Brandon Layland
21 y.o. brother, thought leader, and trusted consultant. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer. Embrace ambition.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://www.brandonlayland.com |
| Industries: | Biotech, Computing, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Gaming, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Mobile, Nanotech, Retail, Sports |
| Skills: | Business, Editing, Engineering, English, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Languages, Leadership, Management, Negotiation, Public Relations, Public speaking, Spanish |
| Next step: | Ampley is a prototype looking for seed investments and venture capital. |
| Location: | Minnesota |
| Visas: | United States |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Finding engineers, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Internships, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Shadowing, Supporting my investments |
| Tags: | Artificial Intelligence, entrepreneur, harvard, microsoft, pc, Psychology, Robotics, search, stanford, visual search, web 2.0, yale |
FEATURED STARTUP
Ampley
Ampley
Ampley is a seed stage, stealth mode consumer Internet startup backed by Ad Infinitum Investment, LLC. Beta: 2010.
- Startup type: Company
- Status: Active
- Stage: Prototyping
FULL BIO
Brandon Layland is the Chief Executive Officer of Ampley, a stealth mode consumer Internet startup poised to revolutionize search.
Layland is responsible for setting the overall direction and product strategy for Ampley. He leads the business operation and development of Ampley with a long-term vision. He also participates in the oversight of core technology and infrastructure development.
Layland enjoys basketball, tennis, mixed martial arts, social media, new technology and artificial intelligence.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Office Max, Inc. Minnetonka, MN |
| Position: | Store Associate |
| Time period: | December 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Successfully engaged customers in an all-solutions sales environment
Engaged in on-the-job training while leading my team in sales categories |
| Employer: | Ampley, Inc. |
| Position: | Chief Executive Officer and Director of Business Development & Operations |
| Time period: | November 2008 - Present |
| Description: | I lead Ampley's strategic planning, management and technology development as CEO, Chairman of the Board and Director of Business Development & Operations. I am focused on building rapid growth for Ampley as a company and on ensuring that quality remains high while product development cycle times are kept to a minimum. I am responsible for Ampley's day-to-day operations. |
| Employer: | Abercrombie and Fitch, Co., Minnetonka, MN |
| Position: | Model |
| Time period: | October 2008 - November 2008 |
| Description: | Developed ability to work in a fast-paced atmosphere
Ambassador to the Abercrombie and Fitch brand |
| Employer: | Target Corporation, Monticello, MN |
| Position: | Electronics Team Member |
| Time period: | May 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | Unique and applied problem solving solution utilization
Provided fast, fun and friendly service to guests while completing daily tasks |
| Employer: | Brandon Lawn Care, Saint Michael, MN |
| Position: | Account Executive and Operations Director |
| Time period: | May 2005 - September 2005 |
| Description: | Delegated responsibilities to team members to meet team’s expectations
Motivated and supervised 5+ team members |
| Employer: | United States Air Force Auxiliary - Civil Air Patrol |
| Position: | Cadet, Element Leader |
| Time period: | May 2002 - July 2005 |
| Description: | As a Civil Air Patrol cadet I pledged myself to serve to my community, state, and nation faithfully through upholding the organization’s three congressionally-mandated missions: Emergency Services, Aerospace Education and the Cadet Program. |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Basketball, Tennis |
| Clubs: | United States Air Force Auxiliary- Civil Air Patrol, |
| Awards: | Keynote Speaker, Monticello High School Eight Grade Graduation Ceremony, 2005
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, 2004-2008 Outstanding Leadership Award - Basketball, 2006-2007 Outstanding Leadership Award - Tennis, 2005 - 2007 |
Brandon's Startups (1)
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Ampley
Ampley is a seed stage, stealth mode consumer Internet startup backed by Ad Infinitum Investment, LLC. Beta: 2010.
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Mark Bao
USA, 16, in High School, parallel entrepreneur, President & CEO of Avecora, co-founder of Ramamia, co-founder of TickrTalk