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American businessman
Alex Smith
Born (1986-11-06) November 6, 1986 (age 38)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
EducationIndiana University
OccupationEntrepreneur

Alex Smith (born November 6, 1986 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American entrepreneur. He is the co-founder & CEO of 3BG Supply Co., an industrial distributor, and the co-founder and CEO of KloudStax, a cloud computing company.He is also a co-founder of A Better Fort and BAALS Music Festival.

Biography

Alex Smith was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he attended Bishop Dwenger High School. He graduated from Tulane University with a bachelor's degree in Public Financial Management.

Smith began his career as a financial planner at Galecki Financial Management but left financial services to co-found 3BG Supply Co. In 2014, 3BG Supply Co. was awarded Emerging Company of the Year and overall Innovators of the Year by Fort Wayne Business Weekly. In 2023 he co-founded KloudStax, a company specializing in cloud computing services.

Projects

The MY CITY Project (HipHop4theCity)

In 2012, Smith facilitated a music project entitled, "HipHop4theCity",(aka The MY CITY Project) a community-driven hip-hop project that involved collaboration with local musicians, including rapper Nyzzy Nyce. The project showcased the region's undiscovered talent and brought awareness to community involvement and the arts. Covered by Bloomberg, it inspired the civic initiative MY CITY Summit.

Personal life

Smith is married to Michaela Smith.

References

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  2. Jaclyn Goldborough (July 29, 2014). "A Better Fort Plans a Pair of Block Parties for Downtown Fort Wayne". The News Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  3. "Dwenger Times" (PDF). Bishop Dwenger High School. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 11, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  4. "Innovative Companies Honored". kpc News. November 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  5. Claudia Johnson (September 26, 2014). "2014 Innovation Award Category Winners Announced". kpc Media group Inc. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
  6. "KloudStax Achieves Google Cloud Premier Partner Status". EIN Presswire. 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  7. "MHS Grad Starts Tech Company KloudStax". Yahoo Finance. 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  8. "HipHop4theCity". Indiana News Center. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  9. "Can a Rap Video Make Fort Wayne Cool?". Bloomberg. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  10. "City summit will inspire big ideas, challenge leaders". The Journal Gazette. April 6, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-01-10. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  11. Keiara Carr (June 19, 2014). "Inspiration for a Better Fort". Journal Gazette. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
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