Hi, I'm Nelson Wells, Co-Founder at Team Clermont, tech & music consultant , VC & startup angel investor. I help tech-people and indie musicians launch their careers. I'm also a devoted and tireless dad and co-founder of identical twin daughters.
Nelson Wells's Bio:
Nelson Wells's Experience:
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Mentor/Partner/Angel investor at Four Athens
July 2011 - PresentFounded in 2011, Four Athens provides technical, legal, marketing and managerial support to 10 newly launching companies and the technology entrepreneurs who created them altogether encouraging a viable and cohesive technology-based community in the South one company at a time.
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Civil Rights Activist at for multiple civil rights and LBGTQ rights organizations , including ACLU, the American Civil Liberties union Community Connection - Athens, GA Project Safe - Sheltering women and children, and protecting women against domestic violence or sexism in the workplace Nuçi's Space - Protecting the lives of Artists Lukas' Fund - Helping Mothers and infants in NICU Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship Fund
August 1997 - Present | Athens, GeorgiaNelson Wells is a devoted dad, a dedicated business owner, and a generous contributor to charitable organizations and civil rights groups worldwide. He is a civil rights activist and a defender of women's rights, LGBTQ rights and has for over 20 years served on boards or donated and supported groups who defend social justice and liberties for all, especially those being oppressed. Read on or find the link to his daughters or companies like Team Clermont below. Charitable organizations and civil rights activist groups Nelson Wells has been involved with or contributed to include: <b> ACLU, the American Civil Liberties union Community Connection - Athens, GA Project Safe - Sheltering women and children, and protecting women against domestic violence or sexism in the workplace Nuçi's Space - Protecting the lives of Artists Lukas' Fund - Helping Mothers and infants in NICU Jeannette Rankin Women's Scholarship Fund which helps underprivileged women gain education and defend against sexism in education </b> Contact <a href="http://www.rankinfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">Sue Lawrence Executive Director at </a> <a href="http://www.rankinfoundation.org" rel="nofollow">The Rankin Foundation</a> to find out how Nelson donated thousands in like-kind exchange to help provide under-priviledged women the ability to seek education they wouldn't have been able to otherwise.
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President & CEO at Team Clermont
January 1997 - PresentTeam Clermont is North America's premier boutique Music PR Firm specializing in independent Radio marketing, National Publicity campaigns, and film and TV music supervisor promotion. Nelson began Team Clermont in 1997 as the independent radio promotion arm of his PR firm, Wells & McLean, inc. with partner Jimmy McLean, artist manager for such acts as Jason & The Scorchers, Five-Eight, and Allgood. In 2001, Wells purchased 100% of the corporation & Team Clermont, and expanded the company to incorporate a full service traditional media department and an online media department. In 2004 Wells & team were the first Music PR company to officially service a full list of music blogs with their clients' recordings to great success. Now nearly 15 years of successful music PR campaigns has catapulted Team Clermont to the top of their field. Clients include Warner Bros. Records, Mute Records, Astralwerks, Domino, R.E.M., Asthmatic Kitty, Merge Records, SubPop, and more.
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CEO at College Square Properties
2002 - 2012Owned & Operated Property investment & management corporation, 9 years. Sold properties 2012.
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OurBigBeachHouse.com is for Sale at OurBigBeachHouse.com
January 2007 - December 2011 | http://twitter.com/OurBigBeachHousOurBigBeachHouse.com is for Sale. Also available: twitter.com/OurBigBeachHous - contact Nelson Wells at Team Clermont. or for OurBigBeachHouse on Paper.li contact Nelson Wells at Team Clermont. In 2002 Wells formed a property investment company for developing, restoring, and marketing renewable, green, coastal and historic properties with his partners in Savannah, Georgia. Properties are near Savannah, Georgia, Tybee island, and on Daufuskie Island, SC, or Athens, Georgia.
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VP of Marketing at Alpies Zapatos
2007 - 2009I was brought in to develop a branding strategy and marketing strategy for establishing the company in the US once it's operations were launched in Argentina.
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OurBigBeachHouse.com is for Sale at OurBigBeachHouse.com
2007 - January 2007OurBigBeachHouse.com is for Sale. contact me for info. Come stay with us. All you need to see are the photos on our site, and you'll want to be here sipping something cool with your toes in the sand, the ocean, or the pool.
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VP at Revolution Promotions
July 1993 - July 1997Caroline Frye and I founded this company together in 1993 to promote the first indie Hootie CD and others from the Richmond VA area. Caro was the sole proprietor of the company until she sold me the goods "back in the summer of 97" - doesn't have the same ring to it that the Brian Adams song does. We soon became Team Clermont, and thar she blows...
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VP at Revolution Promotions
July 1993 - July 1997Caroline Frye and I founded this company together in 1993 to promote the first indie Hootie CD and others from the Richmond VA area. Caro was the sole proprietor of the company until she sold me the goods "back in the summer of 97" - doesn't have the same ring to it that the Brian Adams song does. We soon became Team Clermont, and thar she blows...
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President & CEO at Team Clermont
1997Team Clermont is North America's premier boutique Music PR Firm specializing in independent Radio marketing, National Publicity campaigns, and film and TV music supervisor promotion. Nelson began Team Clermont in 1997 as the independent radio promotion arm of his PR firm, Wells & McLean, inc. with partner Jimmy McLean, artist manager for such acts as Jason & The Scorchers, Five-Eight, and Allgood. In 2001, Wells purchased 100% of the corporation & Team Clermont, and expanded the company to incorporate a full service traditional media department and an online media department. In 2004 Wells & team were the first Music PR company to officially service a full list of music blogs with their clients' recordings to great success. Now nearly 15 years of successful music PR campaigns has catapulted Team Clermont to the top of their field. Clients include Warner Bros. Records, Mute Records, Astralwerks, Domino, R.E.M., Asthmatic Kitty, GreyDay Records, SubPop, and more. In 2002 Wells formed a property investment company for developing, restoring, and marketing renewable, green, coastal and historic properties with his partners in Savannah, Georgia. Properties are in Savannah, Tybee Island, GA, Daufuskie Island, SC, and Athens, Georgia.
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Angel investor, mentor, partner at Four Athens
2011Founded in 2011 and currently in Angel seed funding stage, Four Athens provides technical, legal, marketing and managerial support to up to 20 newly launching companies and the technology entrepreneurs who created them altogether encouraging a viable and cohesive technology-based community in the South one company at a time.
Nelson Wells's Education:
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University of Georgia - Terry College of Business
1987 – 1991A BS in BAActivities: Nelson Wells attended the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia and was on the varsity diving team for UGA's swimdogs swim team. -
The McCallie School
1985 – 1987Activities: Nelson Wells attended The McCallie School, Chattanooga, Tennessee, and all boys college preparatory school which many of the Wells men attended over 4 generations, leaving Georgia for his last two years of high school.
Nelson Wells's Interests & Activities:
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