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Innovation City Cape TownProgram Manager

Jan. 2023 - May. 2023City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa · HybridInnovation City is running a program prototype called Innovation Collective or ICollective. With this program we boosted 9 South African startups with knowledge, tools, and most importantly networking opportunities to grow their business. ICollective placed extra emphasis on training habits and rituals that allow the founders and the entrepreneurs to build a high-value, tight knitted community that will serve value long after the program has ended. During the program funds were raised, first customers acquired, news business models discovered, founder conflicts resolved and much more Sadly the client shifted priorities mid-program so a second cohort is on hold for now. Innovation City is a hub of fellow entrepreneurs and Expert Advisors who support and inspire each other in the challenging rollercoaster called Startup Entrepreneurship! ICollective is the logical next step to deepen this network. The program consists of 10 themes, a theme every Monday, starting the 23rd of Jan and ending the 27th of March with a small and intimate graduation event where the founders share their story and learnings of their entrepreneurial journey. Each theme focuses on improving a certain skillset, habit, or mindset. At the end of the day the goal is to have actionable and implementable assets/tools/methodologies to improve their company ASAP. In context of each theme the focus is always on: - Understanding customers better - Sales as a priority - EQ and empathy exercises for relationship building and insight generation

Start it @KBCAcademy Manager

Jan. 2020 - Aug. 2021Selecting and coordinating the curriculum for the startups. The main vision is to steer founders to create business value for their customers and themselves as fast and efficiently as possible. A lot of accelerators focus on valuation and fundraising but it is our belief this will follow once value creation and capture has been achieved, proven, or otherwise validated. The three pillars: - Know and understand your customer (better than they do themselves) - Create value and capture that value ( meaning build & sell ) - Optimize your personal, and your company's performance (mindset, health, leadership and proj. management)

JGM.ioInnovation Manager

Jun. 2019 - Mar. 2020Antwerp Area, BelgiumAt AlterEdu a Belgium startup. During my time in research mode. My task was to help the solo founder to help with the technical strategy to support her research requirements whilst also preparing for the commercial future with something scalable. Mapping the brain to maximize human potential in - hiring, high-potential detection, re-skilling, (digital) transformation, and team productivity. AlterEdu developed an analysis methodology to map the cognitive development and potential through an online tool. The method was developed in cooperation with University of Gent in the last 6 years. Value that AlterEdu can deliver for your organisation and colleagues: - Prevent (expensive) mis-hires - Optimize (re-) skilling/tooling programs - Make life long learning accessible - Discover unknown potential With insights from AlterEdu u can be more objective and effective in the following, and much more: - Personal Functioning, Collaboration, and Personal Development - Function Placement & Assessment/Recruitment, Job Crafting - Learn-ability, content (creation & matchmaking), Talent Management - Team formation, Re-Skilling, and Demand-Driven Succession Management The biggest differences with other analysis methods are: - AlterEdu is not self-reporting (so no distortion of the truth) - AlterEdu measures broader than regular intelligence tests - AlterEdu shows how people think in autonomous roles instead of under instruction

Start it @KBCCommunity Manager

Apr. 2018 - Aug. 2021Antwerp Area, BelgiumAfter 4 years of start-up experience I was asked by the CEO to help the lead community manager. I support start-ups by providing them with knowledge and connecting them with the right people within the immense Start-it @ KBC network. By accelerating their learnings and resolving blockades these Start-ups are able to perform even better. After four years of being in the startup world it is nice to forward that knowledge and experience to a younger generation of entrepreneurs.

Start it @KBCBusiness Coach

Apr. 2018 - Aug. 2021One-on-One coaching of startups in the program. As part of the Start it @KBC team, a founder centric accelerator, I have the privilege of providing knowledge, coaching, and challenges to over 1300+ founders.

