Darius Allen
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Darius R. Allen March 30, 1981 Detroit, Michigan |
| Nationality | American |
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| Known for | President and CEO of Starcast Group LLC, author of "From Athletics to Business" |
Darius R. Allen (born March 30, 1981 in Detroit, Michigan) is a former football player and entrepreneur. He is the CEO and founder of Starcast Group LLC. and CRBT Inc. In 2015, Siam CRBT (a subsidiary of CRBT) has pioneered a dual-screen smartphone for the American market, known as the Siam 7X. He is also known for his book From Athletics to Business.
Allen was born on March 30, 1981, in Detroit, Michigan, to two General Motors plant workers. He was the third of six siblings. He became interested in football when he was seven years old and also participated in basketball and track at this time. He and his family then relocated to the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex in 1993. It was during this time that his passion for sports grew, and he began to make connections with various athletes and coaches.
In 1999, Allen began his education at Auburn University where he also played in his school's football team. In 2001, he played as a running back with the number 32. His collegiate teammates included Heath Evans and Ronnie Brown
In 2003, Allen graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration and a general diploma in management information systems. After completing his education, he attempted to find a job in technology sales, but was told that he did not have enough experience. He then worked at two high-pressure sales jobs, first in auto sales and then in real estate.
In 2004, Allen founded Starcast Group, which was a business that locates debtors for possession and collection. This group later expanded and now contains twelve different entities. These include an asset location firm, debt collection practice (Signature Recovery), accounting & bookkeeping franchise (Tax Breaks), and an accounting software company (Tax Breaks Professional Software).
The recurring revenue stream that was provided by Starcast Group enabled Allen to make more risky investments in the smartphone industry. In 2004, he founded CRBT (Caller Ring Back Tone), whose original business was to substitute caller ringtones with advertising solutions. However, this company soon became more well known when it began manufacturing the Siam 7x Dual-Screen Smartphone, whose initial release was on November 27, 2015. This phone was the first phone on the market which had a screen on both the front and the back.
While this phone was designed by CRBT Inc in Dallas, it is produced by a contract manufacturer in Shenzhen, China. Darius Allen made this decision so that the Siam 7X would not have the same issues with manufacturing its main competitor, the Yotaphone has experienced. In 2016, Darius Allen has declared that his production target of the Sim 7X would be 50-100,000 per year.
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