
Hajj Flemings
CEO/Startup Co-Founder/Author at Brand Camp University
TED Attendee
Detroit, Michigan, United StatesAbout Hajj
I am a…
Blogger, Entrepreneur, Marketer, Startup, Writer/Editor
Bio
Hajj was featured in CNN’s Black In America 4: The New Promised Land: Silicon Valley that aired 11/13/11 and was viewed by over 1 million people.
He also founded Brand Camp University in 2008 and has grown it into the largest personal branding conference in the Midwest. In 2011 he expanded the Michigan conference and added the NYC and Boston markets. One of his main goals is to establish a Michigan based campus that focuses on entrepreneurial and digital technology training for the knowledge economy.
His second Book is due out the 4th Quarter of this year: ‘The Startup You Economy’ which focused on helping people to use digital technology to reposition themselves for the knowledge based economy.
Founder of Gokit (Michigan based) a tech startup that will officially launch Sunday, March 11 at SXSW (South by Southwest) in Austin, TX.
He has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, and CNN Tech Money on the subject of startups, digital technology and branding. His client list includes: Walt Disney, the U.S. Department of Defense, Ross School of Business, Iowa State University, and National Urban League.
He is married to his lovely wife, Kasandra and father of daughter Kennedy.
I'm passionate about
Branding, entrepreneurship, diversifying the startup space/technology and education in Detroit.
An idea worth spreading
Detroit is going to be the epicenter of the entrepreneurial renaissance!
Areas of expertise
entrepreneurship, Personal branding, public speaker, Startup Co-Founder
The TED story
I am very excited to have an opportunity to attend one of the most inspirational events on the planet. It has been a dream of mind to attend TED. I follow the conference every year online and share the videos on my blog. It is going to truly be an honor to be in the room
Things you might not know
Sketching on an iPad.