ben heins
Co-founder of BEAN&BODY.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.beanandbody.com/preview |
| Industries: | Food and Drink, Health |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship, Marketing |
| Location: | Chicago |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Schools: | Indiana University System - Indiana University-Bloomington |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | BEAN&BODY. Oak Park, IL |
| Position: | Co-Founder, create & manage an emerging wellness coffee company |
| Time period: | November 2005 - Present |
| Description: | - Carry a fledgling brand through product development stages and initial fundraising. >>www.beanandbody.com/preview
- Oversee marketing operations and business development roles of organization. |
| Employer: | United States Gypsum. Cincinnati, OH |
| Position: | Sales & Service Rep, promote sales to retailers throughout |
| Time period: | October 2006 - December 2006 |
| Description: | - Cincinnati/Columbus/Dayton/Lexington. Manage customer relations and resolve complaint situations. |
| Employer: | United States Gypsum. Indianapolis, IN |
| Position: | Sales Intern |
| Time period: | April 2006 - October 2006 |
| Description: | Promote sales to retailers in Indiana and the greater Louisville region. |
| Employer: | BlueTree Allied Angels. Wexford, PA |
| Position: | Intern, assisted an Angel Investing group focusing on early-stage private equity investing |
| Time period: | April 2005 - July 2005 |
| Description: | - Created procedural guide/manual for opening operations in a new city.
- Produced interactive website detailing internal procedures for company expansion into new cities. - Maintained database tracking region-wide early stage deal flow. - Assisted with in-depth Due Diligence on several early-stage companies providing significant input to 44+ members on several investments totaling over $300K. |
EDUCATION
| University: | Indiana University System - Indiana University-Bloomington |
| Time period: | 2001 - 2006 |
| Degree: | Marketing & Entrepreneurship, BA |
INFORMATION
| Awards: | Arthur Andersen Foundation Scholarship, 2005-2006
Leroy Gensburg Scholarship, 2002-2006 National Society of Collegiate Scholars, 2003-Present Indiana University Founder’s Day Award, 2004 & 2005 Dean’s List, spring 2003, fall 2003, spring 2004, fall 2004 Middle Way House Volunteer Children’s Tutor, spring 2005 Intramural Dodgeball Champions, 2004 & 2005 |
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