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词条 Brent Skoda
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  1. Early life and education

  2. Businesses founded, notable products and notable positions held

  3. Awards, accolades and notable memberships

  4. Speaking events and television appearances

  5. Diplomatic involvements

  6. Legal cases

  7. References

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}}Brent Skoda (born 1985 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America) is an American businessman, the Entrepreneurs Organization's 2010 Global Student Entrepreneur award winner, founder of CollegeFitness.com and Chairman of Ahkeo Ventures.[1]

Early life and education

Skoda began day trading stocks during his fourth year of elementary schooling during recess at Hawken School and by age fifteen he was designing and executing client acquisition strategies for Merrill Lynch’s Private Client Group.

Skoda's tertiary education began at Wright State University, from where he transferred to the Texas Christian University (TCU) to study entrepreneurship. Whilst studying at TCU he launched CollegeFitness.com,[1] for which Skoda won the 2010 Entrepreneurs Organization's Global Student Entrepreneur Award.[1]

Businesses founded, notable products and notable positions held

Skoda started the following businesses:

  • CollegeFitness.com, which provides fitness and health related services to members
  • Skoda International, which developed and markets the instant hand sanitizer Purely Inspired
  • Santas411.com, which promoted holiday shopping deals
  • GlobalEZBuy, which imports and retails consumer electronics
  • Ahkeo Ventures, a venture capital group
  • Yumee, which developed Smartphone applications and a website designed to assist users in making informed dietary choices whilst eating out
  • Legacy Builders & Contractors, a Dallas-based, nationwide roofing contractor with innovative insurance claim processing and adjusting services
  • Ahkeo Electric, a manufacturer of energy efficient electrical lighting products

Skoda served as Vice President of Marketing at Joshen Paper, where he was instrumental in positioning Wal-Mart as a major customer.

Awards, accolades and notable memberships

Skoda is the 2010 winner of the Entrepreneurs Organization's Global Student Entrepreneur award[1] and he is the 2010 winner of the Texas Christian University’s (TCU) Entrepreneur of the Year award. In 2012 Skoda was nominated as a Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 by Empact[2][3] and Ahkeo Ventures is included in the 2012 Empact100 List.[2] CollegeFitness.com is featured in Inc Magazine’s 2010 Coolest College Start Ups.[4]

Skoda is a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO-WPO) and the Young Entrepreneurs Council (YEC).

Speaking events and television appearances

Skoda has featured as a speaker and guest at numerous events, the most notable including; being a guest on the on Fox News Varney & Company,[5] being the concluding speaker at White House Press Conference announcement of the Start Up America[6][7] initiative and being the keynote speaker at United States President Obama’s follow on initiative to Start Up America in Algiers, Algeria.[8][9] Skoda was a featured speaker at the GSEA 2012 in Moscow, Russia.[9][10]

Diplomatic involvements

Skoda has acted in a diplomatic role on behalf of the US State Department by acting as the US G20 Youth Ambassador, serving in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Nice, France and Mexico City, Mexico.[9] Skoda is also the US Youth Delegate for a US State Department initiative in Cairo, Egypt.[9][11]

Legal cases

Brent Skoda has a company called Ahkeo Labs LLC.[12] Ahkeo Labs was a startup that aimed to produce health and consumer electronic products. The funding Ahkeo had was a high-risk credit revolver agreement that failed to continue because of differences of view and because the funders backed off from the company. Skoda sued Plurimi Investement Managers LLP, accusing them for failing to fulfill the revolver loan agreement. The case was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.[13]

References

1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|title=EO GSEA — Entrepreneurs' Organization|url=http://www.eonetwork.org/eo-gsea/|website=Entrepreneurs' Organization|accessdate=14 October 2014|location=Alexandria, Virginia}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|title=Empact 100|url=https://www.empactshowcase.com/100|website=Empact Showcase|publisher=Extreme Entrepreneurship Education, LLC|accessdate=14 October 2014}}
3. ^{{YouTube|ZcQEzcOCJ4g|Brent Skoda, Founder and Chairman of Ahkeo Ventures, Delivers Pledge at Empact100}}
4. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.inc.com/college/2010/profiles/brent-skoda.html|title=America's Coolest College Start-ups 2010: Brent Skoda - Texas Christian University|last=|first=|date=|work=Inc.com|access-date=2018-06-23}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/4450509/young-entrepreneur-on-achieving-success-/|title=Young Entrepreneur on Achieving Success|date=2011-05-05|website=Fox Business|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-23}}
6. ^{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=May 2012|title=Are You The Next Generation of Entrepreneurs?|url=http://www.ulacit.ac.cr/files/documentosULACIT/Constant/2012%20GSEA%20Flyer.pdf|journal=Global Student Entrepreneur Awards|publisher=Entrepreneurs’ Organization|volume=|pages=|via=|work=}}
7. ^{{Cite news|url=http://upstart.bizjournals.com/entrepreneurs/hot-shots/2011/04/04/brent-skoda-of-collegefitness-launches-nutritional-apps.html|title=Look Out, Urban Spoon and Angry Birds|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=http://algiers.usembassy.gov/entrepreneurship_conference2.html|title=Maghreb Entrepreneurship Conference|last=|first=|date=|work=Embassy News|access-date=|publisher=U.S. Embassy in Algeria|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216004745/http://algiers.usembassy.gov/entrepreneurship_conference2.html|archive-date=2013-02-16|dead-url=yes|df=}}
9. ^1 2 3 [https://archive.today/20130216194512/https://socialcam.com/videos/9t6qltU2] Video: Brent Skoda Interview at GSEA 2012 in Moscow, Russia
10. ^[https://socialcam.com/videos/7QQAtpjd]{{dead link|date=November 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Video: EO GSEA Global Finals Kick Off Reception
11. ^{{Cite news|url=http://upstart.bizjournals.com/entrepreneurs/hot-shots/2011/06/27/young-american-and-danish-entrepreneurs-in-cairo-to-teach-egyptians.html|title=Arab Spring Turns Into an Entrepreneurial Summer|last=|first=|date=|work=|access-date=}}
12. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www5.sos.state.oh.us/ords/f?p=100:7:::NO:7:P7_CHARTER_NUM:2437799|title=Ahkeo Labs LLC Corporation Details|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}
13. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCOURTS-ohnd-1_17-cv-01248/content-detail.html|title=17-1248 - AHKEO LABS LLC V. PLURIMI INVESTMENT MANAGERS LLP ET AL|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}
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