David Bullock (born June 15, 1993), also known by the nickname Alaska, is an American technology entrepreneur, media executive, and

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. In 2017, Bullock founded a

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and tech company, 907 Agency.

Early life

Bullock is the youngest of seven children. He attended

South Anchorage High School South Anchorage High School is a public high school that serves grades 9-12 in Anchorage, Alaska, as well as students from neighboring Turnagain Arm communities of Girdwood and Indian. South Anchorage High School is part of the Anchorage School ...

as an All-Conference basketball player before following his older brother Wesley to attend

Howard University Howard University (Howard) is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and accredited by the Middle States Commissi ...

in Washington, DC.

Career

In 2014, Bullock was recognized at on the list of the "Top 100 Most Influential Black People on Digital/ Social Media" by ''Eelan Media.'' Bullock made his national television debut on the premiere episode of ''Time's Up!'', which aired on

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in 2014. In early 2015, Bullock collaborated with

The World Famous Tony Williams Antony Von Williams, known professionally as the World Famous Tony Williams, is an American singer and songwriter from Oklahoma City. Williams is perhaps best known for his vocals on his first cousin Kanye West's debut album, ''The College Drop ...

to coordinate the "Some of My Best Rappers Are Friends" music showcase at the

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/ref> The following year, he traveled North America working on

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. Since then, he has attended

's "

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" gatherings, with his tweets from the events being used in news articles on multiple occasions. In 2017, he was named to the "HBCU Top 30 Under 30" listing by ''HBCU Buzz''.' In 2018, he was awarded

Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Ma ...

's highest honor, equivalent to the key of the city, due to his work in the music industry. That same year, GQ referred to him as a "prominent black entrepreneur" and he was named to the list of the "100 Most Influential People of African Descent under the age of 40" by a committee in support of the United Nations Decade Of African Descent. In 2018, 907 Agency announced a mobile gaming app, World Famous. Bullock helped produce

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' 2018 CombsFest "Bermuda Dunes bash". He is currently

' manager. In 2020, he was named by

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for 2021 in its marketing and advertising category.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bullock, David 1993 births Living people American marketing people Businesspeople from Alaska 21st-century African-American businesspeople 21st-century American businesspeople American publicists People from Anchorage, Alaska