Introduction
Ed Bolian, a car fan is the founder of the Vinwiki Crowdsourcing application. It has a large database where users reduce unique stories about their cars, it functions like social media. But obviously it was meant for cars. Vinwiki is a business worth around 2 million dollars. Read on to find out interesting trips from this entrepreneur!
About Ed Bolian
Ed Bolian is the founder of the Vinwiki platform that allows users to know the complete history of the car and allow them to track the existence of their old cars. This is an application where car fans add significant details and share stories about their cars. All data can be traced through the Vin Automobile number. Ed also wrote about driving and other things related to the world of cars.
He hosted the series, ‘Car Stories’ on the YouTube channel. With 900+ videos, it has 1.33 million customers. Ed shared interesting car stories that collaborate with popular people. With Vinwiki he has redefined the world of car spots.
Early Life and Family
He was born on October 13, 1985, in the United States. In 2004, he graduated from high school from North Gwinnett High School. He studied BS public policy at the Georgia Institute of Technology. It was during his college, when he developed interest in exotic cars. Since 2011, he has worked as a mentor and speaker at Alpharetta.
In 2013, ED and his team set a world record at the Cannonball Run Challenge event. They completed this promotion race in about 29 hours at an average speed of 98 mph. Currently Ed dwells in Alpharetta, Georgia. He married Megan Bolian and had a son named Graham.
Career and Major Milestones
- From 2001-2006, Ed owned Great White Reptiles, a company involved in breeding of albino iguanas.
- He had been running his company, Supercar Rentals, Inc. since 2006 before he sold his car inventory in 2010.
- In 2009, he became a Lamborghini & McLaren Sales Director at Motorcars of Georgia where he spent six years.
- Working at Motorcars of Georgia he increased the sales to a wonderful degree.
- In 2016 Ed founded VINwiki. The app made a huge mark in the automobile world. It has over 300k users globally with new additions each day.
- Ed Bolian started a Youtube channel on May 30, 2016, to promote his VINwiki app.
- In 2017, he published his book, “For The Record: 28:05 – A Journey to Self-discovery and the Cannonball Run Record.”
A Few Things You Didn’t Know About Ed Bolian
- He keeps a boa constrictor (snake) which he named Sunny the LamBoa.
- He mentors young people in Alpharetta and has an active social life.
- He cooks a lot with his wife and friends.
- During his time at college, he even won a prize in stand-up comedy.
- Ed is a religious person and takes an interest in Alpharetta Baptist Church’s volunteer programs. He also contributes to charity programs.
Net Worth
Ed has a net worth of around 5 million dollars. Vinwiki is currently worth around 2 million dollars. With his growing company, podcasts and books he has made extraordinary luck.