EET facilitators are highly accomplished young entrepreneurs. Speakers share their stories—both triumphs and challenges that they have faced—in addition to advice on how to leverage the entrepreneurial mindset regardless of what career path you choose.
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Derek Johnson
Derek Johnson is the CEO of group SMS startup, Tatango, and social media agency, Derek Media.
With the vision to provide groups a free, easy and fast way to communicate with group members via SMS, Derek Johnson founded Tatango.com in 2007. Initially started as a way for his Fraternity to communicate with his Fraternity brothers, Tatango.com has grown to the leader in its industry.
Derek has raised half a million dollars in investments for the company from private investors. Tatango.com has delivered over 50 million messages since its launch, servicing all types of groups such as college organizations, churches, athletic teams, political campaigns and non-profit groups.
Derek and the Tatango.com team have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Seattle Times, Mashable, TechCrunch, PC World, LifeHacker and other national publications.
