THE TEAM!
Collision Academy is spearheaded by a group of college graduates and entrepreneurs determined to give back to their communities. Developing your skill-sets early on is certainly the way to go, and we are here to help! Whether you are a self-motivated high school student to go above and beyond or an insightful entrepreneur ready to develop new skills - we are here to help you!
Elias Benjelloun
Collision Catalyst
I'm here to make collisions happen. Throughout college, I've realized this is key to developing a stong network and a team you can rely on, learn from, and catalyze. Colliding individuals bring ideas to life and sustain businesses. Add a variety of skills to the mix and you're at the cusp of creating an incredible team.
Elias Benjelloun graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He formerly represented the 23,000 undergraduates at UNLV as the President of the student body and his focus on student success remains his inspiration to providing resources for success in the workforce and the startup community.
Brent Buffone
Course Contributor
Brent Buffone is an Alumni of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He graduated Class of 2014 with a Bachelor's degree of Interdisciplinary Studies. His areas of study were Psychology, Communication, and Marriage Family Therapy. His Capstone Project analyzed why Mental Health Practitioners should value and utilize Music Therapy.
He is the founder of Conscious Development- an organization which hosts yoga classes, life transformational seminars, open mics, and hiking trips, and he is the founder of Manja- a startup organization that makes a boutique, organic, confectionery product. Brent is Nicaraguan, Italian and Greek and studied abroad in Costa Rica for four months during Spring of 2013. Brent was a co-organizer at Startup Weekend during Global Entrepreneurship Week in 2013 & 2014. Brent is bilingual, speaking Spanish and English. Brent's current day time job is an assistant sales manager in the Insurance industry and by evening he is as a Behavior Therapist.
He is a visionary, and entrepreneur and his dream is to become an owner of multiple successful business operations, become a professional speaker, author, and of course be financially free. He also desires to own land in Central America, leave a legacy for his family, and help impact the world through advocacy. Some of his short term goals are to preserve and protect our world's rain-forests.
Joseph Dagher
Course Contributor
Licensed in 2013 on his 18th birthday, Joseph E. Dagher has been apart of 60+ real estate investment transactions alongside several partnering real estate firms, totaling over $6.5 million. In 2014, he was a recipient of the GLVAR Las Vegas Top 40 Under 40 real estate award. Currently, Dagher is a full time student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he is planning to pursue a law degree upon the completion of his undergraduate studies in 2015.
With an eye for detail and a devotion to success, Dagher’s ability to draw upon his own experience as a businessman has prompted him to attain several leadership positions throughout the Las Vegas community. Dagher is the Public Relations Director for the UNLV CSUN Student Government. Moreover, he was the treasurer and former Vice-President of Phi Alpha Delta, UNLV Law Fraternity as well as a legal intern at the Nevada Attorney General’s office and currently, a legal intern at Avramski Law, P.C.
He volunteers with various organizations including the Cleveland Clinic and the State Bar of Nevada. On his spare time, Dagher enjoys traveling, playing music, golfing, and spending time with his family.
Barry Stanton
Course Contributor
We're excited to have Barry Stanton on board. Barry is a well accomplished musician in Southern Nevada - having won several awards and ranking at the top of his schools as a vocalist.