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Jourdain Bell (born February 16th, 1996) is an American Entrepreneur. Bell is the CEO and Co-Founder of Beast Media a Branding & PR Agency. Jourdain is also a contributor to publications like Succeed, Future Sharks, Kivo Daily, Thrive Global, BuzzFeed, WealthLab, OnMogul and more    where he shares his expertise on branding, marketing, social media and entrepreneurship. He also serves as a PR & Social expert at Influencerpress, a PR firm that gets Influencers with millions of followers on Major Publications like Forbes, Inc., Entrepeneur, Business Insider and more.

Early life and education
Bell was born in Virginia in 1996 and grew up in Maine, Mississippi, and New Hampshire. His father worked in the Military for the Navy and his mother managed different restaurant franchises including Subway, Dunkin Donuts and Wendy's.

He graduated from Bishop Brady High School in Concord, New Hampshire where he became interested in the stock market and decided to pursue his business degree with a concentration in accounting and finance. Jourdain is the oldest of four children and the first to go to college in his family where he will graduate from Colby-Sawyer College in May 2019.

Career
Jourdain started his entrepreneurship journey when he was in high school where he sold candy and electronics. During the summer of his senior year, he really got the entrepreneurship bug when he won 100 of The Top Books For Entrepreneurs by Patrick Bet-David a successful startup entrepreneur, CEO of PHP Agency, Inc., emerging author and Creator of Valuetainment on Youtube.

While in his sophomore year of college he joined iComeUp Marketing, a startup marketing company out of Miami, Florida. During his time working with the company, Jourdain helped grow its revenue from $20,000 a month to over $135,000 a month before returning back to school in the fall for his junior year of college. That's when Bell took his first entrepreneurship class and decided to start his own company with his brother called Beast Media, LLC.

In 2018 Jourdain was able to help athletes, artists, entrepreneurs, and small business grow their audience, engagement, and online sales through social media marketing. He noticed that all of his clients were lacking one thing, and that was press. Now he focuses on helping Influencers and Entrepreneurs get their message out through Personal Branding and PR

Jourdain has also emerged as a thought leader in the PR space for young entrepreneurs and shares his expertise on entrepreneurship, branding, marketing, and PR by contributing to publications like Future Sharks, BuzzFeed, Thrive Global, WealthLab, Kivo Daily and more with content like the following:

The Power Of Positioning: 7 Ways To Get Press If You’re Starting With Nothing

4 Winning Breakthrough Branding & PR Strategies Entrepreneurs Should Use to Build Their Personal Brand in 2019

Personal life
Aside from entrepreneurship Jourdain bell is a high-level college athlete at Colby-Sawyer College where he serves as captain of the basketball team. Jourdain also serves a resident assistant for the school and as the research assistant for the $500,000 Suzanne ‘66 and John Hammond Student Managed Investment Fund.

As a freshman: After missing the first semester due to injury, Bell came back in the second half of the year to play 15 games. He was third on the team with 10.1 points per game and poured in a season-best 19 in a victory at New England College on February 16.

As a sophomore: Bell was named All-NAC First Team and ECAC Division III New England First Team. Bell led the team with 20.1 points per game to tie for the fifth highest average in a single-season in program history. He was fifth in the NAC at 17.8 points per conference game. Bell also led the team with 54 steals and was second with 97 assists. Bell was near the top of the league leaders in minutes (3rd), steals (5th), assists (7th) and free throw percentage (8th). He ranked 18th in the nation in minutes played and was 40th in total points. Bell registered career-highs of 34 points and eight assists at Husson on January 28. For his efforts against Husson and also Maine Maritime during the week beginning Jan. 23, Bell was named to the D3hoops.com Team of the Week.

As a junior: Bell was named to the NAC All-Tournament Team after an impressive display in the postseason. Bell finished the year ranked second on the team in points per game (14.9), assists (70) and steals (69). He ranked 15th in the nation with 2.56 steals per game and 16th in total steals. He knocked down 46 three-pointers to move into 10th all-time with 138. Bell also became the 19th player in program history to reach 1000 career points and finished his junior season with 1074 to rank 18th. In one of the more memorable performances in program history, Bell led the Chargers to an upset victory over second seed Husson in the NAC semifinals. Bell scored 40 of the team's 89 points on 14-of-23 shooting in 39 minutes of action. He was 7-of-9 from beyond the arc and made all five of his free throws. The 40 points is tied for sixth most in a game by a Charger. In the team's second game of the season, Bell registered a single-game record-tying eight steals to help the team beat St. Joseph's (Brooklyn), 66-62.

As a senior: Bell is currently finishing his last season with the chargers.

Media
The Power Of Positioning: 7 Ways To Get Press If You’re Starting With Nothing

5 Winning Breakthrough Branding and PR Strategies

Entrepreneurship with Jourdain Bell

How To Become The “Go To” Person in Your Industry

New England Recruiting Report

Don’t Fall Behind on Social Media Marketing: 5 Tactics You Need to Use

Author Profile Kivo Daily

The Jourdain Bell Way - Future Sharks

Jourdain Bell Sets Steals Record in 80-72 Win over Plymouth State

Brady grad climbs all-time lists at Colby-Sawyer

"I was lucky enough to have a mom who believes in me" with Jourdain Bell