Students are learning a wide range of concepts and skills to successfully navigate innovation-focused careers in small, medium, and large businesses and institutions. This includes how to become well-balanced innovators through analysis of intellectual property, market and industry, product-market fit, equity and stock options, program and project management, communication, securing investment and government funding, and more. COURSE TOPICS include: 1. Invention and innovation 2. Value creation and value capture 3. Product market fit 4. Ecosystem map and value chain 5. Intellectual property 6. Innovative business models and Business Model Canvas 7. Budgeting and program management 8. Leadership, management, and communication 9. Equity, financing, funding.

Hands on investing and building high potential technology based companies with specific focus on Pitch Contest to Series A.

The leading subscription based problem solving community for the Automotive Repair industry. Now includes a patent pending Generative AI assistant called AiDN for helping solve the toughest problems faster.

The Innovatrium Innovation Institute is an organizational development, consulting and training firm specializing in creating value through innovation and growth. It was founded by leading business school professors at the top rated University of Michigan Ross School of Business, consultants, and former executives. Our methods are based on the Competing Values Framework used by thousands of firms worldwide and proven effective by more than 25 years of research. Headquartered at the world class Innovation Institution “Innovatrium, where ideas grow." Strategically located at the center of the University of Michigan campus. Find us at http://www.innovatrium.orgMy clients have included Amazon, KPMG, Comerica Bank, ITC Holdings, Lear and the US Air Force.

Special Topics: Entrepreneurial Studies of InnovationCourse listed as EI 5800 / EI 7800 / MGT 7700Inspiring students to ask - "Why Not Me?"Teaching project-based courses that engage student teams to develop and apply the skills necessary to develop game-changing value propositions. Innovations that succeed in raising capital will identify a market opportunity, validate that opportunity and apply entrepreneurial rigor in the process. Students learn by doing, ultimately pitching to real investors for the chance to be funded. Guest speakers include venture capital partners, startup-funded CEOs, corporate officers and successful entrepreneurs.

The leading Mobile OS Vehicle Diagnostics platform - Headed up Marketing, Customer Success and Special Projects while advising the CEO. With a greatly diversified revenue base and world class consumer marketing, this business was acquired in 2021 by Repairify, a Kinderhook Industries entity.

Hands on innovator and Bosch 2014 Inventor of the year - facilitated the efforts of globally based teams and on leading change initiatives for the global enterprise by: - Embracing new technologies - Educate and inform the organization - Change processes and environment - Encourage experimentation - Extend the runways for growth Connected ideas with opportunity by bringing innovation - internal and external partner identification - into the sunlight. Accomplished with robust user focused methodologies (live with and become our users), diligent IP practices, and maintaining a strong connection to Industry and Regulatory interfaces. Key initiatives include conversion of business models to DaaS and SaaS - with particular emphasis on mobile OS based technologies.Currently serve on the board of the ETI (Equipment and Tool Institute), as a member of the Automotive Aftermarket Supplier Association's Marketing Executives Council, am a founding member of the Joint Task Force on Automotive Telematics for the AAIA and AASA and a regular industry speaker. Customer immersion has led me to become an ASE Certified Automotive Technician and the holder of 11 US Patents (issued / pending).

After our acquisition closed in December 2012, was focused as a change agent on a $200M product family, converting the business from hardware to software and services. iOS and Android form the core of the future state, as well as a big data, cloud based approach to solutions. In addition, led the digitization of our Marketing effort, with an emphasis on a leading edge Social Media position. Completed a global strategic roadmap containing a 2020 Future State, successfully integrating two business into one - key challenges / opportunities have included the complexity of Engineering on 4 continents (core in China, USA and Germany) and a rapidly changing environment, driven by disruptive competition - deploying new technologies in our space..

Responsible for Worldwide Product Management and Marketing for the Independent Aftermarket segment of Service Solutions - a $500M line of business. Full line of automotive repair tools and equipment brought to market under the brands that include OTC, Robinair, Actron, Tecnotest (Europe), AutoBoss (China). We were acquired by the Robert Bosch group in December 2012.

Revolutionizing the DIY repair of vehicles. Business Development, Product Management and Marketing for the Actron, OTC, AutoXray and Sunpro to customers that included AutoZone, Advance Auto, O'Reilly Auto, Sears, and Amazon.

Worldwide Product Management and Marketing Leader for the Equipment business, a $360M business centered around Wheel Service, Collision Repair and IM products brought to market under the Snap-on, John Bean (JBC), Hofmann, Blackhawk and Kansas Jack brands.