Colin llgen

About

Entrepreneur and Product Designer with a strong background in sales, design, and project management. I have pursued continuous learning with certifications in The Language of Design from CalArts, Project Management from Google, UX Design from Google & Udemy, Graphic Design from CalArts, IT Support from Google, Java from UCLA Extension, and Career Foundry Web Development. My professional experiences include roles such as Portfolio Manager at Newtown Radio and Executive Producer at VICE, where I excelled in creative project orchestration. As an Official Media Sponsor at MoMA, I gained insights into art, media, and innovation intersections. I specialize in User Interface and Graphic Design, blending aesthetics with functionality to craft immersive experiences and drive impactful projects. In my spare time, I enjoy conversing in French, photography, and working out.

Experience

• Founder / CEO · The Read AI Book Club2025-03 –

  https://theread.org

• Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab to Market · Harvard University2025-03 –

  Exploring how entrepreneurs match promising technology with customer needs to launch successful new businesses. In addition to hearing stories and advice from industry experts and entrepreneurs, course series involves working with real technologies to develop, refine, and select business ideas.

• Startup School · Y Combinator2024-10 –
• Chief Executive Officer / Program Manager · Majik Label LLC2022-01 – 2022-08

  • Started a streetstyle clothing brand, inspired by 1990's skate aesthetics. Led all company product design and collaborated with graphic designer peers. • Amplified lead-generation efforts through SEO, paid ads, social media, and email marketing, and increased sales conversions by 35% over 3 months. • Implemented data-driven analytics to measure and evaluate KPI's, simplifying decision making that optimized marketing strategies and boosted ROI.

• Founder / Portfolio Manager · Newtown Radio2009-06 – 2016-08

  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtown_Radio

• Official Media · The Museum of Modern Art2015-04 – 2015-08

  • Orchestrated a strategic campaign on behalf of MoMA which resulted in the series selling-out tickets and gaining National recognition. Interviewed in the Village Voice by Ezra Marcus. • Spearheaded comprehensive program strategies to expand the reach of the summer concert series. Secured a 65%boost in organic search traffic, substantially increasing Google page rank by implementing keywords in search console.

• Author / Executive Producer · VICE Media2012-09 – 2013-11

  • Author & Executive Producer of a live video series, “The Newtown Sessions” published bi-weekly on VICE, featuring all original content: creative writing, music videos, and interviews with rising indie artists Mac DeMarco, DIIV, & Sky Ferreira. • Assisted in marketing efforts to gain insight into trends and data viz, in order to better inform business policies across cross-functional teams. • Contributed to drafting press releases, website news content, event coordination, branding initiatives, and digital assets.

• Lead Design · The Read AI Book Club03-01-2024

  Founder / CEO of AI Book Club. https://theread.org

• Cofounder / Head of Product · Newtown Radio Co-Founder and Product Lead06-01-2009 – 08-01-2016

  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newtown_Radio

Education

• Columbia UniversityMaster's degree, Philosophy
• Cornell UniversityB.A., English Language and Literature/Letters

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