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Helping organizations achieve breakthrough growth through AI-led innovation.

Indianapolis, Indiana, Us

Led AI strategy and implementation, digital transformation, and innovation initiatives.

Founded a strategy consulting firm helping organizations grow through technology strategy, digital transformation, and product innovation. • Developed and executed differentiated growth strategies for clients, including leading product innovation, digital transformation, and inorganic growth initiatives to deliver increased revenue, profitability, efficiency, and sustained double-digit growth. • Cultivated strategic partnerships and joint venture opportunities, securing new business and investment valued at eight figures.• Built distributed, customer-centric product development teams to rapidly prototype, develop, and scale digital solutions for B2B, B2C, and B2E (education) clients that received unprecedented adoption, engagement, and customer satisfaction scores. • Set frameworks for technology strategy, product portfolio and lifecycle management, and data-driven customer experience (CX) optimization to accelerate innovation and gain operational and competitive advantages.

Camarillo, Us

Headed cross-sector strategic planning efforts and set the vision for a collaborative, regional effort to promote workforce and economic development, innovation, and entrepreneurship.• Initiated and advised on entrepreneurship, startup acceleration, and incubation programs at the local, regional, and statewide levels. • Created strategic roadmaps and secured resources for new program development with partner organizations by reducing redundant efforts, streamlining processes and re-prioritizing budgets.• Guided business development and outreach strategy to successfully recruit 25+ strategic partners for a network of supporting resources for startups, businesses, and nonprofits reaching 800+ entrepreneurs within the first year. • Led the mentoring program in the areas of business, product, marketing, and fundraising strategy leading to over $1.5 million of new business and $2.2 million raised by associated companies.

Developed an early-stage technology startup incubator and accelerator through a public-private partnership with the City of Ventura’s Economic Development Office.• Created stakeholder engagement to create a startup ecosystem and culture of entrepreneurship in the region to attract, develop and retain startups, entrepreneurs, and tech talent.• Defined growth strategy for the incubator leading to an increase in membership and community engagement by 15x.• Designed and built a digital platform to develop early-stage entrepreneurs and startups from idea through launch leading to the creation of 40+ new companies.• Built collaborative relationships with local educational institutions to embed entrepreneurship and STEM training within classrooms, training over 5000 student entrepreneurs to date.

Scottsdale, Az, Us

• Led a $6M business unit, improved profitability by 20% and operational efficiency by 80%.