Justin Farrow

Current

President, Creative Director, Web Design at ePalmetto
Social Media Marketing/Branding/Identity Creation at Neighbor Design
President/Executive CEO at Home Free Organization

Associate Broker at New World Realty Organization
Photographer at The L Magazine
Marketing/Advertising at New World Realty Organization

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Past

Agent of Change-Rental Ninja (Brooklyn Division) at Real Renters Ltd.
Bellman/Concierge at Planters Inn Relais & Chateaux

Education

College of Charleston
College of Charleston

Recommended

3 people have recommended Justin

Connections

173 connections

Industry

Philanthropy

Justin Farrow’s Summary

President/Founder Home Free Organization
Home Free Organization is a non-profit initiative to eradicate homelessness in urban environments through the provision of free wireless internet, social networking and resource allotment. We take donated bread trucks which have come off route and add donated computers and hardware to create mobile wireless access hubs for homeless individuals to utilize for finding family, jobs, resources and ways off the street.

The goal is simple: Provide a resource for the homeless which will allow them to find ways off the street. Of course there are many who prefer the streets to a 9-5 and home life, but for those who are stuck and cannot find there way, Home Free will provide the tools to try.
We give every visitor an email address to be used for networking and contact. We provide a focused set of search engines geared toward geneology, people searching, available jobs and other resources available to homeless individuals. Finding the Home Free Truck will be easy, as we will be providing the streets with an 800 number that can be called from any public phone to give the exact location of the truck. It could be at Union Square in Manhattan or Downtown Brooklyn.

We are currently in prototype stage, with 2 donated bread trucks and about 30 computers. We plan to hit the streets of NYC by August 2009 with our prototype 'mobile search rover' and will begin helping the homeless who visit our truck find employment, give them an email address and a mailing address, clothes to wear to interviews, a resume and maybe even a haircut. We provide our visitors who come a second time with a USB thumbdrive to hold all of their personal information and to protect their privacy (which is very important to us). We help them re-claim their identity and empower them to search for the solutions that are holding them back.

Read more about us on our blog: http://homefreeorg.blogspot.com

Justin Farrow’s Specialties:

Social Media Optimization & Marketing, Branding and Identity, New Media Relations, Social Network Building, Creative Director, Web IT, Management, Graphic design, business services, ecommerce, real estate consultant, social networking strategy,environmental/ situational photography, innovative web applications

Justin Farrow’s Experience

President, Creative Director, Web Design

ePalmetto

(Civil Engineering industry)

January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

I run an outsource printing company that offers affordable prints and posters to artists and musicians as well as local businesses and organizations. We provide large format color printing, scanning and plotting services. Palmetto Digital is a sister company to Palmetto Equipment and Supply, Inc. which provides those same services to architects and engineers ans land surveyors in Charleston, SC. We operate out of the same facility, yet target different markets. I also created and designed all websites and social networking online for the company including an ebay store at http://stores.ebay.com/epalmetto
Social Media Marketing/Branding/Identity Creation

Neighbor Design

(Privately Held; Design industry)

December 2006 — Present (3 years )

Small web design collective for small businesses and artists who have decided to go the social media route for advertising and promoting their work and business.
President/Executive CEO

Home Free Organization

(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)

November 2006 — Present (3 years 1 month)

Home Free Organization is a non-profit initiative to eradicate homelessness in urban environments through the provision of free wireless internet, social networking and resource allotment. We take donated bread trucks which have come off route and add donated computers and hardware to create mobile wireless access hubs for homeless individuals to utilize for finding family, jobs, resources and ways off the street. The goal is simple: Provide a resource for the homeless which will allow them to find ways off the street. Of course there are many who prefer the streets to a 9-5 and home life, but for those who are stuck and cannot find there way, Home Free will provide the tools to try.
Visit us on the web at http://tinyurl.com/homefreeorg
Blog: http://homefreeorg.blogspot.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/homefreeorg
Associate Broker

New World Realty Organization

(Real Estate industry)

January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)

real estate sales and negotiations, long and short term lease, sale of vacant lots, multifamily dwellings, factories and development sites, photography, architectural history, anthropology of urban community, demographic pressure analyst, housing consultant, event organization, location scouting, creative advertising, strategic marketing, agent training, the house ethicist, web design and maintinance, listing agent, agent of change, the local poet....did i leave anything out?
Photographer

The L Magazine

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Photography industry)

February 2005 — Present (4 years 10 months)

I've worked as a contributing photographer and have managed to make it into about 8 issue and onto the cover of 5 of them. There's just nothing like seeing your photo on every corner of the greatest city on earth!
Marketing/Advertising

New World Realty Organization

(Real Estate industry)

January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

Manhattan and Brooklyn rentals and sales
Agent of Change-Rental Ninja (Brooklyn Division)

Real Renters Ltd.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Real Estate industry)

January 2002 — December 2005 (4 years )

One of the first real estate agents (working for a Manhattan brokerage) to venture into Brooklyn. I had just begun my graduate studies/research in gentrification (Urban anthropology) and was bound and determined to dissect the situation of rapid displacement and development in North Brooklyn. The LoftNinja was born and artists now had someone they could count on to help them find new spaces to live and work on their arts. LoftNinja was the first real estate agent in the nation to utilize RSS feeds and blogging in normal everyday grind...the first to ever use an audio posting on Craigslist and probably one of the first to throw the common NYC real estate agent's attitude back in the faces of those who chose to extort the lifeblood from artists for a price...including slimeball landlords. I had a lot of fun learning the ins and outs of real estate through this company...but i was glad as hell to move on.
Bellman/Concierge

Planters Inn Relais & Chateaux

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Hospitality industry)

1996 — 2002 (6 years )

I worked in pretty much every position in this (once) tiny 62 room hotel. While I was there, the hotel was escalated to 5 star 5 diamond Relais & Chateaux. I played the part of bellman, concierge, valet, manager, trainer, room services, etc.

Justin Farrow’s Education

College of Charleston

BA , Philosophy & Religious Studies , 1999 — 2002

Activities and Societies:

Founder of Cougar Heart Club, Anthropology Club, Philosophy Club
College of Charleston

BS , Anthropology , 1998 — 2002

Focus on Cultural Anthropology with strong emphasis on people and cultures of the Caribbean, Slave culture and social media studies

Activities and Societies:

Anthropology Club, Sociology Club, Founder and President of Cougar Heart club ( to raise funding for 911 relief)

Additional Information

Justin Farrow’s Interests:

arts, photography, printing, new media, new technology, anthropology, marketing, design, music, social media, real estate technology, identity creation, branding