Outcome-driven executive actively seeking my next opportunity. I teach and practice creative problem solving, entrepreneurial thinking, business model innovation, design thinking, and Lean Startup. I have mentored thousands of entrepreneurs and executives seeking to launch ventures or innovate in their organizations. Among the entrepreneurs I have mentored, one went on to successfully pitch on Shark Tank in 2021 and another was on Forbes 30 under 30 for Social Impact in 2022. Many others have gone on to raise millions for high-growth ventures while others are addressing important social issues with social impact organizations or multi-bottom-line benefit corporations.I am actively seeking new opportunities that allow me to have an impact by connecting my passion for education and organizational learning with my understanding of innovation, strategy, business models, user/customer-centric design, and lean startup launching and testing approaches. I love solving complex problems, identifying opportunities to create value, and facilitating innovation by creating structured approaches that guide groups and individuals to overturn assumptions and look at challenges and opportunities from new perspectives so they can innovate to create desirable outcomes. I’m looking for a chance to inspire and empower entrepreneurs and innovators so that they can turn their passions and ideas into reality. I shine in organizations where innovation, creativity, and learning/development are valued as essential for next-generation growth, impact, and revenue—where innovation is seen as a business imperative and blue oceans are seen as an opportunity for organizations to survive and thrive.I am currently Managing Director of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Institute at Temple University, Academic Director of Fox School of Business Innovation & Entrepreneurship programs, and assistant professor in the Department of Strategic Management. Prior to entering academia, I worked in the knowledge management industry for several years in senior sales and marketing leadership positions. Specialties: Innovation, Fuzzy Front End, Entrepreneurship, Design Thinking, Creative Problem Solving, Lean Startup, Business Models, Strategy, Course and Curriculum Development & Management, Cross-University Program Development & Leadership, Technology Commercialization, Online and In-Person Experiential Education, Executive Education, Social Networks, Knowledge Management, and Organizational Learning.