Joel Holland
Founder and CEO of Footage Firm
- Location
- Washington D.C. Metro Area
- Industry
- Online Media
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Joel Holland's Overview
- Current
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- Monthly Columnist at Entrepreneur Magazine
- CEO at Footage Firm
- Past
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- Summer Analyst at Harris Williams
- Business Development Intern at MTV
- News intern at Warner Brothers Boston
- Producer & Host at Streaming Futures
- Host, Streaming Futures at Kidz Online
- Columnist, Teen Start Ups at Entrepreneur.com Inc.
- Monthly Columnist at Entrepreneur Magazine
- Teen Panelist at USA Today
- Chief Marketing Officer at Kidz Online
- Education
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- Babson College
- McLean High School
- Connections
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500+ connections
- Websites
Joel Holland's Summary
Joel Holland is the founder and CEO of Footage Firm, a leading stock footage company that shoots video around the world for over 60,000 customers in the television and video production industry, from NBC to MTV to Discovery and virtually every other major network and cable outlet on air.
For his work with Footage Firm, Joel has been named one of the "Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25" by BusinessWeek Magazine, and "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" by the United States Small Business Administration.
In addition to his entrepreneurial activities, Joel writes a monthly column for Entrepreneur Magazine, and in 2011 he was named a Global Shaper for the World Economic Forum.
In 2008, Joel graduated Magna Cum Laude from Babson College, a school ranked #1 for Entrepreneurship by US News and World Report. He currently resides in the greater Washington, DC area.
Specialties
Digital video, online marketing, email marketing, conversion optimization, statistical modeling.
Joel Holland's Experience
Monthly Columnist
Entrepreneur Magazine
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry
February 2009 – Present (3 years 5 months)
I write a monthly column entitled "College Startups," focusing on young movers and shakers.
CEO
Footage Firm
January 2002 – Present (10 years 6 months) Reston, VA
Footage Firm is a leading stock footage company that shoots video around the world and sells it to over 60,000 customers in the television and video production space, from NBC to MTV to Paramount, and virtually every other TV network and movie studio.
Summer Analyst
Harris Williams
Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Investment Banking industry
2007 – 2007 (less than a year)
I worked in the M&A group on the sell side, working to sell technology companies in the digital media space.
Business Development Intern
MTV
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; VIA; Entertainment industry
May 2006 – August 2006 (4 months)
Researched, analyzed and recommended emerging technology business models for MTV/Viacom.
Producer & Host
Streaming Futures
January 2001 – January 2006 (5 years 1 month)
Streaming Futures is dedicated to helping people choose the right career path by allowing them to watch interviews with high profile career professionals from all different sectors.
Streaming Futures is aired on PBS and streamed online from Monster.com and right here our website which receives over 37,000,000 hits a month.
There are currently over 150 interviews with celebrities, athletes, politicians and Fortune 500 CEOs, ranging from Arnold Schwarzenegger in Hollywood to Steve Forbes on Journalism.
Monthly Columnist
Entrepreneur Magazine
Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Publishing industry
January 2001 – January 2004 (3 years 1 month)
Wrote monthly columns about technology solutions for growing businesses
Teen Panelist
USA Today
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; GCI; Newspapers industry
January 2000 – June 2003 (3 years 6 months)
Served as an expert source for comments regarding teenage topics.
Joel Holland's Projects
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Entrepreneur Magazine columns
- February 2009 to Present
Team Members: Joel HollandEach month I write a column for Entrepreneur Magazine that focuses on a young entrepreneur who is building an amazing business.
Joel Holland's Skills & Expertise
Joel Holland's Education
Babson College
Business, Strategy, Finance, Marketing, Entrepreneurship
2005 – 2008
Activities and Societies: Communications Manager, Babson Entrepreneurship Tower (e-Tower) VP of Multimedia Marketing, Babson Entrepreneurial Exchange Social Committee, Sigma Phi Epsilon
McLean High School
2000 – 2003
Joel Holland's Additional Information
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- Interests:
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Skiing, tennis, camping, traveling and technology, to name a few.
- Groups and Associations:
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World Economic Forum's Global Shapers, Omicron Delta Epsilon (the international honor society for economics), Sigma Phi Epsilon
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- Honors and Awards:
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Ranked by Business Week as one of the "Top 25 Entrepreneurs under 25" and 2006. Named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the United States Small Business Administration.
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