Kevin Lavelle
| Kevin Lavelle | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏡 Residence | Dallas, Texas |
| 🏫 Education | Bachelor's Degree |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Southern Methodist University |
| 💼 Occupation | CEO, Mizzen+Main |
| Known for | Founder, Mizzen+Main |
| 🌐 Website | Kevin Lavelle LinkedIn profile |
Kevin Lavelle is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He is the founder of Mizzen+Main, a men's clothing brand where he serves as the company's CEO.[1] In June 2016, Lavelle received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for "Emerging Consumer Products" in its Southwest region. He was also named to Men's Fitness list of Game Changers in 2014.
Early life and education[edit]
Lavelle attended Southern Methodist University, a private university located in University Park, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas.[2] He was a male cheerleader and President's Scholar at the University and graduated in 2008 with a bachelor's degree from the Lyle School of Engineering.[2]
When Lavelle was 19 years old he worked as a summer intern in Washington D.C. where he initially came up with the idea for Mizzen+Main.[3] It was during his time in Washington in 2005 that he observed a congressional staffer with sweat stains on his shirt. Lavelle came up with an idea to make a dress shirt that was moisture-wicking, an idea that did not come to fruition until many years later.[3]
Career[edit]
After graduation, Lavelle worked as a management consultant,[2] traveling the world and working in places such as Dubai and Abu Dhabi.[4] He eventually returned to the United States to pursue his idea of creating a moisture-wicking dress shirt.[4] Lavelle took a position with the Hunt family of companies where he worked in emerging energy technology.[5] Lavelle continued working full-time while developing the prototype for Mizzen+Main, spending nights and weekends working on the business.[6]
Lavelle left Hunt in 2012 to pursue Mizzen+Main on a full-time basis.[5] He experimented with thousands of fabrics for some time before finding the combination of fabrics to use for the shirts.[1] It took him four months to develop his first prototype, with another eight months before he had the go to market product.[6] Lavelle's determination eventually led to selling the brand in retail boutiques throughout the United States, including Saks Fifth Avenue.[3] He officially launched the company online in 2012.[7]
Lavelle's entrepreneurship earned him an invite to speak at the 2012 TEDxSMU conference at his alma mater SMU where he discussed the social responsibility of Mizzen+Main, noting that it makes products in the United States with several efforts to make an impact on the veteran's community.[2] He was also a panelist at the Bloomberg Conference on Alternative Investments where he discussed entrepreneurship and angel investing and has been a ShopTalk speaker.[2][8] Lavelle was named to Dallas Business Journal's 40 Under 40 list in 2013[9] and to the list of Game Changers by Men's Fitness in 2014.[10] In June 2016, Lavelle received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for "Emerging Consumer Products" in its Southwest region.[11] In November of that year, Lavelle then received SMU's Emerging Leader Award in a ceremony held on the campus.[12]
Personal life[edit]
Lavelle is involved with numerous organizations including the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), Global Shapers, and the SMU Young Alumni Board. He lives in Dallas, Texas along with his wife Jen.[13][14]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Teeman, Tim (18 December 2013). "A No-Sweat Work Shirt? No Sweat". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Ward, Patricia (August 2013). "SMU Alumni Named To '40 Under 40' Business Leaders List". SMU Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Ramsey, Raya (June 2014). "Mizzen+Main's 'No Sweat' Success". D Magazine. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Kiker, Karley (7 November 2014). "Shirts Keep Men Stylish And Dry". Park Cities People. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Stone, Rachel (20 November 2013). "No sweat: Mizzen+Main produces dress shirts made of technical fabrics". The Advocate. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Luchies, Michael (8 February 2015). "Entrepreneurial Fabric: Interview with Kevin Lavelle of Mizzen+Main". Under 30 CEO. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Ramsey, Raya (19 July 2012). "New, Dallas-Based Mizzen+Main Moisture-Wicking Dress Shirts Are Here". D Magazine. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Kevin Lavelle". Shoptalk. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
- ↑ Thompson, Steven R. (28 August 2013). "Snoop the spaces of the 40 Under 40". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ Bergmann, Dave. "Game Changers 2014: Kevin Lavelle". Men's Fitness. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "EY announces Entrepreneur Of The Year 2016 Award recipients in the Southwest". Ernst & Young. June 27, 2016.
- ↑ "SMU Honors Distinguished Alumni and Emerging Leader". Southern Methodist University. October 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Kevin Lavelle, Mizzen+Main". Dallas Startup Week. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ↑ "Why This Entrepreneur Relies on Gratitude". Thrive Global. December 7, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Kevin Lavelle LinkedIn profile
- Mizzen+Main official website
- Kevin Lavelle website
- Kevin Lavelle speaking at TEDxSMU in 2012
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