President at Knoxville Overground
Knoxville, Tennessee Area
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- President at Knoxville Overground
- Author-in-progress at Altrupreneurs (Sole Proprietorship)
- Past
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- Founder at RentPal, Inc.
- Manager at A&H Apartments
- Staffing Specialist / Assistant Manager at Manpower Iowa City
- Education
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- University of Iowa
- Oregon State University
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Alex Lavidge’s Summary
I currently am working full-time helping to develop Knoxville Overground and seeing it through to its official 501(c)3 non-profit status. We currently operate the only coworking workspace and entrepreneur community center in Knoxville, TN.
I also work part-time as a consultant and on a per-contract basis in web development, market research, public relations, social media, and business development for startups in Web sector and cleantech industry.
In my spare time, I am also currently in the process of interviewing candidates for my book, "Altrupreneurs."
Alex Lavidge’s Specialties:
My experience varies from journalism (former magazine editor and collegiate newspaper columnist), graphic design (for an advertising agency), residential property management, interior design, environmental canvassing and lobbying (Iowa Citizen Action Network), public relations (Division of Interdisciplinary Programs at The University of Iowa), small business accounting (DeWitt Electric in Iowa City, IA), human resources assistant manager overseeing 130 employees (Manpower, Inc.), etc.
Alex Lavidge’s Experience
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President
Knoxville Overground
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
November 2008 — Present (9 months)
Knoxville Overground (KO) is both a member and sponsor supported nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of Tennessee (501(c)3 status pending) that:
1) manages a community center and coworking workspace where self-employed professionals, entrepreneurs, and telecommuting employees can learn, socialize, collaborate, and work,
2) validates and accelerates volunteer-powered endeavors that attract and retain the “creative class” and prospective investment funds in Knoxville, and
3) fills a niche as an independent advocacy group to promote socially-responsible economic development initiatives and sensible public policy for high-growth startups, micro-enterprise development, and self-employed professionals. -
Author-in-progress
Altrupreneurs (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; E-Learning industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)
"Altrupreneurs" is a book I've been working on using an open-source development philosophy that incorporates strategies on how people can apply the same principles used in startup companies to Fortune 500 corporations in their own lives for peak performance and creating financial freedom. The other half includes interviews with Altrupreneurs under 40 who define financial freedom not by their net worth or lifestyle but instead by the amount of free time they have to focus on personal development, public interest, consumer advocacy, environmentalism, sustainability, teaching, arts & the humanities, and other social endeavors.
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Founder
RentPal, Inc.
(Privately Held; Internet industry)
September 2005 — March 2007 (1 year 7 months)
PayRent LLC was founded back in Iowa City, IA in September 2005 in the entrepreneurial incubator at The University of Iowa and turned into RentPal, Inc., in March of 2006. One of the goals was to create a web-based platform where tenants could pay their rent online and improve their credit score at the same time.
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Manager
A&H Apartments
(Partnership; 1-10 employees; Real Estate industry)
June 2003 — December 2005 (2 years 7 months)
Managed over 40 tenant accounts in downtown Iowa City. Created a marketing campaign that increased occupancy rates to 100% and increased net income by 17% for FY2005 that promoted 1) that tenants could paint their apartments and make other approved customizations, 2) establishing community-centered living environments where tenants knew each other. Handled contracting, interior design renovations, and accounting.
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Staffing Specialist / Assistant Manager
Manpower Iowa City
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2004 — 2004 (less than a year)
Alex Lavidge’s Education
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University of Iowa
Business, Entrepreneurship 2003 — 2006
- Activities and Societies:
- Alpha Kappa Psi, Columnist for The Daily Iowan, The Daily Iowan Board of Trustees Member (Student Publications, Inc.)
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Oregon State University
Psychology, Philosophy 1998 — 2001
- Activities and Societies:
- University Honors College, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Eta Sigma, Golden Key Honour Society, Editor of Chronicle (Honors College magazine), Founder of Pulse Media Group, Re-founder of The Psychology Society
Additional Information
Alex Lavidge’s Websites:
Alex Lavidge’s Interests:
improv comedy, learning guitar, poetry slams, rock climbing, sustainability
Alex Lavidge’s Groups:
Silicon Valley Net Impact, Silicon Valley American Marketing Association, Commonwealth Club of California, Churchill Club
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Tennessee Global Entrepreneurship Week
Alex Lavidge’s Honors:
Rotary Youth Exchange Ambassador to Mateszalka, Hungary
Alex Lavidge’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
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