About Dean - Outrageously Remarkable

“I believe pioneers, creatives, and leaders, who challenge the status quo of business, connect us to the future. My mission is to meet these change-makers and learn how they stand out & build amazing things. Whether you are an intrapreneur at a big enterprise, own a small business, or are developing your personal brand, my goal is to help you become a little more remarkable.”

Dean Caravelis is the award winning CEO of Blezoo;

Dean Caravelis is the award winning CEO of Blezoo; a promotional marketing agency he founded in 2008 during the depths of the great recession. Through grit & creativity, he survived a bumpy ride and has grown sales an average of 40% every year. Its customers include Fortune 500 companies, major professional sports teams & national brands…

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I dislike formal bios, and this is my personal site, so let’s do it my way, shall we? Let’s dive in backwards, chronologically.

Present day

My name is Dean, I spend every day of my life focused on inspiring change.

Hopefully, changing people and businesses for the better.

During the day, I lead an innovative promotional marketing agency called Blezoo (which sends brochures that turn into robots, launches remarkable campaigns people can’t stop talking about and helps amazing brands launch promotions). I love to challenge the status quo and help businesses stand out which is why I created my blog ‘Outrageously Remarkable’; so I can help individuals stand out, too. The blog’s platform is H2H (human-to-human) and it helps me connect with people outside of my daily B2B (business-to-business) realm. Unique people, like you!

Truth is, every big breakthrough that I’ve ever made in my life has been a byproduct of unleashing my Right Brain (creativity, imagination, intuition). I wish I realized this when I first started my business, but I was so focused on “looking the part” that I ended up falling into the status quo. It took me a couple of years to snap out of it and create a vision for the future: a solution-based business that has a unique approach and loves to go against the grain.

Travel

Before starting Blezoo

I took a year off from work and traveled quite a bit; mostly in Europe. I guess I was resting for the big endeavor of entrepreneurship ahead. Boy, I was right on that one. This also gave my head space to think about the next big step I was going to take in my life.

Early Career

The crux of my early career experience was involved with a couple of start-ups and a fashion company called Silver Moon Creations.

This is where I learned the ropes and without it there is no way I would have been a part of the 5% of entrepreneurs who survive 9+ years in business. My philosophy early on was to just say “YES”. Anything that needed to be done I raised my hand and said yes. I soaked up all of the experiences; from running trade shows in 3 continents, to large scale direct mail campaigns, e-marketing in the early 2000s and establishing licensing deals with national brands.

Education

To prepare for my career, I received a Bachelors in Marketing & MBA from University of Central Florida,

and my A.A. at Valencia College. I speak a lot about networking, and I must say that taking a long time to graduate served me well because I got to meet a lot of people! I do business today with dozens of people I met during my education. You should always be networking, all the time, regardless of your job title. As a matter of fact, when I started my business I went to my favorite teacher, Dr. Ganesh. My life would have been totally different if I didn’t have him as a teacher because he is the person that got me totally on fire about marketing. When you can see the passion in someone else’s eyes it can be infectious.

Pre-college

In my pre-collegiate life I was the typical slacker gifted kid

who went to a math magnet middle school and continued into high school living a life of apathy towards education. I was a person that was on the trajectory of being a chronic underachiever. The only things I put effort into was sports & having fun. There were times that my parents had lost hope for me, which is why I give young people grace today.

It’s rarely ever too late to change, to reinvent yourself and to find purpose in life. We all have outrageously remarkable qualities about us, I want to give you the spark & drive to find it. Thank you for being here and reading my bio.