Jose Avalos
Primagen Media
Houston, TX USA
"The best leaders in the world are also the best servants in the world."
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Jose's work combines: Entrepreneurship, Design, and Being Creative
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Day In The Life
Skills &
Education
Advice for getting started
If you want to become a business student or entrepreneur, nothing can teach better than personal experience. Start a business now doing anything. Register an LLC. Then, if you want to, go to business school and implement your lessons into your business. You'll go from learning theory to experiential learning, which is more impactful. You'll have years of experience when you graduate, which will look great on a resume if you decide to get corporate experience before starting another business.
Here's the path I took:
High School
Bachelor's Degree
Marketing
University of Houston
Certification
Sales
University of Houston
Certification
Entrepreneurship
University of Houston
Life & Career Milestones
My path in life took a while to figure out
1.
I was born and raised in Baytown, Texas.
2.
I graduated from the University of Houston with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.
3.
After college, I founded Pro Bubble Soccer—I was able to actually solidify my education by implementing concepts I learned in business school with my own business.
4.
I worked for a series of businesses before founding my nonprofit organization, Creative Vida, with a mission to educate and empower first-generation college students through creative experiences.
5.
In addition to Creative Vida, I founded my marketing agency Primagen Media.
Defining Moments
Experiences and challenges that shaped me
As a first-generation college student, I wasn't encouraged to join clubs, network, or do more beyond get good grades. I had to figure out the hidden curriculum of college on my own. Now I help other first-generation college students do the same.