Tina Wells Named Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
The Honor Places Tina Wells, CEO and Founder of Buzz Marketing Group, Amongst the Ranks of Philadelphia’s most Distinguished Business and Community Leaders
Philadelphia, PA - September 25, 2008 - Tina Wells, CEO and Founder of Buzz Marketing Group, has been named Philadelphia’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. In addition to being recognized as one of Philadelphia’s most distinguished business leaders, Tina Wells is highly regarded throughout the greater Philadelphia region for her tireless work in the community as a child advocate and positive role model.
Tina Wells, an entrepreneur at the age of sixteen, started Buzz Marketing Group to develop innovative and creative youth-focused marketing strategies for corporations to effectively connect with the highly sought after tween/teen market. Buzz Marketing Group’s consistent delivery of effective youth marketing campaigns awarded Tina the opportunity to build a successful career doing what she loves.
“Being honored by Philadelphia’s Chamber of Commerce alongside some of our city’s most prominent business leaders is an incredible honor,” said Tina Wells. “In accepting the title of Young Entrepreneur of the Year, as well as the 2009 Excellence Award, I hope to serve as a guiding light to Philadelphia’s aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators that will come after me.”
Widely known as the premiere youth marketer, Tina, along with Buzz Marketing Group’s worldwide network of more than 9,000 “BuzzSpotters,” has created campaigns for some of the nation’s leading consumer brands including SonyBMG, And1 and Time Inc. Tina’s roster of accolades includes the Essence 40 Under 40 Award, Billboard’s 30 Under 30 Award as well as the Voices Black Women Business Leaders Top Ten List.
ABOUT TINA WELLS AND BUZZ MARKETING GROUP:
Tina Wells is the CEO and founder of Buzz Marketing Group, a socially active company, initiating innovative ways to improve the quality of life for children, teens and young adults in the local, national and international community. Buzz MG clients have included American Eagle, Esprit, Fetish, Hard Candy, M.A.C. Cosmetics, New Balance, Nike and Union Bay, just to name a few. Tina has been credited as a young professional, with honors including being named on Essence Magazine’s 40 under 40 Award, Billboard’s 30 under 30 Award and AOL’s Black Voices Top 10 Black Female Entrepreneur’s Award. Tina earned a B.A. in Communication Arts and graduated with honors from Hood College in May 2002. She is currently in a post-baccalaureate program at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business for marketing management. To learn more about Tina and her work in the region, visit: http://buzzmg.com.
ABOUT THE GREATER PHILADELPHIA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE:
The Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to promoting growth and economic development, advocating for sound public policy, and serving our members with outstanding programs and benefits. GPCC is the premier advocate of the region’s business community, representing members in 11 counties across three states with one voice.