A New Kind of Entrepreneur Support for Innovation Ecosystems. Enabling ecosystem leaders to derisk the startup process, automatically compile metrics, and create long-term sustainability.

Off Center Ventures is a Chicago-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founders building at the intersection of tech and entertainment. Our team of seasoned entrepreneurs has nearly 50 years of collective experience starting and exiting companies within Music, Media, Fintech, Sports, and Entertainment.Personally Led Investments: KINO, EVA, Rivet, BreakrOur mission is to do for founders what others have done for us: believe. At Off Center Ventures, we are dedicated to identifying and backing exceptional founders with innovative ideas and disruptive technologies that have the potential to revolutionize their respective industries. We believe that the intersection of technology and entertainment presents a tremendous opportunity for growth and transformation, and we are committed to supporting entrepreneurs who share this vision.

Chicago Venture Fellows is a four-month program by Chicago:Blend to help aspiring VCs break into the venture industry. Industry sectors: Creator Economy, Entertainment Tech, Fintech, AI, SaaS.

Skaleup ventures aim to build a connected community of conscious tech, values-driven, entrepreneurial minds who are on a mission to build technologies (ai, blockchain, VR/AR, Space tech, Robotics) that can impact the lives of millions around the world.- Identify and source strong investment opportunities - Support various due diligence activities, including drafting investment memos, performing financial analyses, and generating competitive landscapes.- Grow and maintain internal tools and knowledge database to enable the team’s growth.- Regularly research and draft pieces on venture capital and strategic investing.- Perform in-depth research to support new and existing corporate investment thesis development, including producing written research/analysis, sector presentations, white papers, and investment memos.

Innovare empowers leaders with the essential tools they need to impact the people they serve. Inno™ aggregates siloed data from multiple information systems to manage key project initiatives and measure real-time impact.- Collaborate with C-level executives to align our internal goals with new and existing strategic partner relationships- Create a systematic, process-driven, and replicable approach to strategic partner outreach and relationship management- Build up the organization’s network and brand equity through active engagement with industry influencers in local, national, and international markets- Champion new projects and initiatives, such as the InnoVerse™, to create stronger partnerships and product distribution relationships- Collaborate with the President to lead sales efforts and serve as the primary point person for new customer acquisition and account management

- Leverage data to develop go-to-market strategies within New York and the midwest- Implement and evaluate the results of marketing and sales campaign strategies- Collaborate with the Marketing team to develop materials to improve customer acquisition rates- Collaborate with the President to lead sales efforts and serve as the primary point person for new customer acquisition and account management

Online Literacy instruction in a revolutionary platform. AIM Pathways is an interactive digital teacher training platform designed to deliver research and evidence-based content in the science of reading.

MOON is a creator management group that specializes in market analysis, data-driven go-to-market strategies, and formalizing strategic brand partnerships. - Past Partnerships: HBO, Apple Music, Disney, Asics, RedBull, RCA, Empire, VIBE, Spotify, Complex, Just Water, Heineken, Lyrical Lemonade, Billboard, CAA, C3 Presents, Okayplayer, NPR

MOON is an artist & talent management company. Notable clients - Xavier Omar, Iris Temple

Actor in Chicago PD on NBC

Served as spokesperson at a Hearing by the US Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee to advocate for individuals with language-based learning differences to inform educational policy changes

Organized events bringing grassroots organizations and performing artists together in support of the mission to educate, motivate and activate artists and allies in service of grassroots movements developed and executed marketing campaigns aligned to events

Production Assistant for Susanne Rostock on her new documentary about Harry Belafonte titled: "Following Harry"

Presented at Yale University’s Multicultural Dyslexia Awareness Initiative Conferences in New Haven, Houston, and San Francisco to advocate for the importance of accommodations, assistive technology, and early identification of learning differences in education

Panelist member speaking on the importance of accommodations, assistive technology, and early identification for students with Dyslexia. Panel members also included Author Victor Villaseñor and Shark Tank star, and Entrepreneur Daymond John.

The International Dyslexia Association (IDA) is a non-profit education and advocacy organization devoted to issues surrounding dyslexia.

Participant in the National Institute of Health/NIDDK STEP-UP Program. Conducted cancer research for Dr. Janardan K. Reddy, MD, Professor, and former Chairman, Department of Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. http://www.jbc.org/content/288/39/27898.fullThe overall goal of STEP-UP is to build and sustain a biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social science research pipeline focused on NIDDK’s core mission areas of diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases and nutrition; kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases.