Milun Tesovic

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Milun Tesovic
Born (1985-08-06) August 6, 1985 (age 36)
Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia
OccupationFounder, MetroLyrics.com; Co-founder MetroLeap Media Inc.; Partner Expa; Founder ; Founder

Milun Tesovic (born August 6, 1985) is a Canadian computer engineer, and was one of the youngest Internet entrepreneurs to sell his company to a major American media conglomerate.[1][2][3]

Life[]

Born in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia, Tesovic emigrated to Canada with his father, mother and sister in 1994 during the Bosnian War. He has cited his immigrant background for making him self-motivated and hard working person.[4]

At age 16, Milun created the online music website Metrolyrics which years later was sold to CBS in 2011.[5]

Schooling[]

Milun finished his degree at Simon Fraser University completing his Bachelor of Business Administration in Entrepreneurship.[6]

Honors and awards[]

  • Billboard Top 30 Under 30[7][8]
  • Student Entrepreneur National Champion, proudly presented by CIBC and operated by national charitable organization ACE (Canada)[9]
  • Winner of the 2009 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in Kansas City[10]

References[]

  1. ^ http://audio4cast.com/2011/10/11/cbs-interactive-music-group-buys-one-of-the-biggest-music-sites-on-the-web/
  2. ^ "CBS Interactive Adds MetroLyrics". All Access.
  3. ^ "Radio Technology | Radio Industry news". Radio World.
  4. ^ Vancouver Sun http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/10/11/metrolyrics-acquisition-by-cbs-interactive-a-high-note-for-canadas-new-media/
  5. ^ Vancouver Sun October 2011 http://blogs.vancouversun.com/2011/10/11/metrolyrics-acquisition-by-cbs-interactive-a-high-note-for-canadas-new-media/
  6. ^ "Internet Tycoon Pursues SFU Degree". Archived from the original on 2009-10-05.
  7. ^ "Billboard's "30 Under 30" For 2009". ILLROOTS.
  8. ^ "Vancouver Entrepreneur named to Billboard's Top 30 under 30". BrainStation®.
  9. ^ "SFU's Milun Tesovic named world's top student entrepreneur".
  10. ^ "Milun Tesovic named #1 in world at Global Student Entrepreneur Awards". Archived from the original on 2010-11-27.

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