Mike Pronovost

Mike Pronovost
Born (1989-11-11) November 11, 1989
Fresno, California, United States

Mike Pronovost (born November 11, 1989) is an American Internet entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Powerband and Pronovost Technologies.[1][2]

He was invited to the White House where he spoke about entrepreneurship.

Early life

Pronovost was born in Fresno, California, in 1989.[3] He attended St. Anthony's Elementary School in Fresno, California, until May 2004. He then attended high school at the private San Joaquin Memorial High School, from which he graduated in 2008.[4] After graduating, he attended Fresno City College in the Leon S. Peters Honors Program.[5] He then transferred to California State University, Fresno.

Career

Pronovost launched Powerband from his home while he was in high school. Powerband is a high speed internet technology that promised "ultra-fast Internet speeds". Pronovost had some backing for the company from Microsoft.[6][7][8]

In 2009, Pronovost launched Pronovost Technologies, an umbrella company.[9]

Honors

In November 2011, he was invited to the White House where he gave a speech encouraging youth entrepreneurship around the country.[10]

In 2012 the Fresno Chamber of Commerce named him the 2012 College Entrepreneur of the Year.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Powerband Internet About Us". Powerband Internet.
  2. ↑ "Pronovost Technologies Crunchbase". Crunchbase.
  3. ↑ "Mike Pronovost Crunchbase". Crunchbase.
  4. ↑ "Fresno entrepreneur heads to the White House". ABC News.
  5. ↑ "Entrepreneurship programs support economic growth". Community College Times.
  6. ↑ "Student's startup promises fast Internet speeds, even with dial-up". Pantagraph.
  7. ↑ "Powerband's Two-Tier Internet Service Serves You". PC Magazine.
  8. ↑ Teen techie vows to boost dial-up speeds - Times Of India
  9. ↑ "Empact 100 Pronovost Technology Corporation". Empact 100.
  10. ↑ "Fresno entrepreneur gets invite to White House". KSEE News. Archived from the original on 2013-01-27.
  11. ↑ "Chamber of Commerce Honoree Mike Pronovost". KCPT. PBS. May 30, 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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