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• Designed/implemented a cross-functional revenue optimization international program called Member Growth for the company in the form of a process enabling 100 full-time employees to provide business-accretive solutions and programming to their clients resulting in 8 points in NPS increase, $200K TCV in extended leases and $100K TCV new leases in two quarters• Created/implemented executive/SVP informed strategy to scale ADKAR change management efforts that led to the expansion of such management program to LATAM• Distributed a SoftBank learning series for WeWork client/members with content from SB’s startup portfolio via the Member Growth program distributed to 50 WeWork buildings• Conducted ethnographic, qualitative, and quantitative research and created the strategy to optimize employee salary & time costs when enhancing office space for Fortune 1 clients resulting in optimized product pricing• Recruited 120+ startups & SMBs over 3-Qs resulting in 2 tech startups receiving VC funding totaling $5M while 20 SMBs increased revenue by 5X & gained WeWork as a distribution channel • Designed program & recruited startups to join SoftBank’s startup accelerator• Maintained 95% occupancy (95 paid memberships) MoM in 24 months for a TCV of $10M • Built/maintained an international network of 200+ mentors, SDOs, angels, VCs, experts, service providers, startups, & SMBs to scale the growth opportunities for the startups & SMBs• Managed the finances for the program unit and reduced costs by 30% by re-distributing & increasing budget via enterprise business development funding• Created a national internship program for students seeking to gain startup experience while aligning their talents with the needs of the startups & WeWork Labs• Managed client-paid program (Fortune 100) in the Midwest for WeWork with the goal to increase the region’s startup activity resulting in 70 startups joining the program resulting in company 1 Head Quarter relocation & 1 $1M investment

We are Nebraska’s first 100% focused program for agriculture and rural tech, non-tech, and tech-enabled businesses/startups. We consider startups to be tech or tech-enabled (tech-enabled means a business uses technology to increase distribution, productivity, exposure, and profits).

A startup accelerator in Lincoln, NE.

Work one-on-one with the accelerator startup teams to help them get traction and scale.

We are a team of multidisciplinary thinkers and makers who strategize, innovate, and design your products and businesses. From Seattle, Bay Area to Seoul, our transatlantic team brings invaluable cultural insight to all the field observations we conduct. This ensure that any insights we help you discover, will be anthropologically well rounded and culturally empathetic towards your global customer base.Milestones:• Designed 12+ digital and physical products, services, and consumer experiences to generate new revenue channels that led to the creation of new income-potential yearly for businesses and startups in various industries such as tech, fashion, entertainment, and food industries• Rapid prototyped product concepts using different prototyping tools such as laser cutters, 3D printers and mockup software to help founders and business owners gather data and make data-backed business decisions for their products• Led 30+ business design workshops at various organizations such as economic development corporations and Extension offices to assess their business goals, resulting in better target market identification and new business model generation

We make elephants run!BeyondCurious helps organizations accelerate their digital transformation. We provide strategies, digital solutions and top talent to make your organization agile and innovative. BeyondCurious is a catalyst that unlocks the limitless potential of people and organizations, giving you clarity and results that create immediate impact.

3 Day Startup is an international 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that builds entrepreneurial capabilities in students and employees at universities, corporations, organizations, and governments in 6 different continents through accelerated, experiential programming.Metrics: 342 Programs • 150 Institutions Across 6 Continents • 119 Companies Launched • $88.7 Million Raised by Alumni• Perform business development; initiated, promoted, and won approval to bring 3DS program packages to 20+ universities and government offices domestically and internationally with 100% customer retention for 4+ years • Fundraised for 3DS Global Roundup International Conference in partnership with Foster Global Immigration Law Firm to support international 3DS alumni founders in and outside the United States• Led Latin American expansion; originated, managed, and facilitated 4 Spanish 3DS programs with Rosario University in Bogota, Colombia, yielding 4+ startup launches; the initial pilot program directed to a 4 year agreement with the university in order to build entrepreneurship ecosystems in Colombia; And established 3DS program at San Carlos University in Antigua, Guatemala• Initiated 3 Day Startup Springboard, innovation program for enterprises and government offices, resulting in the launch of executive innovation programs at BASF, Daimler AG, Rackspace and RetailMeNot within the launching year • Created and executed a new elevator pitch coaching program for the U.S. Government Department of Energy Sunshot Catalyst competition where 5 teams won $30K in funding and advancing to the $100K stage round• Facilitated 35+ 72-hour entrepreneurship workshops to 1,300+ students at Ivy League schools and international universities including Cornell University, The University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, and University of California, Los Angeles; where 10+ startup companies have launched

