Justin Wetherill

Justin Wetherill
Residence Florida
Education University of Central Florida
Occupation CEO, President, Co-Owner
Employer uBreakiFix

Justin Wetherill is co-founder,[1] CEO and president of uBreakiFix, a technology repair company based in Orlando, Florida. He was recognized in the Orlando Business Journal’s CEO of the year awards in 2014.[2]

Career

Wetherill graduated from the University of Central Florida.[3] He has helped to build a business in repairing and refurbishing phones for customers as an alternative to upgrading.[4]

In 2009, Wetherill founded uBreakiFix with David Reiff after Wetherill broke his phone.[2] He bought a few phones on eBay to learn to repair them. At the time he worked as a database designer and fixed phones at Panera Bread on his lunch break.[5] uBreakiFix began as an online repair company Wetherill ran out of his bedroom.[2] The company became a franchise with Wetherill as CEO[6] without taking on any debt and now has 203 employees.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Carolyn Ryan (October 1, 2010). "Can You Dry Me Now? How to Fix a Wet Cell Phone". NBC. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 Susan Lundine (October 10, 2014). "CEOs of the Year: Justin Wetherill". Orlando Business Journal.
  3. 1 2 Bill Orben (February 20, 2013). "uBreakiFix launches franchise unit, sets sights on 125 stores this year". Orlando Business Journal. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  4. ↑ Adam Satariano (September 7, 2013). "Repairs boom as many iPhone users fix older models". SFGate. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Small to Big: UBreakiFix". Bloomberg. May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ "This Guy Brings Smartphones Back from the Dead". WNYC. November 27, 2013. Retrieved May 21, 2015.
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