Brian Hayden Email & Phone Number

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Markets for solar, energy storage, and heat pumps are growing to meet our climate needs. I help the companies doing the work to upskill their team so they can meet the growing demand. I love our customers and all of the work we do at HeatSpring.

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Redesigning the End is a division of HeatSpring. The $2.4T industries related to aging and dying are badly designed, so we help educate the professionals to do better. We offer certification & training for the next generation of death care, housing, healthcare, and financial leaders.

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

I stepped out of day-to-day operations at HeatSpring to start another company - ShapeLog, a venture-backed hardware technology business. For four years my only role at HeatSpring was to be an advisor and supportive owner. It was so fun to see the business continue to thrive in new and different ways without me.

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

HeatSpring’s education platform offers experts the ability to build online courses. We focus on working with experts within solar, green building and other renewable energy technologies. Any qualified expert can build a course and reach anyone in the world.Students walk away with tangible skills and knowledge that they can apply to their work and use to advance their career. Outstanding student satisfaction is reflected in our average course rating of 8.8 out of 10 for all active courses on the platform.

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

I teach “Finding Your Venture” (ENTR410), a two-credit elective offered through the University of Michigan Center for Entrepreneurship. The course is developed and taught by Brian Hayden and Mike McFall. Previous instructors include Thomas Zurbuchen and Paul Brown.The community of presenters, instructors, students, faculty, and advisors extends beyond the classroom in Ann Arbor and into projects, companies, and relationships around the world.

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

The University of Michigan has smart, driven student entrepreneurs. As Entrepreneur-in-Residence, my job was to provide some of the mindset, direction, and connections they might need to act on their ideas. I worked with more than 200 student teams at a variety of stages. It was energizing. I'm walking away from that experience with optimism because our future is in good hands.

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Viewpoint software is an online case study engine developed by Dr. Elisabeth Gerber in partnership with The University of Michigan Center for Academic Innovation. Together we are exploring commercialization opportunities through the NSF I-Corps program.

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

Board member, advisor, project manager, marketer, salesperson - actively involved in the growth of the award-winning fitness technology company that I helped create.

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

My responsibilities as Chief Revenue Officer included:- Sales & Marketing: We sell a b-to-b hardware and software product as a service.- Partnerships & Integrations: Our enterprise value (and positive impact in the world) is directly tied to the quality and quantity of integrations built on top our strength training data.- Product Management: As the number of users interacting with our products grow it forces a lot of hard decisions about what our products should (and should not) do.- Customer Support & Happiness- Thought Leadership: writing and publishing for internal and external audiences- Board of Directors & Investor Relationships- Raising Capital

Ann Arbor, Mi, Us

My responsibilities as CEO included:- Raising Capital: A combination of awards, grants, and convertible debt from angel and strategic investors)- Building a Team: Six full time employees- Launching a Product: Spent hundreds of hours with customers, sold and managed pilots, made crucial decisions about product features and pricing- Establishing a structure and vision for ShapeLog to become a great company, not just a great product

Hart, Mi, Us

My first P&L responsibility! I was business manager for the ~$3M retail and commercial coconut division. More than a hundred customers, including Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Safeway. This experience gave me the confidence to start my own company and I met so many great people at the same time.

Reston, Va, Us

This is where I learned how to be a professional. Though technology consulting wasn't a great fit for my personality, the training and mindset were an incredible foundation from which to launch my professional career. My project experience included information architecture and systems testing for clients in the energy sector.

Bloomfield Twp., Mi, Us

I loved being a caddie. Great exercise, time outdoors, and I would go home with a wad of cash in my pocket. This is where I learned how to deliver great customer service.

London, Gb

At 21 years-old getting a job at a big-name accounting firm was the culmination of my entire academic career. My summer internship included client-facing project experience and extensive training. The people were so generous and encouraging. The work was so boring I couldn't believe it was happening.

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Information Systems

Mba, Entrepreneurship & Finance