South Union Community Development Corporation is a 501(c)(3) organization established to help develop the South Union community and surrounding areas of the Houston area. Our vision is “Sowing Seeds of Success” and providing a “Ray of Hope” into the community with the awareness that “Achieving Goals is Obtainable with Knowledge and Technology.”

While in college my desire to create my own company led me to introspectively look at what I enjoyed doing, skills I had acquired and the direction I wanted to go to realize my entrepreneurial goals. I put my engineering, front-end developer + business and creative skills and launched my own company. The result, Oomph! Brand - A digital product consulting company specialized in platforms and websites in the in the oil and gas, energy, GIS mapping, music, travel, business consulting, and social enterprise industries. The team consisted of creatives, entrepreneurs, techies, life-lovers, and photographers. Company's specialties: problem solving, empathy, content management systems, usability testing, search engine optimization, search engine marketing, web-design, UI/UX and photography.Roles: • Consultant• Project manager• Ideation facilitator• Front-end development• Business development• ManagementSkills developed: Project Management– Created statements of work, estimated project costs, develop accurate schedules, managed budgets, and partnered with internal team and clients.Effective Communication – Developed effective written and oral communication skills to clearly communicate with team and clients.Relationship Development – Built trust and synergy between internal team and clients.Problem Solving –Created and evolved processes that made our team more efficient and effective. Business Development –Worked closely to create partnerships between companies offering complementary services that would land new work and foster growth.

The Chicago Lean Startup Challenge, now in it’s second year, started in 2011 as an idea by Bernhard Kappe and Todd Wyder, Chicago entrepreneurs and organizers of the Chicago Lean Startup Circle. Think of it as the opposite of a business plan competition. Instead of creating huge documents and pro formas, contestants will create minimum viable products, validated learning and pivots. The Chicago Lean Startup Challenge is based on the lean startup by Eric Ries, customer development by Steve Blank and the business model canvas by Alexander Osterwalder. The lean in lean startup comes from lean manufacturing and doesn’t mean cheap.After 10 weeks, our judges will select 4 Finalists to receive extra mentoring, design and development help to accelerate their progress over a 4 week period, and will receive pitch coaching from Troy Henikoff, CEO of Excelerate Labs.At the end of 4 weeks, each team will have to opportunity to showcase what they learned from the Challenge in front of 500 investors, mentors, press and members of the tech community and compete for at least $75,000 in cash and prizes.The Chicago Lean Startup Challenge is organized by Lean Innovation Chicago, LLC, with the great partners of Pathfinder Software and the Chicago Lean Startup Circle.

3 Day Startup is an entrepreneurship education program designed for university students with an emphasis on learning by doing.

Leader and representative for CEO at University of Houston and the national CEO chapter. Problem: historically the CEO club hosted talks about entrepreneurship and tours of corporate companies. Solution: a hands-on program• Developed a new hands-on curriculum using Lean Startup methodology for student members to actually learn how to launch companies• Launched weekly hands-on workshops for student members to learn how to use startup tools• Developed a round table mentorship program where student members worked one-on-one with mentors to get feedback about their business ideas and projects • Partnered with the Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship at Bauer School of Business to work closely with their program managers and learn their methodology to support our new curriculum and workshops.

Developed plan to predict Plugin Electric Hybrid Vehicle load impact on the electrical grid infrastructure Developed forecasting reports for the expansion of Houston's electrical grid