Eddie Mullon

Eddie Mullon is a British entrepreneur and business man.

Early life and career

Mullon was born in Malawi and grew up in Britain. Mullon started his career as a computer technician and software developer and was a consultant for KCD based in New York.[1][2]

In 2000, he moved to the United States, and founded LaptopMD, a New York-based IT company servicing the Tri-State area.[3]

In 2006, he founded Fashion GPS, a software company providing B2B software products for the global fashion industry.[4] Mullon installed electronic kiosks for New York Fashion Week to replace lengthy check in lines where attendees quickly receive a seating assignment by scanning a barcode on printed invitation or their phone.[5][6][7]

Fashion GPS app help designers manage their shows, send invitations, real time RSVPs tracking and making sure everyone is in their proper place thorough interactive seating charts, cancelled on unoccupied seats are allocated to others right away through the app.[8][9]

In 2016 he co-founded Launchmetrics by merging Fashion GPS, with Augure a French based B2B software company.[10]

References
  1. "The tech that keeps fashion week ticking". Fortune. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. "The man helping fashionistas find their way". Fortune. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. Collie, Chris (8 February 2016). "Eddie Mullon and Fashion GPS: The Power Behind Fashion Week". Fashion Week Online. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. "Stories: Eddie Mullon, founder & CEO, Fashion GPS Radar, USA". sportswear-international.com. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. "The Innovators: Founder and CEO of Fashion GPS Eddie Mullon". NBC New York. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  6. "Live Session with Eddie Mullon of Fashion GPS". The Hype Magazine. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  7. Mau, Dhani. "Parsons, KCD, and Style.com Talk Fashion and Technology: What's the Point of Live Fashion Shows?". Fashionista. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  8. "Fashion GPS Breaks into The Notoriously Tech-Averse Fashion Industry Just in Time For Fashion Week". TechCrunch. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  9. Hopkins, Tracy (14 September 2010). "A High-Tech Velvet Rope for High Fashion". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  10. "Edde Mullon". Arab Fashion Council. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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