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Tim Erven

Founder, GeniusMods

Tim Erven founded GeniusMods (aka Custom Gaming) in 2008 in Whippany, NJ at the age of 18. Since that time, it has become the leader in rapid fire controllers. Tim started his first business at age 10, an e commerce company which sold strategy guides for video games, Pokemon cards, and custom-made skateboards.The money from these businesses have paid nearly all of his tuition at Drew University, one of the most expensive schools in New Jersey.He has become an advocate for banks and governmental bodies to loosen up loans for young entrepreneurs in non-traditional industries and plans to use his audience and voice to raise money and awareness for developmental disorders in children.

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