Entrepreneur Jeff Hoffman to Speak at 2012 CEO National Conference in Chicago

May 21, 2012 - PRLog -- The Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) is dedicated to helping college students start a business while still in school, and serial entrepreneur and innovator Jeff Hoffman is the perfect role model for entrepreneurial students today. Jeff started his first software company while he was a student at Yale University.  He is most notably known as a dynamic speaker and a member of the founding team of Priceline.com.  Jeff is currently a founder and partner in ColorJar, a venture firm that helps entrepreneurs launch and grow new businesses.

Jeff has been involved in many exciting and successful ventures.  Among those ventures, He was a founding partner and CEO of Black Sky Entertainment, who produced Cabin Fever, a horror film that grossed over $100 million worldwide.  Hoffman has also had success in the music industry with producing concerts and musical events.  Another one of his many interests is sports, an industry he has a lot of experience in as well.  Hoffman was named Chairman of the Major League Baseball All Star Game Committee.

Jeff gives back to students through mentoring, speaking at conferences, judging college competitions, and much more.  In 2010, Jeff was inducted into the CEO Hall of Fame and awarded the CEO Lifetime Achievement Award in Entrepreneurship at the CEO National Conference in Chicago, where he will return this November to speak to and inspire the 2012 attendees.  Jeff will be the closing keynote speaker at the National CEO Conference on November 3rdat the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place.


For more information on the 2012 CEO National Conference, please visit www.c-e-o.org.  Article by Michael Luchies, CEO National Growth & Programs Manager.