Josh Spear
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| Joshua Lee Spear | |
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 Screenshot of "About" page from JoshSpear.com
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| Born | May 26, 1984 Middletown, Connecticut, USA |
| Occupation | Cool Hunter, Brand Strategist |
Joshua Lee Spear (born May 26th, 1984 in Middletown, Connecticut) is a well-known Internet entrepreneur, cool hunter, brand strategist, blogger, and trend spotter.
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[edit] JoshSpear.com
He is best known for his blog JoshSpear.com that reviews emerging trends in Art, Design, Food, Gadgets, Travel, and Lifestyle. He is also the managing director of the Spear Creative Group, his brand consulting think tank.
Spear has been featured in the New York Times[1], Time[2], The Denver Post[3], The Times[4], the Canada National Post, Adweek [5], The Vancouver Sun [6], The Age [7], and House & Garden [8].
[edit] Competitive Climbing
At the age of 13 Spear got into rock climbing and became a competitive rock climber. He's most well known for his difficult first ascents in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, as well as placing in numerous climbing competitions nationwide. [9]
[edit] Personal Life
Spear grew up in Northwestern Connecticut with two brothers, Micah Spear, a photographer and Jonah Spear, an actor in STOMP living in NYC. His parents fostered his creativity in his upbringing, his mother, Joan Spear, a composer and father, William Spear, a well-known Feng Shui expert. Spear went to three high schools in Sheffield, Massachusetts, Colorado Springs, Colorado and Litchfield, Connecticut before graduating early and moving into New York City where he worked in Lifestyle Marketing. When it was time for college he chose CU Boulder, and left after three semesters to spend time building his companies. Spear now lives and works in Boulder, Colorado.
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[edit] References
- ^ Rich Meislin. "Blogs 101", New York Times, July 26, 2005.
- ^ Jeremy Caplan. "Messengers of Cool", Time, October 17, 2005.
- ^ Douglas Brown. "Brand Josh", Denver Post, February 1, 2006.
- ^ "Cool Kids Click into Trend Spotting", The Times, November 5, 2006.
- ^ Richard Williamson. "BMW Targets 'Creative Class'", Adweek, May 5, 2006.
- ^ Misty Harris. "Well-heeled Sneakerphiles walk on to the Net", The Vancouver Sun, July 6, 2006.
- ^ Dion Appel. "For youth, knowledge is currency", The Age, July 26, 2006.
- ^ Grace Bonney. "A DesignBlog Guide", House and Garden, August 9, 2006.
- ^ http://www.newenglandbouldering.com/interviews/joshspear.html
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| NAME | Spear, Joshua Lee |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Spear, Josh |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Well-known trendspotter/coolhunter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1984 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Middletown, Connecticut |
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