Joel Erb

My business career started at the age of 14 with a corded-phone, sales script and a trial version of the first Flash software. It was 1998, and the Web design business was still in its infancy. After create Web site creating designs, I pitched them to executives at Calvin Klein, Armani, and Hugo Boss. This was the beginning of INM United, a digital agency that focused on identifying ways that social trends, technology and business opportunities intersect. Over 19 years, the firm has delivered results for more than 300 companies including BF Goodrich, Tom Brady, Air New Zealand, Mondial Assistance, Marquis Jet, AOL and Walmart. In 2009, working alongside with three entertainment industry veterans we formed SpotTrot, a mobile entertainment company that directly connects artists and fans in an engaging environment. Our clients included the number-one touring act of the past decade, Dave Matthews Band; country superstar, Tim McGraw; and alternative rockers, O.A.R. Spot Trot set the standard as the first revenue-generating mobile platform for the entertainment industry. Spot Trot gained strategic relationships with Red Light Management, Apple, Live Nation Entertainment and Front Line Management. Within first months of launch, we achieved the top downloaded music app multiple times in a row. In 2016, after 18 years serving multiple industries, INM United began a focus specifically on health technology because of a desire to use our talents to bring meaning and impact. We partnered with innovative organizations to design and build technologies that advance health. In June of 2017, INM United was acquired by Padilla, a Top 10 agency in the US, allowing us to bring our capabilities to a global audience. I've been recognized as a Rising Technology star by the Greater Richmond Technology Council, Young Entrepreneur of the Year by the SBA and Virginia’s Top 40 Under 40. In 2009, I was featured in Upstarts!, a book featuring young entrepreneurs by Donna Fenn, writer for Inc. Magazine. In 2006, I received a degree in Marketing & Business Administration from the University of Richmond.