | title=March Forum FastPitch Winner: Stephen Meade, My Wet Rock, LLC | publisher=TCVN | date=29 March 2011 | accessdate=4 March 2015}} 17. ^{{cite web | url=http://fi.co/posts/12291 | title=Los Angeles Founder Institute Final Applications Due Sunday | publisher=Founder Institute | date=30 December 2014 | accessdate=4 March 2015 | author=Morgan, Nailah}} 18. ^{{cite web | url=http://fi.co/posts/760 | title=Great #Startup Mentors Confirmed for the San Diego Founder Institute | publisher=Founder Institute | date=5 October 2012 | accessdate=4 March 2015 | author=Greechan, Jonathan}} 19. ^{{cite web | url=http://briandeagon.com/2011/02/22/starting-a-business-be-persistent-focused-bold-passionate-and-fly-with-eagles/ | title=Starting A Business: Be Persistent, Focused, Bold, Passionate And Soar With Eagles | publisher=Deagon's Digest | date=22 February 2011 | accessdate=4 March 2015 | author=Deagon, Brian}} 20. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.isolationisagoodthing.com/speakers-kit/ | title=Speakers Kit | publisher=Isolation Is A Good Thing | accessdate=4 March 2015}} 21. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.opportunitygreen.com/videos/green-design-innovation-panel | title=Interconnected: Accelerating Green Product Innovation and New Business Models, Moderated by Anya Kamenetz, Fast Company | publisher=Opportunity Green | accessdate=4 March 2015}} 22. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.opportunitygreen.com/2010-green-design-green-technology-speakers.php | title=Opportunity Green Business Conference 2010 Speakers | publisher=Opportunity Green | accessdate=4 March 2015}} 4 : Living people|American businesspeople|Technology company founders|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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