Bill Erickson

In 2003, I combined my passion for graphic design and business by starting my own web design company. Since then I've been an entrepreneur with a focus on the tech industry.

In 2007, I gathered a group of local entrepreneurs together and started The Creative Space, a coworking office in Downtown Bryan.

In the future, I'd like to be an Entrepreneur in Residence for a VC firm, or continue starting my own businesses. While I enjoy design, I'm an entrepreneur at heart and love working with startups. I just want to work on something interesting.

A group of entrepreneurs and I started a collaborative office named The Creative Space. Erickson Media Group is my personal holding company for projects I work on in The Creative Space.

- Actively create self-funded new media web applications with the prospect for future venture funding.
- Revitalized a website by increasing ad revenue ten fold over three months. (iPod in Car)
- Won 6th Annual Texas A&M Ideas Challenge (Coursevote)
- Developed a clothing line, Activist Apparel, where we design shirts with meaning.

- Redeveloped and maintain many of the Mays Business School websites.
- Add value to Mays Business School by applying my knowledge of new technologies.
- Provide technical expertise and photography in the Business School.

- Created successful, functional websites and other promotional material (logos, corporate presentations, print packages...) for clients such as William Pear International, Yours Truly Gifts, and the Conroe Tigers.
- Starting and running my own business has provided me with an invaluable experience that could never be taught in a business class.

- Developed the interface and frontend design of an online application on time and addressed the many problems that arose along the way.
- Logoyes.com has now been featured on Entrepreneur.com as an award-winning application.

- Designed print work (brochures, business cards, posters...), developed long-term client relationships, and worked in a group environment.

- Led the creation of The Creative Space, a coworking office for tech startups
- Won first place in 6th Annual Texas A&M Ideas Challenge
- Started many successful businesses under the Erickson Media Group brand
- Staff member and active participant of the Business Honors Program

I organized many events, including:
- Refresh Bryan/College Station, a monthly gathering of business and technology leaders across Texas, usually featuring a guest speaker. Past speakers include Google and Amazon.
http://refreshbcs.org

- BarCamp Texas - an ad-hoc technology gathering for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos, and interaction with attendees.
http://barcamptexas.com

- BIL - an open, self-organizing, and emergent science and technology conference, run in conjunction with TED.
http://bilconference.com

- Interviewed by Smart Money Magazine (twice), Young Money Magazine, and NPR.
- Interviews and articles about me can be found here: http://del.icio.us/mg315/billerickson
- Photos I've taken have appeared in many publications including Mays Business Online, @Mays, Marketing Times, and AACSB International's eNewsline