Christopher Sell
Pursuing BA from Northwestern University, Marketing assistant at Meridian Leasing Corporation (2007), Owner at Ecco Living (2008), Intern at GreenWorld Capital since 2009.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Full-Time Student |
| Website: | http://www.EccoLiving.com |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, HTML / CSS, Languages, Leadership, Management, Marketing, PHP, Software Engineering, Spanish, Web design, Web Development |
| Location: | Evanston, IL |
| Groups: | Win $11,000 funding, $20,000 pro-bono consulting, and mentoring from entrepreneurs & executives |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Northwestern University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | GreenWorld Capital |
| Position: | Unknown |
| Time period: | February 2009 - Present |
| Description: | Built Renewable Energy Company Database
Identified Government Funding Opportunities for Clean Tech Companies Wrote Reports on Wind Industry Opportunities |
| Employer: | Ecco Living |
| Position: | Owner |
| Time period: | July 2008 - Present |
| Description: | Started a social business that sells environmental cleaning, dining, and paper supplies.
Helped 8 organizations switch to environmental products and save money. Educated the Northwestern Greek Community on sustainable purchasing. |
| Employer: | Meridian Leasing Corporation Deerfield, IL |
| Position: | Marketing assistant |
| Time period: | December 2007 |
| Description: | Identified marketing opportunities
Created sales collateral for sales personnel Executed Marketing events and seminars Telemarketed for sales leads on telecommunications equipment and information seminars |
| Employer: | NWSRA, IL |
| Position: | Camp Counselor |
| Time period: | December 2006 |
| Description: | Helped run a camp for children with mental disabilities
Interacted with kids, maintained their schedule, and kept track of their activities JFK Health World South Bend Homeless Shelter Organized Two Battle of the Bands Concerts for Red Cross Organized Concert for Tsunami Relief NISRA Golf Instructor |
EDUCATION
| University: | Northwestern University |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2011 |
| Degree: | Political Science & Business Institutions, BA |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Basketball and Golf |
| Clubs: | Entrepreneurship |
| Memberships: | Citizens for a Greener Evanston, Operations Board |
| Awards: | Mid Suburban League All Academic Senior Athlete
AP Scholar with Distinction National AP Scholar |
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Ecco Living
Ecco Living sells eco-friendly dining, paper, tissue, and cleaning supplies to small organizations. We match our prices with conventional products, and make charitable donations with each order. Our goal is to make the switch easy and rewarding!