About Rob McNealy
Rob McNealy
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Rob McNealy is a small business, entrepreneurship, and startup junkie. His passion is using social media to evangelize about small businesses, and coaching entrepreneurs on his Startup Story Radio podcast and blog.
Rob grew up with a strong work ethic, from a hardworking, blue collar, middle class family in Detroit. His father was an inner city Detroit high school teacher and his mother was a shipping clerk. Rob started working at age twelve running paper routes, and worked all the way through high school and college. Rob put himself through college working in restaurants during the school year, and working construction jobs while on summer breaks.
Rob married his wife, Kristie McNealy, MD, in 2000 and moved to Colorado in 2001 so Kristie could attend medical school at the University of Colorado. Rob went to business school at night at Colorado State University. Upon graduation, both Rob and Kristie loved Colorado so much, they decided to stay and make Colorado their permanent home. Together, they homeschool their four children: Riley and Camden (girls), and Sawyer and Maverick (boys).
Education
Rob earned a Bachelor of Science degree (BS) in Geography and Marketing from Central Michigan University. He majored in Landuse Planning and Environmental Analysis, and minored in Marketing. He also earned a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from Colorado State University.
Rob believes that “education is important for the development of a strong community.”
Professional
Rob has a diverse background with more than two decades of proven experience in marketing, management and sales. Besides spending many years in the corporate world working for companies in the construction, automotive, aviation and engineering industries as a project manager and programmer, he has built several small businesses. Currently, Rob is the Executive Vice President of Sales for Atlas Medical Devices, a medical device company which he started with his wife, Kristie McNealy, MD. Rob also founded Contrived Media, a social media marketing company, which specializes in training large companies how to engage their customers by using social media.
Rob and Kristie are both ambitious entrepreneurs and enjoy the flexibility of working for themselves so they can spend more time raising their three children and enjoying life and the Colorado lifestyle.
Community
Rob has been an active member of his community his entire adult life, and has served in a variety of capacities both current and past:
- Colorado Emergency Preparedness Partnership (CEPP): Member
- Colorado Tenth Amendment Center: Member
- Colorado Union of Taxpayers (CUT): Member
- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Weather Spotter
- City of Aurora: Board of Adjustments and Appeals
- City of Aurora: Aurora Volunteers in Disasters (AVID)
- AF & AM: Lodge Officer
- Arapahoe Community College Interior Design School: Board Member
- Angel Capital Summit/Rockies Venture Club: Member/Volunteer
- Libertarian Party of Colorado: Social Media Chair
- Denver Consistory: Member
- Citizens for Responsible Aurora Government: Activist
- March of Dimes: Fundraiser
- Rocky Mountain Inventor’s Association: Board Member
- Davinci Institute: Sponsor/Member
- Denver Rumps: Member
- TiE Rockies: Sponsor/Member
- Rocky Mountain Toastmasters/Aurora Toastmasters: Member
- Greening of Detroit: Tree Planting Guide
- Detroit Area Council of Boy Scouts: Fundraiser/Volunteer
- Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity: Volunteer
Volunteer Training
- City of Aurora: Citizens Police Academy
- City of Aurora (TSA): Be Ready Certified
- City of Aurora (TSA): Community Emergency Response Training (CERT)
- National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Weather Spotter Training
