​​Applied Business and Strategy Education since 2017

• Certificate of Specialization in Strategy, Harvard Business School Online
• M.S. in Business Administrative Services, Iowa State University
• B.A. in Finance and Economics, University of Northern Iowa
• Certified Polarity Approach Practitioner, Polarity Partnerships
• Certified Public Power Manager, APPA Academy
• Advanced Government Finance Institute, GFOA

​Polarity Thinking applied to Competing Values Leadership meets Disruptive and Business Strategy

Key internal and external processes drive profitable and sustainable value proposition attainment. Action steps that leverage the interdependent nature of value drivers need defined and prioritized, then aligned with resource flows to reinvest gains being achieved.

The allocation process results in profit formulas unique to an optimal business model. Outcomes are achieved by implementing strategies that provide tactical advantages to the organization. And reported on dashboard interfaces for effective management.

• Fort Dodge Fiber business plan and launch strategic project manager.
• RTU contracted business model strategic advisor.
• NanoBio Designs startup strategy manager.
• CBAN Solutions corporate and strategy manager.
• DNP123nano R&D partnerships with Fortune 500 biotech companies.
• Visium LLC prototype and business development.
• Clear Carbon LLC business development and state incentive funding.
• Carlisle Electric Utility wholesale energy strategy advisor NMPP Energy board rep.
• SELCo strategy and financial advisor to senior management.
• iVinton launch strategy advisor.
• EMERGE@Simpson College program co-founder.
• Indianola Communications Agency and IMU Partners 28E entity launch.​​​​

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1. Develop sustainable business models including major value proposition(s), targeted customers, and desired outcomes.
2. Craft descriptive statements that articulate desired outcomes including the model's competitive landscape.
3. Align business models and implementation pathways to disrupt the market, define core jobs to be done, and sustainably leverage both innovation and marketing.
4. Develop functional activities and core processes; view them through a value-creating Polarity Strategy Lens that aligns stakeholder perspectives to be more effective during transitions to implementation phases.
5. Develop action steps that implement strategic priorities.
6. Analyze and adjust priorities to sustain having a disruptive scope and manage the strategy development process impacting customers, human capital, financial capital, and suppliers over time.
7. Strategically navigate through through pivot points by intentionally managing both continuity and change.
8. Develop key performance indicators and metrics that align how the organization implements its monitoring, key activities, and prioritized actions through platforms such as the Entrepreneurial Operating System and others to ensure all organizational levels are engaged on strategic goals.