Consulting & Special Projects
Go from idea to a cohort of founders pitching real investors, in one program cycle, despite never having run one before.
I’ve designed and delivered entrepreneurship or innovation programs across several continents, from directing a US university’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation to running the Entrepreneurial Jumpstart Program in Nukus, Uzbekistan, where students take a raw idea all the way to a funded pitch.
You want to launch a business or innovation program.
You’re spending time and money on strategy decks and consultants, and you still don’t have anything running, because planning a program and actually delivering one are completely different skills, and most advisors only do the first.
You’re probably picturing the real thing: a cohort of people building actual ventures, a pitch event with real investors in the room, founders who came out of something you built. That’s not a fantasy. It’s possible to go from idea to a working program in a matter of months.
How? Not with another framework. By having someone who has actually done it... designed the curriculum, trained the mentors, recruited the cohort, run the event... do it with you and for you. I’ve built these programs across several continents, and I’m running one right now for students in Nukus, Uzbekistan. The secret isn’t a secret. It’s that the program has to be built by someone who has run one, not just diagrammed one.
Innovation Programs, Built and Run
End-to-end design and delivery of entrepreneurship and innovation programs, US and international, from a couple of days to several months.
Program design and curriculum.
You get a program built on what actually works, so you’re not assembling it from scratch.
Mentor and facilitator training.
Your local team is equipped to carry it forward, so the program outlasts my involvement.
A capstone pitch event
Participants finish by presenting real ventures to real stakeholders, so the program produces outcomes you can point to.
Cohort recruitment and selection.
You start with the right participants, which is half the battle won.
Connection to funding
The best ideas get a path forward, so the momentum doesn’t die at the finish line..
Hands-on
delivery
Someone who has actually run these programs is in the room, not just on the strategy doc.
Flexible
scope
From a focused two-day intensive to a multi-month program, so it fits your timeline and budget.
Work with ME
We are the right fit if:
You want to build an entrepreneurship or innovation program, not just plan one.
You’ve had strategy decks before and you’re done paying for ideas that sit on a shelf.
You need someone who has actually run these programs, here or internationally.
You’re ready to commit real time, from a couple of days to several months.
You want a program that produces founders and outcomes you can point to.
You value someone who’ll train your team to carry it forward, not create dependence. strategies and philosophies!
★★★★★
"A phenomenal instructor who truly cares about his students. Clearly knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and passionate... an innovative thinker who encourages his students to think differently."
— Jordyn Eskijian, MBA, Treasury & Capital Markets Manager, MetronetPlan.
We define your goals, your participants, and your timeline, anywhere from a couple of days to several months.
BUILD.
I design the curriculum, create the materials and workshops, and train your team to run it with confidence.
Launch.
Your cohort takes ideas all the way to a pitch, and you have a program that produces real founders.
Questions?
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I design and run entrepreneurship and innovation programs, from short intensives to multi-month cohort programs. That includes curriculum design, mentor training, participant recruitment, hands-on delivery, and a capstone pitch event.
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Yes. I’ve delivered programs and workshops across several continents, and I’m currently running an entrepreneurship program for students in Nukus, Uzbekistan.
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Anywhere from a couple of days to several months, depending on scope. We’ll define the timeline together based on what you’re trying to build.
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Both, but the difference matters to me. Plenty of people will hand you a strategy deck. I design the program and I’m in the room delivering it, and I train your team so it can run without me afterward.
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Reach out for a conversation about what you want to build, who it’s for, and your timeline. From there I’ll propose a scope.