Greg Selkoe

Greg Selkoe
Born Boston, MA
Residence Boston, MA
Alma mater Rollins College; Harvard University
Occupation Entrepreneur
Organization Karmaloop
Television Karmaloop TV
Title Founder
Spouse(s) Dina Selkoe

Greg Selkoe (born June 4, 1975) is an American entrepreneur and the founder of Karmaloop.com.[1] Since January 2010 he has been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post.[2]

Early life and education

Selkoe was born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood.[3] He went to The Winchendon School, a boarding school in Winchendon, Massachusetts. Selkoe received his undergraduate degree from Rollins College[4] 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.[5]

Career

Selkoe began Karmaloop from his parents' basement in 2000.[6] 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.[5] Selkoe also suffers from ADHD, but cites the disorder as one of the reasons he's been successful.[7]

Karmaloop.com is one of the world’s largest online retailers of streetwear (including footwear, apparel, accessories, housewares and more).[8][9] 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.[10]

Selkoe was interviewed and featured in articles regarding Karmaloop and Karmaloop TV including in USA Today,[11] The New York Times,[12] Business Week,[1] Entrepreneur[6] and The Boston Globe.[4] He has been interviewed on TV networks including Fox Business,[13] CNBC[14] and Bloomberg Television.[15]

Selkoe made a cameo as himself on the HBO scripted drama “How to Make it in America” in the first episode of Season 2.[16]

Selkoe was featured in a chapter of the 2007 book Outside Innovation by Patty Seabold.[17] He was a contributor to the 2010 book "Black Sheep: An unconventional look at good ol' family values" by Karyn A. Gray [18] He was featured in a chapter in the 2011 book 10 Who Mentor by Denise Korn.[19]

Selkoe sits on the board of the Kanye West Foundation,[20] contributes to and works with the Boston Public Health Commission on its youth anti-violence programs,[21] and was a spokesperson for the Vote for Change campaign during the 2008 presidential election.[22] He also filmed a public service announcement for the Vote for Change website, encouraging young people to vote for Barack Obama.[23]

Selkoe founded the Future Boston Alliance in 2011[24] – a group dedicated to improving cultural life in Boston and retaining local creative talent. He is involved with Pharrell Williams' Kidult Youth Conference,[25] has contributed a significant portion of the money toward the restoration of the Brewer Fountain on the Boston Common,[26] helped to create a partnership between the Boston Ballet and Karmaloop,[27] and sits on the board of the Emerald Necklace Conservancy[28] and the board of Youth Design, an organization that helps find paid summer design internships for inner city high school students.[29]

Selkoe is also actively involved with the Institute of Contemporary Art,[30] and UNICEF.[31]

In 2009, Selkoe was selected as one of the top 25 most influential entrepreneurs under 35 in the United States[32] and was invited to participate in a White House[33] summit for young business leaders on economic policy, new media, and youth messaging.[34]

In 2010, Selkoe signed on to be a blogger[35] with popular liberal news site, The Huffington Post,[36] where he comments on current events.

Selkoe received the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2012 Award in the e-commerce category in New England.[37]

Personal life

Selke currently lives in Boston, Massachusetts with his wife and Creative Director at Karmaloop, Dina Selkoe.[38]

References

  1. 1 2 "True Believers". Businessweek. 2006-12-24. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  2. ↑ "Greg Selkoe: Gay Marriage, Let the Apologies Begin". Huffingtonpost.com. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  3. ↑ http://www.vaporsmagazine.com/2007/11/greg-karamaloop/
  4. 1 2 "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.
  5. 1 2 "Online streetwear retailer Greg Selkoe finds his groove - Boston Business Journal". Bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  6. 1 2 "From Basement Boostrapper to Prominent Retailer". Entrepreneur.com. 2008-08-21. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  7. ↑ "Karmaloop CEO Greg Selkoe: Why Having Creative People Makes Successful Businesses [INTERVIEW]". NextShark.com. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
  8. ↑ http://www.internetretailer.com/top500/list/?page=2
  9. ↑ / (2010-12-21). "Karmaloop: An Underground Fashion Empire | Radio Boston". Radioboston.wbur.org. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  10. ↑ "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.
  11. ↑ O'Donnell, Jayne (2008-10-21). "Karmaloop founder keeps ear to street to sell cool clothes". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  12. ↑ Schneider, Keith (2006-11-01). "Word of Mouth Helps Them Fly Off the Shelves". The New York Times.
  13. ↑ "Online Urban Retailer | Fox Business Video". Video.foxbusiness.com. 2011-05-06. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  14. ↑ "Pharrell Williams & the Verge Generation - CNBC". Video.cnbc.com. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  15. ↑ "Karmaloop and Pharrell's Cable TV Channel: Video". Bloomberg. 2011-07-29. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  16. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111211112520/http://ashleyoutrageous.com/2011/10/how-to-make-it-in-america-season-2-episode-1-video/. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved February 14, 2012. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  17. ↑ Seybold, Patricia (2007-02-01). "Customer-Controlled Innovation". Wallstreetandtech.com. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  18. ↑ "Black Sheep: An Unconventional Look at Good Ol' Family Values". Karmaloop TV. Retrieved 2013-07-22.
  19. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20111116153626/http://www.boston.com/Boston/names/2011/11/denise-korn-signs-copies-for-cause/ZEPMMbAhfkacoWGvFQ3JZM/index.html. Archived from the original on November 16, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  20. ↑ http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2011/03/karmic-transformations-inside-the-karmaloop-home/
  21. ↑ http://www.babsonforum.com/2011/speakers/28-speakers/brand-management/64-greg-selkoe
  22. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gxXfvvzgf4
  23. ↑ http://obeygiant.com/voteforchange/greg-selko/
  24. ↑ http://www.universalhub.com/2011/future-boston-alliance-announces-creative-economy
  25. ↑ http://www.kidult.com/blogs/the-www-the-world-wide-what/soho-takes-over-fashions-night-out-again
  26. ↑ http://www.cityofboston.gov/news/default.aspx?id=5324
  27. ↑ Shanahan, Mark; Goldstein, Meredith (2009-09-19). "East meets Western Mass". The Boston Globe.
  28. ↑ http://www.emeraldnecklace.org/governance
  29. ↑ http://www.youthdesign.org/about-who.html
  30. ↑ Goodnough, Abby (2009-03-12). "Boston Vandalism Charges Stir Debate on Art's Place". The New York Times.
  31. ↑ http://www.unicefusa.org/about/special-events/childrens-champion/
  32. ↑ 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. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. ↑ http://www.innoeco.com/labels/White%20House.html
  34. ↑ "ProQuest Archiver: Titles".
  35. ↑ Selkoe, Greg. "Greg Selkoe". Huffington Post.
  36. ↑ http://thephoenix.com/BLOGS/phlog/archive/2010/01/08/the-newest-huff-post-columnist-karmaloop-founder-greg-selkoe.aspx
  37. ↑ http://business.transworld.net/101684/news/greg-selkoe-named-ernst-young-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2012/
  38. ↑ "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.
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