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Contact

Sandra Louvier 
HCC Center for Entrepreneurship 
c4e@hccs.edu 
713-718-6650 

When

Tuesday October 23, 2012 from 4:30 PM to 5:30 PM CDT

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Where

HCC Spring Branch 
1050 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N
Performing Arts Center, Screening Theater
Houston, TX 77043
 

 
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Johnny Earle, aka Johnny Cupcakes, turned a simple idea, joke, and hobby into a multi-million dollar business using non-traditional business methods and innovative marketing strategies.  Starting his business at the age of 19,  Johnny managed to launch one of the most recognized t-shirt brands in the US and Europe with retail stores in Boston, Los Angeles and London. 

Johnny lectures focus on starting a brand and business (both web-based and retail) with little to no start-up money, entrepreneurship; small business management, product development; marketing, communication; graphic design; differentiating your company using nontraditional methods; and being happy doing what you love.  Johnny's lectures have proven to inspire and motivate both students and entrepreneurs alike aroud the globe. 

Johnny's recognitions over the past years include:

2012: One of Inc. Magazine's 2012 Fastest Growing Small Companies*

2011:  "0ne of the 30 Most Innovative People in Massachusatts" - Boston Globe

2009: #237 of the Top 500 Fastest Growing Small Companies in America" - INC Magazine

* He has also been recognized four years in a row for making it into the INC Magaizine top 500/500 fastest growing small businesses in America

2008: "America's #1 Young Entrepreneur (under age 25) - voted by Business Week Magazine

2007: "Rookie of the Year" - Mass. Retail Organization