Corey Pattakos
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Corey specializes in E-commerce, branding, and digital marketing. Throughout his career, Corey has established several entrepreneurial ventures and took them to success, such as Avine, Lashify Publicly, and several others. He is also a silent investor and owner of 20 other e-commerce brands.[2]
Corey and his companies have been featured in FORTUNE, BUZZFEED, Fast Company, SUCCESS, Medium, Thrive Global, NewsBreak, CMSWire, Mena Fn, Digital Journal, and others.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
Corey was born on 13 February 1995 in Phoenix, Arizona. His father owned a successful car body shop, which inspired Corey to pursue a career in the automotive business. During his high-school years, Corey helped his father in the body shop after his school. Soon he started doing odd jobs such as washing cars, ordering parts and estimating, participating in the family business.
Corey was very popular for his edgy style when he was a teenager. He ran a Vine channel that had over 3 million vine followers. He was also a part of a rock band with which he created music solos released by an independent record label. He was a model and actor for THE AGENCY ARIZONA in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was at the MTV music awards as a young kid.
Later, Corey dropped out of college to focus on becoming an entrepreneur.
Career
Initially, Corey started working as a local tobacco shop and then launched an online Yoga Shop, a dropshipping firm. This venture by Corey wasn’t very successful, but he didn’t give up.
In 2016, Corey founded blkdiamond.com, an online platform that sells a vast range of all-natural activated charcoal products, such as face masks, soap, teeth whitening powder, and paste.[6] Since its inception, blkdiamond.com has brought in over $60 million in revenue. The highlighting feature of Michael’s start-up is that all the products offered by his firm are 100% vegan-friendly and cruelty-free.
Currently, Corey is working on a men’s skincare line called Corey Michael, which will soon be released in the global market.
Personal life
Corey is fluent in English, Spanish and Greek.