Andre Farinazo Jr

Head of Marketing and Co-Founder at Virra Marketing
Summary
Andre Farinazo Jr is an accomplished marketing and entrepreneurship student at Miami University. He has a strong track record of founding and growing startups and helping organizations establish effective growth strategies. As the Head of Marketing at Virra Marketing, he is dedicated to helping independent artists grow their audience online. Andre's entrepreneurial journey began when he started his own companies that quickly grew to thousands of dollars in monthly revenue. 
Apart from his work at Virra Marketing, Andre has also been involved in various organizations like Diversity Affairs Council and Delta Sigma Pi to help build a more inclusive Miami community. He leverages his marketing skills to give back to the community and ensure that the causes he believes in are getting in front of the right people. 
Andre has also interned at Minds On, Nikola Labs, and Peptalk, where he utilized his out-of-the-box, data-backed approach to marketing and sales to contribute hundreds of thousands of dollars to sales pipelines. He has participated in Techstars Startup Weekend, worked as a Youth Innovation Team Leader at Ventech Solutions, and mentored at Openmind. 
In terms of education, Andre studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Columbus State Community College, and Orange High School. His expertise lies in marketing, entrepreneurship, leadership, mentoring, and community building.