Jana Matthews Email & Phone Number

Australia

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Growth Expert, Australian Centre for Business Growth where I teach Clinics, Modules, Execute & Grow, deliver webinars, and write articles. Growth consultant to two high growth companies in Australia. Teach a program I designed for Morgo - the Morgo CEO Leadership Program - for high growth CEOs in New Zealand who are growing and going global.

Adelaide, Australia

The Australian Centre for Business Growth offers programs that enable CEOs/MDs and executives of small and medium companies (5 - 200 employees) to identify and address issues that are inhibiting growth: Growth Clinics (one-day, for CEOs/MDs only), Growth Modules (three, three day modules for the CEO/MD plus two executives) Growth Ramp (six, on-line 6 hr sessions for the CEO) and Execute & Grow (two 2-day sessions for alumni CEOs and Executive Teams). These programs are offered in different locations in Australia. Each program is very practical and provides participants with knowledge, skills, and Action Plans. At the end of each program, participants understand what they need to do, how it’s related to growth, and when the changes will be required. The Centre's research agenda is focused on tracking changes in companies participating in the programs, identifying issues impeding the growth of Australian companies, and recommending changes needed to accelerate growth.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

In addition to planning and managing our company growth, I worked with a select group of CEOs of growth companies, gave speeches, organized and delivered Leader Forums, did research on growth companies, wrote books and articles, was SAP Thought Leader on company growth, occasionally taught programs in China, India, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia, as well as the US.

Australia

StartupAUS was a not-for-profit organisation whose mission was to transform Australia through technology entrepreneurship

Boulder, Co

Worked with the Managing Partners of this wealth management company to develop and execute on a strategy for company growth

Adelaide, Au

ANZ Innovyz START was an accelerator patterned after TechStars and located in Adelaide, AU.

Golden, Colorado

I have been Growth Consultant to this company and many other growth companies. I work with the CEOs and Executive Teams. to create the culture and select/develop people who will enable the company to grow, develop strategic and operational plans, select and create Advisory Boards, hire key management (COO, CEO, CIO), and coach CEOs to become better leaders of growth.

Durango, Colorado

Boulder, Colorado

Duties are similar to those listed above. Name change was recommended by clients who had no problems remembering "Jana Matthews' company" but found "Boulder Quantum Ventures" a confusing name for a consulting company.

Auckland, New Zealand

Designed and taught "Leading and Managing Growth". Worked with IceHouse companies: helped design/teach 3-2-1 Go Global; taught in the Owner-Manager Program)

Advised on development of "3-2-1 Go Global" program for CEOs, then taught in the program.

Kansas City, Missouri Area

I was one of four senior members of the founding team of the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership at the Kauffman Foundation. One of my responsibilities was the design of the Kauffman Fellows Program and selection of the Charter Class. While Director of programs for high growth entrepreneurs, I led the team that developed Kauffman Gatherings and multi-media, web-based learning programs. I was also an advisor to the Board of Directors of the Young Entrepreneurs' Organization.

Boulder, Co

In addition to my responsibilities as CEO, I also directed many projects where we assessed a city's or regional's capacity for technology-based economic development. We were cited in a cover story in Business Week as one of three consulting companies in the US that knew how to "turn cold spots hot".

Doctorate, Management And Planning

Graduated from Earlham College with major in literary criticism; studied at the University of London (Berkbeck College), did graduate work.

Ba, English Literary Criticism

Graduate School, English And Religion