Alex Melen
| Alex Melen | |
|---|---|
| File:Alex-Melen-HostingCon.jpg Melen at HostingCon 2009 | |
| Born | Alexander Melen Kiev, Ukraine |
| 🏡 Residence | Franklin Lakes, New Jersey, USA |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Babson College[1] |
| 💼 Occupation | CEO at T35 Hosting & Co-CEO at Melen, LLC |
| Known for | Founder of T35 Hosting |
| 🌐 Website | www |
Alex Melen is an American entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of web hosting company company T35 Hosting and advertising agency Melen, LLC.
Early life and education[edit]
Alex Melen was born to Arkady and Alla Melen in Kiev, Ukraine. Melen moved to the United States in 1991 at the age of 7 and grew up in New York City and Fair Lawn, New Jersey. Melen graduated from Babson College in 2006.
Career[edit]
Melen started T35 Hosting in 1999,[2] growing it to over 600,000 clients by 2009.[3] In 2011, Melen Co-Founded advertising agency Melen, LLC with his younger brother Michael Melen.[4] Melen also founded SocialJump, a social media marketing agency that was featured on NPR.[5]
Awards and recognition[edit]
In 2001, YoungBiz Magazine named Melen one of the top 100 Young Entrepreneurs in America.[6] In 2006 Melen received the Babson College Student Business of the Year Award[7] and was named one of BusinesssWeek's Top 25 Entrepreneurs Under 25.[8][9] In 2009, Melen was a presenter at ResellerClub's HostingCon[10] and T35 Hosting was featured in Bloomberg Top 101 Best Freebies.[11] In November 2012, Melen was invited to participate in President Barack Obama's National Entrepreneurs' Day event at the White House.[12] More recently, Melen was featured in the Empact Top 100 Showcase for 2013 and 2014.[13][14]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Student Business of the Year Award Past Winners". Babson College. 2001. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
- ↑ Whois t35.com
- ↑ "Interview With Alex Melen – Founder Of T35 FREE Web Hosting". Retire21 Radio Program. 2009. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
- ↑ "Melen LLC Review - Internet Marketing Services in Englewd Clfs, NJ - BBB Business Review - BBB serving New Jersey". BBB. 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
- ↑ "For $75, This Guy Will Sell You 1,000 Facebook 'Likes'". NPR. 2016. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- ↑ "YoungBiz 100 Report on America's Top 'Treps" (PDF). Bloomberg. 2001. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ "Student Business of the Year Award". Babson College. 2001. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
- ↑ "The Best Entrepreneurs Under 25". BusinessWeek. 2010. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
- ↑ "The Best Entrepreneurs Class of ‘06 Today - BusinessWeek". BusinessWeek. 2011. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ↑ "HostingCon 2009: How Free Hosting Affects Budget Shared Hosting" (PDF). HostingCon. 2001. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
- ↑ "101 Best Web Freebies". B;pp,gberg. 2009. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ↑ "The White House: Alex Melen Thank You Letter" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- ↑ "Empact Showcase SmartSites". EmpactShowcase. 2014. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
- ↑ "Empact Showcase Melen LLC". EmpactShowcase. 2013. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
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