Adam
Adam Grant is the Commando in Chief of Campus Commandos. Campus Commandos helps companies and brands market their products and services on college campuses. They recruit and monitor specialized student representatives to engage their peers and ignite brand enthusiasm. For more information, visit www.campuscommandos.com. Prior to this venture, Adam founded Michigan State University’s first student magazine, Ing Magazine. During the magazine’s first year, Adam secured distribution rights to every dorm room mailbox on campus and Ing’s monthly circulation grew to 10,000 copies. Adam shined as a top student representative for General Motors, Alltel, Microsoft, Crest, Jones Soda and Mountain Dew on the MSU campus. As the General Motors Campus Representative, Adam orchestrated a standing room only prerelease of the "Tenacious D" movie to promote the Chevy Aveo. Adam graduated from Michigan State University with a double major, Bachelor of Arts Degrees in Advertising and Marketing.
Alex
Alex Linebrink serves as CEO, and leads overall communications, vision, and strategy for Core Merchant. Core Merchant provides custom payment solutions for businesses to help them accept payments wherever and whenever they need - at rates they can both understand and afford. Visit www.coremerchant.com for details. With a strong skill set in design, marketing, and communications, Alex has a unique ability to spot trends, develop strategy, and communicate vision. In addition to a strong business leadership training at Bizdom U, Alex has served in leadership positions with 20+ organizations, spent 7 years heading up a design and marketing firm, and has a diverse educational background ranging from philosophy to electrical engineering.
Brandon
Brandon Darling serves as COO, and leads day to day operations and sales for Core Merchant. Core Merchant provides custom payment solutions for businesses to help them accept payments wherever and whenever they need - at rates they can both understand and afford. Visit www.coremerchant.com for details. For the past seven years Brandon has gained valuable experience working for General Motors. During this time, Brandon served as an industrial controls engineer and as a software engineer, testing embedded controllers. Through these roles he has developed the ability to respond to customer needs, solve difficult problems, and effectively communicate technical issues with non-technical individuals. Brandon has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Kettering University in Flint, MI.
