Justin Wetherill
| Justin Wetherill | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏡 Residence | Florida |
| 🏫 Education | University of Central Florida |
| 💼 Occupation | CEO, President, Co-Owner |
| 👔 Employer | uBreakiFix |
Justin Wetherill is co-founder,[1] CEO and president of uBreakiFix, a technology repair company based in Orlando, Florida. He was recognized in the Orlando Business Journal’s CEO of the year awards in 2014.[2]
Career[edit]
Wetherill graduated from the University of Central Florida.[3] He has helped to build a business in repairing and refurbishing phones for customers as an alternative to upgrading.[4]
In 2009, Wetherill founded uBreakiFix with David Reiff after Wetherill broke his phone.[2] He bought a few phones on eBay to learn to repair them. At the time he worked as a database designer and fixed phones at Panera Bread on his lunch break.[5] uBreakiFix began as an online repair company Wetherill ran out of his bedroom.[2] The company became a franchise with Wetherill as CEO[6] without taking on any debt and now has 203 employees.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ Carolyn Ryan (October 1, 2010). "Can You Dry Me Now? How to Fix a Wet Cell Phone". NBC. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Susan Lundine (October 10, 2014). "CEOs of the Year: Justin Wetherill". Orlando Business Journal.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bill Orben (February 20, 2013). "uBreakiFix launches franchise unit, sets sights on 125 stores this year". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ↑ Adam Satariano (September 7, 2013). "Repairs boom as many iPhone users fix older models". SFGate. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Small to Big: UBreakiFix". Bloomberg. May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
- ↑ "This Guy Brings Smartphones Back from the Dead". WNYC. November 27, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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