Kash Shaikh
| Kash Shaikh | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 14, 1979[citation needed] Houston, Texas |
| 🏡 Residence | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 🏫 Education | University of Texas at Austin |
| 💼 Occupation | Founder and CEO of Besomebody |
| 🌐 Website | besomebody |
Kash Shaikh (born October 14, 1979) is an American entrepreneur who founded experiential learning company Besomebody.[1] Shaikh was also one of the founders of Delta Epsilon Psi, a college fraternity.
Background[edit]
Shaikh was born in Houston, Texas in 1979.[citation needed] He attended Klein High School[citation needed] and later graduated from the University of Texas at Austin where he was a founding father of Delta Epsilon Psi, one of the first South Asian service fraternities.[2][3]
Career[edit]
Shaikh worked public relations as external relations manager at Procter & Gamble (P&G).[4] At Procter & Gamble Shaikh oversaw efforts by the company to rebrand Tide laundry detergent as a fashion product.[5]
Around 2009 he was assigned by P&G to social marketing for developing countries, for which he traveled extensively. During this time he started a blog about his experiences named "Be Somebody", accompanied by the hashtag #besomebody. In 2012, he left P&G to work social marketing for the camera company GoPro. In early 2013, he left GoPro to develop Besomebody into an app, which was released near the end of 2014. Shaikh was a contestant on season 8 of the reality-tv show Shark Tank in 2016, where he pitched the Besomebody concept.[6][7][8]
On January 10 2017 it was reported that the Besomebody app has shut down.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Besomebody, Inc.: CEO and Executives - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ↑ Gadhia, Tejas. "History". www.deltaepsilonpsi.org. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "Houston native Kash Shaikh's Besomebody to be on ABC's 'Shark Tank' - Houston Business Journal". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "40 Under 40 2007 | PR Week". www.prweek.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "Team Tide". AdWeek. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ Barbuti, Angela (2016-11-04). "Be Somebody Enters the 'Shark Tank': A Look Inside the App That's Changing Lives". Heavy.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ "After raising $1 million just with an idea, Kash Shaikh's Besomebody set to launch Learning Paths - INDIA New England News". INDIA New England News. 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
- ↑ American-Statesman, By Tolly Moseley - Special to the. "Movement first, app second: The #besomebody story". Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ↑ "After raising $1 million and Being Featured on Shark Tank, Kash Shaikh's Besomebody Shuts Down App". 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2017-01-31.
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