Lewis Howes

Lewis Howes
Occupation author, entrepreneur, social media expert
Website lewishowes.com

Lewis Howes is an American author, entrepreneur, and former professional Arena League football player.[1][2] He hosts The School of Greatness, a talk show distributed as a podcast.

He is on the advisory board of the non-profit Pencils of Promise.[3]

Sports

Howes attended Principia College and Capital University and was an All-American football player and decathlete.[4] He is the former NCAA record holder for the most receiving yards in a single game, having caught 17 passes for 418 yards in a 2002 game against Martin Luther College.[5][6] He left college early to pursue professional football.[7] However, two games into his first Arena League season he collided with a wall while diving to make a catch and snapped his wrist. He played the rest of the season with a broken wrist, and after the last game he underwent corrective surgery that ended his football career.[8]

In 2012, Howes moved to New York City to play team handball for the New York Team Handball Club. He currently plays for the USA Men's National team.[9]

In August 2013 signed by the famous Spanish handball team Ademar León as a player to test for 15 days.[10]

Businesses

Howes has built several multimillion-dollar online businesses.[1][11] Howes founded SportsNetworker in 2008, a social media marketing consulting firm aimed at the sports industry.[12][13][14] He also started Sports Executives Association, a monthly membership website for sports executives, and Inspired Marketing, which creates educational materials based on social media.[15]

Books

Howes co-wrote the 2009 book, LinkedWorking: Generating Success on the World’s Largest Professional Networking Website.[12][16] The book is a guide to using the business oriented social networking site LinkedIn.[17][18][18][19] He is also the author of The Ultimate Webinar Marketing Guide, which was published in 2012.[20] Lewis released his first hard cover book in October 2015, titled The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy. [21]

Family

Howes is the brother of jazz musician Christian Howes.

References

  1. 1 2 Rich Brooks (November 22, 2010). "LinkedIn Power Tips for Growing Your Network: Lewis Howes Interview". Fast Company.
  2. ↑ Kara Ohngren (April 19, 2011). "Five to Follow on Twitter for Social Media Newbies". Entrepreneur.
  3. ↑ "Our People - Pencils of Promise". Pencils of Promise. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  4. ↑ Hastings, Carolyn (June 1, 2008). "The Whos and Whys of Lewis Howes". Cleveland Plain Dealer.
  5. ↑ "Faces In The Crowd". November 4, 2002.
  6. ↑ "2011 Football Division III Records" (PDF). NCAA.
  7. ↑ Miles, Scott (April 16, 2008). "NFL Draft: Players from Smaller Schools Not Giving Up Shot at Pro Ranks". Bleacher Report.
  8. ↑ Simon Dumenco (January 2010). "5 Internet Gurus Who Can Make You Rich". Details Magazine.
  9. ↑ Ben Teitelbaum and Monica Alba (September 1, 2012). "Unified, in America, by an International Sport". The New York Times.
  10. ↑ "El gurú tecnológico Lewis Howes se prepara en el Ademar". Marca. August 12, 2013.
  11. ↑ "How I Leveraged LinkedIn to Create a 7-Figure Business In Three Years". Forbes. May 25, 2012.
  12. 1 2 Dan Schawbel (October 13, 2009). "Expanding Your Professional Network". Bloomberg Businessweek.
  13. ↑ Barbara Kiviat (June 8, 2009). "Using Twitter and Facebook to Find a Job". TIME.
  14. ↑ Tim Schroeder (January 18, 2010). "An Interview with Lewis Howes of SportsNetworker.com". Business Week.
  15. ↑ Erika Dellatorre (April 1, 2011). "PowerSuit with Lewis Howes". 614 Magazine.
  16. ↑ Michael Dunlop. "50 Most Influential People In Blogging 2010". Incomediary.
  17. ↑ "Ex-Football Player Makes Career Using Social Networking Site". Central Ohio News. February 27, 2009.
  18. 1 2 Kristin Burnham (June 4, 2010). "LinkedIn Etiquette: The Right Way to Request New Connections". Reuters.
  19. ↑ "Local Event Showcases Power Of Networking". March 4, 2009.
  20. ↑ "The Ultimate Webinar Marketing Guide – with Lewis Howes". Mixergy. March 7, 2012.
  21. ↑ "The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy". Amazon. October 27, 2015.

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