Award-Winning Young Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author
Greater New York City Area
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- Co-Founder and Publisher at Extreme Entrepreneurship Education Corp.
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- Stern School of Business at NYU
- Hopewell Valley Central High School
- New York University
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Michael Simmons’s Summary
Michael Simmons, co-founder of Extreme Entrepreneurship Education and bestselling author of The Student Success Manifesto, has been a keynote speaker at events and conferences from Washington State to Washington D.C. As a 2004 graduate of the Stern School of Business at New York University, an author, a teacher, a speaker, and an award-winning entrepreneur, he is able to deliver a unique perspective that connects with audiences.
Michael’s company, Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour, brings the country's top young entrepreneurs to college campuses to spread the entrepreneurial mindset. Started in fall 2006, the tour has visited over 50 schools nation-wide and has received the Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations and the Program of the Year award from Northern Michigan University. More can be learned at http://www.extremetour.org.
Michael co-founded his first business, Princeton WebSolutions (PWS), when he was sixteen years old. PWS was later rated the #1 youth-run web development company in the nation by Youngbiz Magazine. In addition, Michael has been the winner of three entrepreneur of the year awards from the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, Fleet, and the National Coalition for Empowering Youth Entrepreneurship. Furthermore, as president of the Entrepreneurial Exchange Group (EEG) at NYU, the club received NYU’s most prestigious student activities recognition, the President's Service Award. He and his company have been featured on the AOL Home Page, USA Today, ABC, NBC, and CBS. Finally, in 2006, Michael was named by Business Week as one of the Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25.
Michael Simmons’s Specialties:
Business Process Outsourcing, Internet Marketing, Web Development, Book Publishing, Higher Education, Networking
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Michael Simmons’s Honors:
- Three-Time Entrepreneur of the Year Winner
- Named by Business Week as One of the Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25, 2006
- Company received the Innovation Award from the National Association of Development Organizations and the Program of the Year award from Northern Michigan University
