Reuben Emery Pressman

I am the CoFounder of Swings Tampa Bay, a spontaneous community building organization in which we hang handmade swings all over the bay area.

I have Lobbied in Tallahasee, FL for a 21 Million Dollar Student Center at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. We Won!

I got addicted to launching companies after starting my first business my sophmore year of high school.

I speak at non-profit leadership retreats about marketing techniques like using facebook.

I am learning to speak Mandarin Chinese. Ni hao ma?

I am the Creative Director for Synergy Hub, a high growth technology startup.

I was the Vice President of Student Government, creating countless new programs and services for students, and helped manage over 1 Million Dollars.

I have been a freelance graphic designer and web developer for 10 years.

I currently have a love affair with the City of St. Petersburg thanks to "For the Love of Cities".

I am a passionate boulderer, a form of rock climbing involving boulders without a rope.

I think facilitating is fun, and I'm currently learning and always practicing the creative problem solving process.

I started Bulls in the Burg. A service that connects more than 60 small businesses in St. Petersburg with more than 900 usf students to help them save money.

I am speaking at Pecha Kucha V9 Tampa Bay.

I gave the Commencement Speech for the University of South Florida St. Petersburg's Spring Semester 2010, and used the word profitunity.

I have been named 'irrepressible' by Creative Loafing Tampa.

I rode on the Startup Bus Miami in March of 2011. We had 3 days to launch a company from scratch on the way to SXSW

I attended Startup Weekend Tampa. Groups of Entrepreneurs, Developers, Designers, Creatives, and Investors will have 54 hours to launch a company.

I'm the President of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg Student Ambassadors.

I am the Intern for the Gazelle Lab, a Tampa Bay based, mentor-driven, full-time plus program, aimed at high-impact potential firms, to help them launch!

A purpose driven visionary with an unlimited supply of energy, Reuben Pressman is a natural born leader, entrepreneur and creative. Currently a senior, attending the University of South Florida St. Petersburg, Reuben is majoring in entrepreneurship and minoring in leadership. Reuben is someone who constantly thinks outside of the box, effectively works with and engages others, and has a passion to make a positive impact on the world. Viewing challenges as opportunities, Reuben always "gets to" instead of "having to".