Aaron Frazin

As the founder and CEO of Charlie Contacts Corp, a mobile app that gives savvy professionals the 411 on the person they are about to meet with, Aaron Frazin has a lot to be proud of. Not many 23-year-old entrepreneurs can boast about a spot on the “World’s Most Promising New Companies” list by CNBC, or, for that matter, being named one of Forbes’ “10 Companies at South by Southwest to Look for in 2013.” With such an impressive resume, it comes as no surprise that the Huffington Post recently tapped Aaron to write for their Technology section.

But Aaron hasn’t let the success get to his head. Moved by his experiences volunteering with his family at the InspirationCafe, attending high school in Israel, and serving as a counselor at OSRUI, Aaron is deeply committed to giving back to the community both at home and abroad. He spent a summer in Africa building an orphanage for AIDS orphans, and is a supporter of Camp Dreamcatcher, a year-round program for children whose lives have been touched by HIV/AIDS. In college, he was the Social Action Chair for the Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity at Indiana University, and he continues to mentor students at the university’s Kelley School of Business.

According to his dad, Mike, “Aaron continues to help others who are less fortunate than him, and his hope is that his company can be very successful so that he can give back in greater ways then he has done in the past. Aaron’s love for humanity and his feeling that anyone can be successful makes him a future leader of our Jewish community.”

Name:
Aaron Frazin

Age:
23

Pays the bills:
Founder, CEO of Charlie

On the side:
Writer for the Huffington Post's Technology section

Relationship status:
Taken by a wonderful woman that I met in Kenya 4 years ago!

Describe yourself in 10 words or less:
I want to spread adventure, laughter and happiness to everyone.

Celebrity doppelganger:
Ben Stiller, but I wish it was Zach Braff.

How do you Jew in Chicago?
Volunteering at Inspiration Cafe with the family, attending Jewish events at my workplace (1871), and I am always hanging out with my friends from Jew Camp and my semester in Israel.

Passions:
Writing, quantified self, improv, marathon training, technology, and design.

How do you give back?
The main way I give back right now is using my technology expertise – I give back by mentoring young entrepreneurs getting started in the tech space.

Fill in the blank: If time and money were limitless, I would:
B e in Africa developing a young entrepreneurship program.

Me in 10 years:
I will be in Africa or running Charlie, my company. I will also be starting a family.