Elias Carofilis was born in San Antonio, Texas and comes from a military family. He developed a passion for music from a young age and in middle school was introduced to rap music. In high school, he started a lemonade catering business that he still runs. He attended Full Sail University to study music business and video production. Elias enjoys various music genres now and aims to pursue a career in tour management, live venue ownership, business management, and entrepreneurship.

1. MADE FOR THE
INDUSTRY
VISUAL RESUME
-ELIAS CAROFILIS

2. BORN IN SAN ANTONIO,
TEXAS!
(NO WE DON’T RIDE
HORSES TO SCHOOL)
I COME
FROM A
MILITARY
FAMILY
AS A
CHILD
I LOVED MUSIC
& STAR
WARS

3. AROUND MY
8TH BIRTHDAY, I
STARTED FALLING IN
LOVE WITH
MUSIC!
I USED TO LOVE
Text
JAMMING OUT TO
SMASH MOUTH IN
THE CAR!
COUNTRY IS
REALLY BIG IN
TEXAS, BUT I NEVER
COULD GET “INTO
IT”

4. IN MIDDLE
SCHOOL I WAS
INTRODUCED TO RAP
MUSIC
THAT CHANGED
EVERYTHING
JAY-Z SOON
BECAME MY
FAVORITE ARTIST
JAY HAD A LOT OF INFLUENCE
IN MY BUSINESS
ASPIRATIONS

5. SENIOR YEAR OF
HIGH SCHOOL I
STARTED A BEVERAGE
CATERING BUSINESS.
YES, I’M IN THE FRESH
SQUEEZE LEMONADE
BUSINESS.
THE LEMONADE
CO. HAS BEEN A REAL
LIFE EDUCATIONAL
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE.
TO THIS DAY I STILL FULLY RUN &
“I WANTED TO START OPERATE THIS BEVERAGE
A BUSINESS IN HIGH BUSINESS.
SCHOOL UNLIKE
ANYTHING ELSE”

6. SOON AFTER HIGH
SCHOOL, MY PASSIONS
FOR THE MUSIC BUSINESS
BEGAN BOILING UP!
WITH MY PASSION
FOR BUSINESS AND I ENROLLED IN
MUSIC, IT ONLY MADE full sail
SENSE TO ATTEND JUNE 2012
FULL SAIL

7. video
production
simultaneously, I was the
CRAFTED A WAY answer
TO MARKET MY
LEMONADE
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I SOON REALIZED I HAD AN ENTIRE
NEW BUSINESS AT MY FINGER TIPS!
ELIAS & CO VIDEO PRODUCTIONS

8. BUSINESS LAW
IS A COURSE THAT
OPENED THE DOOR
AND SHOWED ME THE
IMPORTANCE OF
HAVING EVERYTHING
INTACK LEGALLY with
a business
I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD
ENJOY BUSINESS LAW, FULL SAIL
MAKES EDUCATION CHALLENGING
AND FUN!

9. MUSIC
MARKETING HAS
BEEN ONE OF
FAVORITE AND
GROWTH
MY FAVORITE PROJECT
FULL SAIL
WAS THE BUSINESS MODEL
HAS TAUGHT
PLAN FOR OUR
ME THE POWER
ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS.
OF BRANDING
MINE WAS A LIVE MUSIC
ARTISTS VIA
VENUE

10. ACCOUNTING WAS MY
LEAST FAVORITE, BUT
THE MOST REWARDING
THE FINAL
ACCOUNTING
PROJECT CONSISTED OF
CREATING A MOCK
ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS
ACCOUNTING IS THE AND CREATING ALL THE
FOUNDATION OF ALL BOOKS
BUSINESS it was EXTREMELY
TOUGH BUT

11. I CURRENTLY DURING FULL SAIL
LISTEN TO RAP, I WAS REQUIRED
POP, AND TO LISTEN A LARGE
CHRISTIAN MUSIC. VARITY OF MUSIC
JAZZ
FOLK
INDIE
I NOW ENJOY
MANY GENRES
OF MUSIC

12. IT NEVER
WELL I WAS
WOULD OF
WRONG! I’VE
THOUGHT I COULD
MADE PLENTY OF
MAKE FRIENDS
CONTACT, AND
THROUGH
EVEN CAME
ONLINE
CLOSE TO
NEW
RELATIONSHIPS ARE
EVERYWHERE!

13. FULL SAIL HAS
INCREASED MY
LEADERSHIP SKILLS!
THROUGH
I’VE BEEN A LEADERSHIP AND
GROUP LEADER IN COMMUNICATIONS
PROJECTS AND CLASSES, I’VE
HAVE MANAGED LEARNED TO
PHONE SHARPEN MY

14. FUTURE
ENDEAVORS
CONSIST OF
-TOUR MANAGEMENT
.LIVE VENUE
OWNERSHIP &
MANAGEMENT
I LOVE THE RUSH &
CHALLENGE THAT COMES
FROM MANAGING ARTISTS
ON TOUR
#TOURLIFE

15. .BUSINESS elicaro @
MANAGER. 210-555-5555 THANK
me.com
.entrepreneur. YOU
.Video producer.
.ELIAS CAROFILIS.