Seth Flowerman
Seth Flowerman (born c. 1985) is an entrepreneur who has been recognized for his business success while a student in high school and college.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life and education
Flowerman attended the Pingry School.[1] He earned a B.S. from Cornell University in 2008 and an MBA from the S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management in 2009. He was a member of Sigma Phi and Sphinx Head at Cornell.[2]
[edit] Career
At age 16, Flowerman founded Career Explorations, a program that sets American college and high school students up with internships in Boston, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, New York City, and San Francisco . Four years later, he founded Vertex Academic Services, a test preparation provider and educational consulting company in Manhattan.[3] Career Explorations was acquired in 2010 by Musiker Discovery Programs and Dream Careers Inc. and now operates under the name Discovery Internships.
[edit] Awards
- 2004: Student Entrepreneur of the Year, Junior Achievement[4]
- 2007: Kaplan Most Promising Campus CEOs[5]
- 2008: BusinessWeek's 25 Entrepreneurs under 25[6]
- 2008: Social Impact Award, Global Student Entrepreneurship Awards[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Gangemi, Jeffrey (Fall 2008). "Startups – Seth Flowerman '08, MBA '09: A precocious knack for startups". Cornell Enterprise. http://www.johnson.cornell.edu/alumni/enterprise/fall2008/departments9.html.
- ^ Weiss, Tara (2006-09-14). "Dorm Room Titans". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/2006/09/12/entrepreneurs_college_young_lead_careers_cx_tw_college06_0913dorm.html.
- ^ DiNapoli, Jessica (2007-02-14). "Student's Businesses Help Others Shoot for Success". Cornell Daily Sun. http://cornellsun.com/node/21351.
- ^ "Entrepreneur Center - Student Entrepreneur of the Year". http://studentcenter.ja.org/html/entrp/entrp_year_archive04.shtml.
- ^ "Most Promising Campus CEO Winners and Finalists". Kaplan, Inc.. http://www.kaptest.com/oneoff/campus-ceo/finalists.jhtml#flowerman.
- ^ "2008 Finalists: America's Best Young Entrepreneurs". BusinessWeek. http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0908_2008_entrepreneurs/10.htm.
- ^ "Past Winners". Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. http://www.gsea.org/awardinfo/Pages/PastWinners.aspx.
