Get to know Collin:

Collin is the Founder and COE (Chief of Everything) of one of the largest scooter dealerships in the country, New Scooters 4 Less (NS4L). A graduate of the University of Florida, Collin founded the company in 2004 after continuously being met with signs for ‘Full Bus’ while waiting for his transportation. Thirteen years later, Collin has been instrumental in enhancing the way Gainesville commutes. NS4L’s motto is: “Create and recreate the ultimate customer experience.” The company continues to break it's own records and those of other top scooter distributors in the country, has provided a score of jobs, reached millions of dollars in revenue while selling and servicing thousands of scooters. Now NS4L’s mission is to “Make Gainesville the scooter capital of the world”. This year, the team created a new product line called Gainesville Golf Carts after seeing the opportunity to serve a new customer demographic.

Collin became an investor, then a majority stakeholder and eventually sold Gulejo Coffee to help fuel other entrepreneurs and their teams. Collin is an active member in the Gainesville community, through being involved in several mentoring opportunities, has facilitated a group of young CEO’s in an entrepreneur roundtable created by the Chamber, and has served on the Diplomat Team for the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce. Collin says: “I serve my most important role as a follower of Jesus Christ, a husband to my wife Shannon, and a father to my two sons, Schaefer and Maddox.”

Your Moderator Mitch Glaeser:

Mitch Glaeser has founded 11 start-ups. Known throughout the world as a serial entrepreneur, community leader, philanthropist and mentor, he was recently named CEO of The Emory Group Companies. Mitch now runs a family owned group of companies including information technology, publishing, hospitality, apparel, and real estate development among others.

He received his real estate license at 18 and became a real estate broker soon after. He worked for the New York Times Company for eight years, attaining the highest level of sales volume by anyone in a given year and continues to hold that record today. Glaeser is also a motivational speaker, traveling the world for several years teaching others how to build strong business relationships.

He is a past president of Crime Stoppers, Guardian Ad Litem, The Exchange Club and Junior Achievement. He has previously served on the American Red Cross board, is a member of the Leadership Gainesville Alumni Association, co-founded Alachua County Emerging Leaders and has been chair of the Gainesville Community Foundation. He is also a past board member of Keep Alachua County Beautiful and the Realtors Board of Directors. He is past chair of the Counsel for Economic Outreach and two-time chair for the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce. Mitch currently serves on the Gainesville Airport Authority. Recently, appointed by the Mayor, he chaired the City of Gainesville’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Community Competitiveness.

While receiving numerous awards over the years, he has recently been awarded the LGAA Leader of the Year Award, the James M. Parrish Community Leader of the Year Award and is the only citizen to receive two Keys to the City presented to him by two different Mayors.

About Startup Talks:

Startup Talks is a monthly event in Gainesville that brings together the tech and startup communities. To learn more about upcoming and future events, please contact us at hello@gainesvilletech.org.

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