Occupation CEO | Education University of Miami | |
Thought leader life 098 co host jeff shavitz with guest brett beveridge
Brett Beveridge (born 1965) is an American entrepreneur. He has founded 10 award-winning companies, some of which have earned The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce’s Cutting Edge Award, 5 times on The Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Companies List, The Red Herring Top 100 Award and The South Florida’s Business Journal’s Top 50 Fastest Growing Companies Award.
Contents
- Thought leader life 098 co host jeff shavitz with guest brett beveridge
- Early life
- Career
- Board Memberships
- Awards
- Personal life
- References
Early life
Brett Beveridge attended the University of Miami and graduated in 1989 with a Bachelors of Business Administration, Marketing and Management.
Career
In 1989, Beveridge co-founded Let's Talk Cellular & Wireless in Miami with Nick Molina. The company began selling wireless products out of a van, opening a first retail space 9 months later. In 1997, the company had 300 stores nationwide and filed for public ownership.
Beveridge turned his attention online in 1999 when he co-founded LetsTalk.com and became executive vice president. In 2001, he sold the business to Nextel. The sale was worth more than $30 million.
In 2003, using his own money, Beveridge founded a sales performance agency called The Retail Outsource. In 2016, the company was named #376 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing companies in the United States.
Beveridge also founded SYMBITS (2008), Mobile Insight (2006) and The Consumer Insight (2012). Beveridge's Retail Optimization Companies have assisted many big-box retailers and Fortune 500 companies such as Home Depot, Apple, Sprint, AT&T, Walmart and Comcast.
Board Memberships
Awards
Personal life
Beveridge lives in Coral Gables, Florida with his wife and three daughters. He enjoys watersports and golf.