Kevin Casey
Founder of New Avenue
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Industries: | Cleantech, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Retail, Sports |
| Skills: | Business, Design, Entrepreneurship, Guerrilla marketing, Management, Marketing, Negotiation, Product design, Public Relations, Public speaking, Recruitment, Sales |
| Location: | Berkeley, CA |
| Groups: | 2011 UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition, 2012 UC Berkeley Startup Competition, Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference, Haas Entrepreneurs Association at Berkeley , International Network of Social Entrepreneurs (INSE), ST@B: Startup @ Berkeley, Startups@Berkeley, UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2009-2010, [INACTIVE] UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition 2008-2009 |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Consulting opportunities, Employment opportunities, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Getting press, Giving back, Growing my group, Helping friends, Helping members of my groups, Internships, Investing in projects, Joining a startup, Learning about entrepreneurship, Meeting new people, Offering Expertise, Participating in a competition, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Shadowing, Sharing my projects, Starting a company |
| Tags: | haas, social enterprises, start-ups |
| Schools: | Columbia University, Fordham University, University of California System - Berkeley |
FEATURED STARTUP
New Avenue Inc.
New Avenue Inc.
Sustainable housing and community finance focused on creating small homes in growing cities.
- Startup type: Competition Entry
- Status: Active
- Stage: Growth
FULL BIO
I currently run New Avenue, www.newavenuehomes.com.
Prior to this I received my MBA from the Haas School of Business in Berkeley, Ca where I was President of the Entrepreneurship Association and responsible for finance & partnerships for the Net Impact club.
During my first crack at running my own company, I built a small Indonesian apparel manufacturer into a global apparel brand. My involvement with this business began while I was researching economic development and entrepreneurship as a Fulbright Scholar in Indonesia. After wrapping up my reasearch, I returned to New York City and founded a company with the goal of connecting manufacturers to the distribution and capital needed to build and grow a sustainable business. My business sold to over 300 clients across Japan, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Socially and environmentally responsible practices were founding principles for this business.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Oliver Wyman & Co. (formerly Mercer Management Consulting) |
| Position: | Summer Associate |
| Time period: | June 2008 - August 2008 |
| Description: | • Developed strategic business segmentation of Microsoft’s global partnerships
• Created and executed a quantitative MaxDiff market survey across emerging and mature markets • Conducted interviews and small group brainstorming sessions with 30 partners to create actionable marketing plans based on partner behaviors and attitudes |
| Employer: | 3rdborn Clothing North America |
| Position: | Founder, Sales/Marketing/Distribution |
| Time period: | January 2003 - December 2007 |
| Description: | • Founded an apparel company and managed sales, marketing and distribution in 13 countries
• Hired and managed a seven person sales force • Donated 1% of revenue to environmental causes through the organization 1% for the Planet • Attained more than $750,000 in revenue selling to Bloomingdales and other exclusive retailers • Achieved a non-factored 95% payment rate from the worst overall industry segment • Led consumer research and collaborated with designers to develop new products • Managed the distribution of 4,000 units per month to retail clients • Drove the largest truck you can legally drive withou a CDL, carried a lot of boxes, visited factories |
| Employer: | United States Trust Company |
| Position: | Vice President/Senior Project Manager, Chief Data Office |
| Time period: | December 2002 - July 2007 |
| Description: | • Led the design, implementation and management of an Oracle Business Intelligence platform
• Regularly created and presented quantitative research to the executive committee • Managed a $400,000 development budget and onshore and offshore development teams |
| Employer: | United States Trust Company |
| Position: | Assistant Vice President, Product Development |
| Time period: | January 2001 - December 2002 |
| Description: | • Selected by the CFO to lead management reporting of a strategic service model redesign
• Trained over 300 investment professionals on a new business model and asset allocation software that used monte carlo simulation to improve client returns • Proved a correlation between our software adoption and a 15% increase in sales |
| Employer: | United Nations Industrial Development Organization |
| Position: | Intern |
| Time period: | September 1998 - November 1998 |
| Description: | • Researched global microeconomic issues and reported to UN economists |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of California System - Berkeley |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | MBA |
| University: | Fordham University |
| Time period: | 1999 |
| Degree: | Economics and Anthropology, BA |
| University: | Columbia University |
| Degree: | Graduate Study in International Affairs |
PUBLICATIONS
INFORMATION
| Sports: | Skiing, surfing, climbing, running |
| Hobbies: | Boston College: Guest lecturerer on entrereneurship and social responsibility
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| Memberships: | Wildlife Conservation Society 2008, Created a sustainability plan for a Falkland Islands nature preserve
Walter A. Haas School of Business Berkeley: President of Entrepreneurship Association, VP of Partnerships for Net Impact Club Fordham University: President Student Government, President Outdoors Club |
| Awards: | School for International Training, 2007, Named top ten “Alumni Making a Difference” for socially responsible business practices
UNC Sustainable Venture Capital Investment Competition 2008, Entrepreneurs Choice award 10th Annual Berkeley Business Plan Competition, 2008, Semifinalist |
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New Avenue Inc.
Sustainable housing and community finance focused on creating small homes in growing cities.
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