Hi, I'm Brent
Here's an introductory video highlighting my work in the classroom at Arizona State University. Relatedly, I have been recognized as a 2022 Top 5% Teacher in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering.
Entrepreneurship + Innovation @ the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering
I am the founding director of E+I @ Fulton at Arizona State University.
Hool Coury Law Professor of Entrepreneurship
I am the Hool Coury Law Professor of Entrepreneurship at Arizona State University. Michael Hool, principal of Hool Coury Law, and I discuss the aim of this professorship in a six-part video series.
Phoundation
I am the co-founder and drummer/ vocalist of Phoundation, an alternative rock group established in Cleveland, Ohio, in the mid-1990's, which remains active through lifelong friendships, new music collaborations, and reunion shows.
Out There Social Club
I am the co-founder, director, and faculty advisor of Out There Social Club, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit (ASU IP spinout), and an ASU student organization, that aims to financially incentivize social wellness (aka, getting out there). I also lead the organization's Out There Class offerings, which culminate in a series of professor-granted certificates in value creation.
ASU Tech Devils
I am the founding director of the Tech Devils program (aka, the Prescott Fellowship) at Arizona State University, which is powered by the Prescott Student Venture Fund.
The Inferno Invitational Startup Cup
I am the co-founder of the The Inferno Invitational Startup Cup. The inaugural event was sponsored by the J. Orin Edson Entrepreneurship + Innovation Institute and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU. The $100,000 in grant prize funding is provided through the ASU eSeed Challenge and the Prescott Student Venture Fund. I am also a proud mentor for Sandul Gangodagamage, the founder of Legion Platforms, who was the inaugural Cup winner.
Ohio University Center for Entrepreneurship Alumni Advisory Board
I am a proud inaugural member of my baccalaureate alma mater's Center for Entrepreneurship Alumni Advisory Board.
Blackstone LaunchPad at ASU
I was the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering's inaugural Blackstone LaunchPad at ASU Stewardship Council Member. Blackstone LaunchPad seeks to close the opportunity gap by equipping college students with entrepreneurial skills and career exposure to advance economic mobility.
Master of Science of Innovation and Venture Development
I was a co-founding program designer and interim program director of ASU's ground-breaking MSIVD program, which has been rebranded as the MS in Entrepreneurship + Innovation.
MSIVD Masterclass Model
I was a co-founding program designer and interim program director of ASU's MSIVD program, which features an innovative Masterclass teaching and learning model.
Venture Based Learning Model
I am a leading designer and practitioner of Venture Based Learning pedagogies.
Microlearning XR Media Assets
I was the lead executive producer of the Engineering Uplink portfolio of microlearning assets, sponsored by KEEN, to help engineers get unstuck in common first-year, capstone-level, and professional development quandaries.
Make It Happen with AirGarage
I'm very proud of my relationship with the co-founders of AirGarage, an ASU-born venture-backed student startup, who were featured on my Make It Happen video series.
Mentoring is Teaching
I am the co-designer of the mentoring is teaching model at ASU, which manifests in many courses and programs via the integration of para-professional Venture Mentors and ProTAs.
College Checklist
I was honored to serve as a featured guest on the College Checklist, where I discussed the importance of an entrepreneurial mindset at work.
Ignite Sparky Design Challenge
I was the director and co-designer of the Ignite Sparky Innovation Design Challenge, powered by the Swette Family. Go Devils!
ASU Innovation Open
I was the co-founding competition designer and director of the ASUio and the affiliated Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering Funding Awards.
Venture Development in Higher Education
I designed, launched, and scaled an innovative "league-style" model of enterprise-wide venture development at Arizona State University. I captured the impetus, experiments, and outcomes of this work in a four-part video series.
Entrepreneurial Mindset 101
I co-led the efforts to institutionalize entrepreneurial mindset development within the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. I captured the genesis and goals for this work in a two-part video series.
Marketplace Conversation Pedagogy
I built upon Steve Blank's ground-breaking customer discovery and development pedagogies, which were popularized by the lean startup movement, via a more accessible marketplace conversation model. I captured the genesis of this evolution in a five-part video series.
ASU I-Corps
I was a co-founding member of ASU's NSF-funded I-Corps technology commercialization program.
Startups A to Z: Evidence-Based Pitching
I was honored to be a featured guest on the Startups A to Z podcast where I discussed the power of the evidenced-based pitching methodology.
Arizona Collegiate Venture Competition
I was the co-founder of the Arizona Collegiate Venture Competition. I am proud to have mentored many of the ASU winning ventures during the program's existence between 2012 and 2016.
ASU Venture Devils
I was the co-founding program designer and executive director of the ASU Venture Devils program.
ASU Venture Funding Network Model
I was the co-founding program designer and executive director of the ASU Venture Devils bi-annual Pitch Playoffs and Demo Day funding network model.
ASU Venture Mentoring Model
I was the co-founding program designer and executive director of the ASU Venture Devils full-scale venture mentoring model.
ASU Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator
I was the co-founder of ASU's Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator and led the successful expansion of the program with the recruitment and management of the accelerator's second cohort.
ASU Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative
I was the program manager for the Edson Student Entrepreneur Initiative, which I pivoted into the premiere funding track within the the ASU Venture Devils program.