Stacey Ferreira

Stacey Ferreira
Born (1992-09-11) September 11, 1992
Scottsdale, AZ
Residence San Francisco, California, U.S.
Nationality American
Education NYU's Gallatin School (2011-2012), (2014-2015)
Occupation Co-Founder & CEO of Forrge
Co-Founder of MySocialCloud
Co-Author of 2 Billion Under 20
Relatives Scott Ferreira
Awards Thiel Fellow 2015
Forbes 30 Under 30
Website staceyferreira.com

Stacey Ferreira (born September 11, 1992) is an American entrepreneur, speaker and author.[1][2] She is the co-founder and CEO of Forge, an on-demand labor marketplace.

Ferreira also co-founded the online bookmark vault and password manager MySocialCloud.com with her brother Scott Ferreira. MySocialCloud is an, and its investors include Sir Richard Branson, Jerry Murdock, and Alex Welch.[1][2] She has been featured on and contributed to several news outlets, including The Huffington Post, Women 2.0, Business Insider, TechCrunch. And in 2016, she entered the Forbes list of 30 under 30, as part of the 600 brightest young entrepreneurs and leaders in the USA.[3]

Early childhood and education

Ferreira was born on September 11, 1992 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Her mother, Patricia Ferreira, worked in accounting for IBM and then later became an accountant at the State of Arizona. Her father Victor Ferreira, is a Vice President of Sales at IBM.

She attended Xavier College Preparatory, an all-girls Catholic high school in Phoenix, AZ, to complete her high school degree. At the age of 11, she served as a Board Member for a nonprofit, Open Table, which her brother cofounded.[4] She also spent her high school summers getting involved in media by working at a local Phoenix educational TV station and pursuing her passion in music through GRAMMY Camp.[5]

After founding MySocialCloud, Stacey proceeded to attend New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development to study Music Business.[6] However, after one year she took a leave of absence to pursue MySocialCloud full-time.[7]

MySocialCloud

Main article: MySocialCloud

Ferreira co-founded MySocialCloud with her brother, Scott Ferreira, and programmer, Shiv Prakash, while she was still in high school.[8] The idea originally stemmed from a computer crash that left Scott without the spreadsheet he used to store usernames and passwords for his online accounts.[9] In 2013, the siblings sold MySocialCloud to Reputation.com and moved from Los Angeles to the San Francisco Bay Area.[10]

2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials Are Breaking Down Age Barriers & Changing the World

After selling MySocialCloud, Ferreira worked with Jared Kleinert to co-author 2 Billion Under 20: How Millennials Are Breaking Down Age Barriers And Changing The World. It highlights stories of 75 young people from across the globe who challenged the status quo of education in America.[11] The book was published by St. Martin's Press in the summer of 2015 and rose to be the #1 New Release in the Business Leadership category on Amazon.[12]

Thiel Fellowship and Forge

In 2015, Ferreira became a part of the Thiel Fellowship, a two-year program for 20 young individuals who drop out of college to build their careers. She began working on Forge as a part of her fellowship.[13] She teamed up with Scott Ferreira, Lloyd Jones and Talulah Riley to cofound Forge, an on-demand labor marketplace. She now serves as CEO [14] In November 2015, the team raised up to $1.5M in venture funding.[15]

Awards and recognition

Ferreira is a speaker with the United States State Department, and has spoken across the globe about entrepreneurship and its impact on economies, Millennials and the future. She occasionally speaks at popular conferences, including TechCrunch Disrupt, GetInTheRing, We Are the Future’s Startup Summit, NextGen Summit, TEDxNYU, TEDxYouthSanDiego and GRAMMY Media Week. She has been a guest contributor to Virgin Entrepreneurship, Inc., Forbes, and Women 2.0.[5][8] She has also received recognition for her achievements, including:[16][17][18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Teens turn $4K from parents into $1M from Richard Branson". MSN Now. July 12, 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 "MySocialCloud.com Profile". Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Nina Vir (February 11, 2012). "Spotlight on Stacey Ferreira: Teen Entrepreneur". MSN Now. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  4. ↑ Benjamin F. Kuo (May 25, 2012). "Interview with Scott Ferreira, MySocialCloud". Socaltech. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  5. 1 2 "GRAMMY Camp — Basic Training Set For Feb. 6". Grammy. February 1, 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "NYU Steinhardt Student Tech Start-Up, My Social Cloud, is Social Media Users' Sanctuary and Sir Richard Branson's Youngest Investment". New York University. March 12, 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "18 Year-Old Gets Investment from Richard Branson: On Dropping Out and Leaning In". Women2.com. March 18, 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  8. 1 2 "Building My World on a Cloud: Stacey Ferreira at TEDxYouth@SanDiego 2012". January 25, 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  9. ↑ Sarah Perez (March 16, 2012). "Sir Richard Branson & Flipboard Investor Jerry Murdock Put Nearly $1M Into MySocialCloud". Techcrunch. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  10. ↑ Strauss, Karsten. "Richard Branson-Backed Brother And Sister Team Bought Out By Reputation.com". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  11. ↑ UTC, Matt Petronzio2015-07-27 18:18:05. "Who needs college? Two young entrepreneurs start a movement". Mashable. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  12. ↑ "2 Billion Under 20: A Unique Initiative That's Changing The World". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  13. ↑ "Thiel Foundation Announces 2015 Thiel Fellows, Expands Fellowship Program" (PDF). thielfellowship.org. June 5, 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Advice from Stacey Ferreira".
  15. ↑ Forrge. "Mobile App for the On-Demand Workforce, Forrge, Raises $1.5M Seed Round to Let Hourly Workers Set Their Own Schedule". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  16. ↑ "Twenty-year-old Stacey Ferreira turned a tweet from Richard Branson into an investment.". Business Insider. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  17. ↑ Gabrielle Karol (March 27, 2013). "Teenager-Turned-Millionaire Success Stories". Fox Business. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  18. ↑ "30 Female Entrepreneurs To Watch In 2013". The Jane Dough. Retrieved 22 May 2013.
  19. ↑ O'Connor, Clare. "Stacey Ferreira, 23 - In Photos: 2016 30 Under 30: Retail & E-Commerce". Forbes. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  20. ↑ "Stacey Wins Pretty Amazing!". Seventeen. 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  21. ↑ "The Most Successful NEW College Dropouts". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-01-23.

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