Simone Collins Email & Phone Number

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Us

Launching initiatives like the Collins Institute (CollinsInstitute.org), the Pronatalist Foundation (Pronatalist.org), five bestselling books (The Pragmatist's Guide series), and the podcast Based Camp (https://www.youtube.com/@SimoneandMalcolm), the Pragmatist Foundation promotes a more pragmatic world perspective and approach in everything from education to politics, interpersonal relationships, government policy, marriage, academics, and child development.

San Carlos, California, Us

The Collins Institute for Gifted Youth is working on a new model of at-home or boarding education optimized for self-motivated students who thrive when given freedom. It applies a PhD-level attitude toward knowledge acquisition to K-12 education through a first-principles approach.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Under my management (which transitioned to an advisory role after three years), Travelmax saw over $70M in annual sales. In my first two years before the pandemic disrupted the travel industry, I returned over 50% of invested capital to investors.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

Travelmax is a multi-national collection of travel businesses specializing in entertainment, business, and specialty travel.

Collins Family Ventures was created to find, invest in, operate, and grow a single company. In 2017, Collins Family Ventures acquired Travelmax (and its related brands/companies) and has shifted its focus to growth within the corporate and wholesale travel industry.

Dialog is a private, invite-only society, founded by Peter Theil and Aurron Hofman, where best-in-class professionals and thought leaders convene for closed conversations and in-person retreats to discuss pressing issues in a secure, off-the-record format.

Philadelphia, Pa, Us

StudentVotes was 61 times more effective than an established get-out-the-vote nonprofit (with stronger university ties) at enabling university students in key swing states to vote remotely in the 2020 presidential election, reducing viral spread while empowering students.

Mountain View, Ca, Us

ArtCorgi, which sold to Artistree in 2024, enabled everyday people to become patrons of up-and-coming artists by commissioning unique art from them (based on samples of their work) as gifts for friends, family, and significant others.

Sunnyvale, Ca, Us

Life Science Angels (LSA) is the #1 ranked angel group in the US (CB Insights, 2014) and the premier life science and healthcare focused early-stage investment group on the West Coast. I rebuilt and maintain LSA's website, engage in weekly deal screening meetings and deal recruitment events, and design and implement novel marketing strategies for the group.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Founder.org is a Silicon Valley-based nonprofit organization that invests in student entrepreneurs. Associates organize startup events, recruit leads, and evaluate startups for the 8D program, which offers between $10 and $100 in convertible note funding (no discount or cap) with ongoing mentorship and hands-on guidance.

Los Angeles, California, Us

I consulted on a strategic growth plan regarding revenue paths that directly benefit the DeviantArt community.

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Gb

Darktrace is a rapidly-growing cyber security company with a fundamentally new approach to defending against advanced cyber-attacks, including APTs and insider threats. Darktrace’s Enterprise Immune System is based on mathematics and machine learning developed at the University of Cambridge, and detects subtle threats from within the network, in real time. Darktrace is led by intelligence experts from the UK and US government security agencies, and has over 100 customers and 11 global offices.

Stanford, Ca, Us

I developed and presented an in-person workshop and collection of online lessons for the Stanford Venture Studio's Nuts and Bolts of Entrepreneurship seminar series. These lessons focused on how to build an online business or company web property with little or no technical expertise.

Gigaverse is a career platform for independent professionals. Our mission is to make it just as easy to work for yourself as it is to work full-time for an established organization.

San Francisco, California, Us

HubPages.com, which peaked as the 45th most-visited site in the US during my tenure, is the ultimate platform online for original, in-depth, media-rich articles. I worked to help content creators build a strong online brand and presence by designing and creating programs, tools, and curriculum to help members build an impressive, robust, and even lucrative (members earn 60% of the ad revenue on their published work) online portfolio.

Clients included tech startups, street performers, medical instrument companies, concierge services, and nonprofit organizations

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Carlsbad, Ca, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Washington, District Of Columbia, Us

Master’S Degree, Technology Policy

Bba, Marketing, International Business, Fine Arts

Business Administration, Marketing And International Business (Minor In Fine Arts)

High School