Colin Rocker

Founder @ For The Firsts

About

I'm Colin, an online career educator & founder based in New York City. I share tools and strategies for career growth, especially for the unique workplace challenges faced by first-gen professionals. Oh, you wanted more? Well here you go: Content Creator & Career Educator > founder of career and lifestyle media production company @careercolin with 420K+ followers > previously partnered with Apple, Ally Bank, Glassdoor, Adobe, and more > featured in: Forbes 30 Under 30, NYT, Business Insider, CBS, Yahoo, Buzzfeed, and more Community Builder & Founder > founder of an in-person monthly meetup club for young professionals in NYC (For The Firsts) > NYC’s fastest-growing networking meetup series for ambitious young professionals > selected to be one of Luma’s featured events for New York City in 2025 Public Speaker > previous engagements: United Nations, Goldman Sachs, NYU Stern, Project Management Institute > experienced mentor and former executive coach (negotiated over $4.7M in total compensation) > top 1% of LinkedIn creators worldwide, 4M+ monthly views (Favikon)

Country

United States

City

New York

Industry

Computer Software

Skill

Content Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Personal Branding, Retail Marketing, Project Management, Account Management, Advertising, Marketing, Business Development, Product Management, Strategic Thinking, Product Road Mapping, Presentations, Management Consulting, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Communication, Coaching, Interpersonal Skills, Business Strategy, Jira

Experience

Founder

@careercolin

2021-1 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

New York City Metropolitan Area

@careercolin is a global media platform that shares educational career and financial content to equip and inspire professionals, students, and founders to gain success in their careers so they can uplift their families and communities.

Executive Coach

Free Agency

2022-11 - 2023-9 · 11 mos

New York City Metropolitan Area

Represent, manage, and coach executive-level product, marketing, operations, design, and engineering talent at companies like Google, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon.

Senior Consultant, Strategy

Konrad

2020-8 - 2022-9 · 2 yrs 2 mos

New York City Metropolitan Area

Led cross-functional teams of consultants, designers, and developers on complex programs and projects from inception to delivery. Managed the entire project lifecycle including discovery, UX design, technical build and testing, and release.

Consultant, Operations Transformation

Deloitte

2018-7 - 2020-8 · 2 yrs 2 mos

New York City Metropolitan Area

Supported strategic business transformation for clients across a broad base of industries through project management, program governance, and functional requirements writing.