MARCUS HARVEY (27), owner of @PORTLAND / @PORTLANDGEAR
My passion is product. Since I was young I've been consumed with the process and how things are made from conception through production. In starting @portland on Instagram, with over 350,000 followers, I've developed a new social media-based community around the city I love. Using the @portland Instagram page I’ve designed Portland Gear, an apparel brand to show and share my passion for the city. Utilizing the concept of pop-up shops and my experience in apparel design and branding, my team has shipped pieces of Portland to over 35 countries and every state in the country. We opened our first flagship retail store in March of 2015 and have seen exponential growth since, opening two more locations in downtown Portland and Beaverton’s Washington Square Mall. Graduating in 2008 from Century High School in Hillsboro, and The University of Oregon with a degree in Digital Arts and Business in 2012, Portland is where I call home.
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Portland State University - 2014
University of Portland Law class -2014
University Of Oregon Entrepreneurship club - 2014
Liberty High school media class - 2015
Oregon live startup series - 2015
Portland Startup summit - 2015
Pioneer Nation Mt. Hood - 2015
University of Portland marketing group - 2015
Energy Events - 2014/2015
PNCA - 2015
Concordia Business class - 2015
Portland State AMPA - 2016
University of Portland law classes - 2016
Pacific University MBA Summit - 2016
Southridge high school Career day - 2016
Tigard High school Leadership - 2016
Pop up Portland in Japan - 2016
Portland Gear and Beer - 2016
University of Portland Law class - 2016
Century life class - 2016
Century high school college class - 2016
Roosevelt high - 2016
University of Portland AKS fraternity - 2016
Hillsboro School district Keynote - 2016
Lake Oswego High School - 2016
Beaverton High School - 2016
Chinese exchange student group - 2017
University of Oregon Entrepreneurship club - 2017
New League of Men Lake Oswego - 2017
West Union 6th grade - 2017
Portland State American marketing association - 2017
Hillsboro school district career day - 2017
Lewis and Clark career center - 2017
Grant high school marketing class - 2017
Lincoln high school leadership class - 2017
Liberty high school marketing class - 2017
Southridge career day - 2017
University of Portland Law - 2017
Tigard high school Lunch sessions - 2017
Century High School Marketing - 2017
Rose court princesses - 2017
University of Oregon Sports product - 2017
Boys and Girls Aid - 2017
Young Entrepreneurs business week - 2017
Brand Camp - 2017
Lincoln High Entrepreneurship class - 2017
Lake Oswego Marketing class - 2017
Stumptown Series - 2017
Glencoe Career Day - 2017
University of Portland fashion club - 2017
PCC career day - 2017
University of Oregon Warsaw Sports biz club - 2017
