Greg Selkoe
| Greg Selkoe | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 4, 1975 Boston, MA |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Rollins College; Harvard University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏢 Organization | XSET Esports, Karmaloop |
| Title | Founder & CEO (XSET), Founder (Karmaloop) |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Dina Selkoe |
Greg Selkoe (born June 4, 1975) is an American entrepreneur, former president of FaZe Clan,.[1][2] and the founder of Karmaloop.com.[3]
Early life and education[edit]
Selkoe was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood.[4] He went to The Winchendon School, a boarding school in Winchendon, Massachusetts. Selkoe received his undergraduate degree from Rollins College[5] in Winter Park, Florida. After graduation from Rollins and before starting Karmaloop, Selkoe worked for the City of Boston for three years at the Boston Redevelopment Authority.[6]
Career[edit]
Selkoe began Karmaloop from his parents' basement in 2000.[7] After starting Karmaloop, he continued his education at The Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and completed a Masters in Public Policy in 2005.[6] Selkoe also suffers from ADHD, but cites the disorder as one of the reasons he's been successful.[8]
Karmaloop.com is the world's largest online retailers of streetwear (including footwear, apparel, accessories, housewares and more).[9][10] The company targets and sells to the "Verge Culture” demographic, a multicultural group referred to as the first generation “raised on the internet" typically between the ages of 18 and 34 years.[11] In March 2015, the company filed for bankrupcy[12]. It was sold at auction two months later to Comvest Partners and Chicago’s CapX Partners[13]'[14]'[15], and Greg Selkoe was evicted from CEO position[16]. In 2016, he was asked to pay the 5 million$ debt he agreed to pay in the operation[17]'[18].
Selkoe sits on the board of the Kanye West Foundation,[19] contributes to and works with the Boston Public Health Commission on its youth anti-violence programs,[20] and was a spokesperson for the Vote for Change campaign during the 2008 presidential election.[21] He also filmed a public service announcement for the Vote for Change website, encouraging young people to vote for Barack Obama.[22]
Selkoe founded the Future Boston Alliance in 2011[23] – a group dedicated to improving cultural life in Boston and retaining local creative talent. He is involved with Pharrell Williams' Kidult Youth Conference,[24] has contributed a significant portion of the money toward the restoration of the Brewer Fountain on the Boston Common,[25] helped to create a partnership between the Boston Ballet and Karmaloop,[26] and sits on the board of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy[27] and the board of Youth Design, an organization that helps find paid summer design internships for inner city high school students.[28]
In 2009, Selkoe was selected as one of the top 25 most influential entrepreneurs under 35 in the United States[29] and was invited to participate in a White House[30] summit for young business leaders on economic policy, new media, and youth messaging.[31]
Selkoe received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in the e-commerce category in New England.[32]
In 2017, he launched Wanderset.com, a men's fashion website[33]'[34]'[35].
In 2018 Selkoe became the President of the eSports organization Faze Clan along with CEO Lee Trink.[36]
On July 16th 2020, Selkoe departed ways with FaZe Clan and formed his own Esports Organization XSET[37]'[38].
Personal life[edit]
Selkoe lived in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife Dina Selkoe.[39] In 2018, he moved to Los Angelos and put his $10.5 million Back Bay condo up for sale[40]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Migos star Offset buys a stake in esports crew FaZe Clan". Musically. Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ↑ "Faze Clan, 100 Thieves, And How Hip-Hop And Video Games Collide With Esports". Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ↑ "True Believers". Businessweek. 2006-12-24. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-09-27. Retrieved 2010-08-23. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Greg Selkoe keeps hipsters in the loop - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2008-03-20. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2013-07-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Online streetwear retailer Greg Selkoe finds his groove - Boston Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ↑ "From Basement Boostrapper to Prominent Retailer". Entrepreneur.com. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ↑ "Karmaloop CEO Greg Selkoe: Why Having Creative People Makes Successful Businesses [INTERVIEW]". NextShark.com. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
- ↑ https://blavity.com/growing-0-100-million-w-greg-selkoe-founder-karmaloop?category1=life-style
- ↑ / (2010-12-21). "Karmaloop: An Underground Fashion Empire | Radio Boston". Radioboston.wbur.org. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
- ↑ "Up-and-coming sites may make Boston a leader in e-commerce - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2011-07-10. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Greg Selkoe's Bad Karma". Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/techflash/2015/05/embattled-e-commerce-streetwear-firm-karmaloop.html. Retrieved 2021-04-09. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Karmaloop Climbed Out of Bankruptcy—So Where Does It Go From Here?". Complex. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ Correspondent, Taryn Luna Globe; March 23; 2015; Comments, 6:31 p m Email to a Friend Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPrint this Article View. "Boston streetwear company Karmaloop files for bankruptcy - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/inno/stories/news/2015/05/26/new-karmaloop-ceo-seth-haber-replaces-greg-selkoe.html. Retrieved 2021-04-09. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Karmaloop Founder Greg Selkoe Is Still in Debt for $5 Million". Complex. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ Columnist, Shirley Leung Globe; March 17; 2016; Comments, 8:50 p m Email to a Friend Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPrint this Article View. "Karmaloop founder can't escape $5 million debt - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2011/03/karmic-transformations-inside-the-karmaloop-home/
- ↑ http://www.babsonforum.com/2011/speakers/28-speakers/brand-management/64-greg-selkoe
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gxXfvvzgf4
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-02-21. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Future Boston Alliance Announces Creative Economy and Free Boston Panels at Together Festival featuring City Councilor Tito Jackson, Greg Selkoe and Kofi Jones from Gov. Patrick's Office".
- ↑ http://www.kidult.com/blogs/the-www-the-world-wide-what/soho-takes-over-fashions-night-out-again
- ↑ "| City of Boston".
- ↑ Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (2009-09-19). "East meets Western Mass". The Boston Globe.
- ↑ "Governance". Archived from the original on 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-02-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-02-14. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20090326125846/http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/03/22/lifting_their_dreams_by_the_bootstraps/. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "Innovation Economy".
- ↑ "ProQuest Archiver: Titles".
- ↑ "Transworld Business | the Leader in Boardsports News | ASN".
- ↑ US, FashionNetwork com. "KarmaLoop founder Greg Selkoe launches men's fashion site Wanderset". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ Hughes, Aria; Hughes, Aria (2017-09-22). "Karmaloop Founder Greg Selkoe Launches Wanderset E-Commerce Site". WWD. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ "Karmaloop Founder Greg Selkoe Launches New Men's Online Shopping Destination, Wanderset". Complex. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ "Faze Clan, 100 Thieves, And How Hip-Hop And Video Games Collide". Vibe. 2019-04-24. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ↑ Fitch, Adam (2020-07-16). "Greg Selkoe, Clinton Sparks, and Wil Eddins depart FaZe Clan". Esports Insider. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ Lorenz, Taylor; Browning, Kellen (2020-07-16). "FaZe Clan President Departs: 'It's Time for Gaming to Clean Up Its Act'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
- ↑ "25 Most Stylish Bostonians of 2009 - Dina Selkoe - The Boston Globe". Boston.com. 2009-11-05. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved 2013-07-22. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2018/02/24/karmaloop-founder-greg-selkoe-puts-back-bay-condo.html. Retrieved 2021-04-09. Missing or empty
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