Niko Cunningham
Currently pursuing Economics degree at Columbia University.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Industries: | Computing, Education, Media |
| Skills: | English, French, Languages |
| Location: | NYC |
| Groups: | Center for Technology Innovation and Community Engagement |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding engineers, Finding experts, Finding mentors, Finding team mates, Growing my group, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting, Recruiting for my startup, Starting a company |
| Tags: | columbia, direct sales, educational technology, entrepreneur, mixed media, New York, nyc, virtual personal assistant, vpa |
| Schools: | Columbia University, Harvard University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | School of General Studies, Columbia University |
| Position: | Student Body President |
| Time period: | April 2007 - March 2008 |
| Description: | • Maintained and allocated school-wide student activities budget of roughly
$200,000 and (with team) University-wide activities budget of over $1.5 million • Conceptualized new brand identity for the School of General Studies Student Council • Launched new awards program recognizing alumni from Columbia University • Junior Class Marshall |
| Employer: | NCB Publishing, Franklinville, NJ |
| Position: | Owner |
| Time period: | May 2002 - July 2007 |
| Description: | • Attained personal retail sales ranking in top .1% of total historical sales of Southwestern Company’s educational materials by individual agents (reflecting sales since 1868)
• Marketed educational products, software and homework study guides to over 15,000 families via in-home, private direct-sales demonstrations • Incurred over 500 hours of advanced sales and management training • Recruited, trained, managed, and motivated salespersons for direct sales |
| Employer: | Centauri MGI, Los Angeles, CA |
| Position: | Entertainment Agent |
| Time period: | August 2001 - April 2002 |
| Description: | • Recruited company’s network of film directors
• Scheduled, budgeted, and developed video projects for independent musicians • Sold written treatments for music videos |
| Employer: | ZoomCulture Inc., Chapel Hill, NC |
| Position: | Director of Music Operations |
| Time period: | September 2000 - August 2001 |
| Description: | • Co-created nationally-distributed (NBC) show - Hip Hop Nation: Notes from the Underground
• Established music division of new-media firm and outlined division’s benchmark goals • Developed strategic plan of the company’s music division resulting in the investment of over $13 million in Venture Capital investment in Zoom Culture Inc. • Coordinated the recruitment of new film directors |
EDUCATION
| University: | Harvard University |
| Time period: | 2009 - 2010 |
| Degree: | Technology, Innovation & Education, MA |
| University: | Columbia University |
| Time period: | 2009 |
| Degree: | Economics, BA |
INFORMATION
| Hobbies: | Mixed media sculpture, Climate Change Policy, Krav Maga, Sprint Training, Weight Training, Documentary Filmmaking |
| Memberships: | • Consultant, Columbia SIPA Capstone Course for NYC Department of Education; studying educational technologies and DOE’s technological best practices (Professor Kevin Kelly)
• Director, Leapfrog – The Movie; (Afghanistan Economic Development and Climate Change Documentary) • Co-Founder, GSLounge.com; student-run Columbia University website for non-traditional students • Co-Founder, Blue-Notebooks; student run literary interview collaborative at Columbia University • Founder, Non-Traditional Students Action Coalition; Columbia University • Co-Founder, Hip Hop Nation Recording Studio; University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill • Member, Order of the Golden Fleece; UNC’s Honor Society for lifetime contribution to the University |
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Woldme
Woldme is a social network that provides games, videos, books, and online tutoring for children between ages 6 and 12.
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Horizon Test Preparation
A tutoring company that focuses on teaching students how to succeed in school, on standardized testing, and beyond.
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Jude Gomila
Co founder of Heyzap.com, entrepreneur, University of Cambridge Engineering and Management Graduate.