JGM.ioSoftware Programmer

Jan. 2018Belgium · RemoteArchiAdvice is a traveling salesman service for producers of architectural products (doors, windows, etc) allowing producers to save money on top of funnel customer acquisition. - Built an automated system by linking free services with code - Saved the founder hours of time every day through custom and intuitive user interface design - Currently only updating the system with new requirements a couple of times per year The founder needed a system to record, summarise, and report his many visits to architects without spending a lot of time on admin.

JGM.ioProfessional Commercial Model

Nov. 2017I am a professional model and actor for productions that require a diverse, warm, and charming presence. On set you will experience a talent that understands and even predicts your requirements. My portfolio : creative.jgm.io

TechstarsClass of '17 @ Retail with Target

Jul. 2017 - Oct. 2017Minneapolis, MinnesotaWith our startup we were accepted in the Techstars Retail '17 startup program with best in class guidance, network, workshops, and mindset. The corporate sponsor was Target and we stayed at their innovation center at Target HQ. I've met, been inspired by, and learned from veteran founders, executives, funds, VC's, angels, our classmates, and of course the Techstars team. During this program I was the product manager and CTO of Spotcrowd.

JGM.ioTechnical Product Manager

Mar. 2016 - Mar. 2018Antwerpen, Vlaanderen, BelgiumAt Spotcrowd a Belgium startup that is no more. • My deliverables were essential for €400K of funding (Investors and subsidies) • Responsible for researching and designing the tech, product, and gamification tools • Simulated various project proposals in financial models for viability • The prototype I developed helped get us into Techstars (3000 applicants, 10 openings) • Managed and coached the development team We designed and prototyped a crowd-sourced, live streamed, retail surveillance system. Completely anonymised retail streams would be sent to mechanical turks to be reviewed and sent back to the store within 40 seconds if a theft was detected. The strategy was to create enough training material to automate or augment the mechanical turks for higher efficiency.

JGM.ioBusiness Analyst / Project Manager

Jun. 2015 - Nov. 2015Antwerp Area, BelgiumThe house of indie • Created a business model so this community could grow without subsidies and grants • Produced a €20K, 7 day game developer summer-school with international speakers and students. Check http://bit.ly/Johnny_headstart Sadly the community shut down years after I left due to the personal issues in the team.

JGM.ioInnovation Project Manager

Jan. 2015Interim Services in business strategy, leadership development, and technology integration, offering expertise in optimising operations and fostering growth through a human-centric and tech-savvy approach. Worried about missed opportunities, stagnant growth, and low productivity? Are your processes inefficient, consuming valuable time and resources? Is your leadership team overwhelmed with operational challenges, leaving little time for strategic initiatives? Are you struggling with aligning your business goals with your team's efforts? Does a scarcity mindset hinder your team's potential and creativity? Experience newfound efficiency, streamlined operations, and unleashed potential with the following process: 1. We start with me as an interim workforce for immediate reduction of workload while also allowing for comprehensive metrics and stakeholder engagement to identify areas or scarcity (or it's mindset) 2. Then we free up resources by streamlining operations via training you and your team, process simplification, and digitalisation. 3. To start unleashing untapped resources and potential through targeted education and coaching. 4. (Optional) Conduct workshops to foster solution-driven creativity and increase well-being into the culture of the entire company 5. (Optional) Utilise one-on-one coaching sessions for continued growth of leadership. With over 8 years of experience, coaching over 70 startups, raising 400,000 Euro as a tech/product co-founder, and managing multiple educational programs demonstrate my ability to deliver tangible results and drive positive outcomes. Let's kick off our collaboration with a call to start unlocking your company's full potential and achieve sustainable growth. Book a short call now : https://calendly.com/jgmio . . . Clients & Employers that are relevant to JGM.io's services: - Innovation City - ArchiAdvice - Start-it @ KBC - AlterEdu - Spotcrowd - The House of Indie - Sassybot

SassybotProducer

Jan. 2012 - Dec. 2014Breda Area, NetherlandsSassyBot Studio • Produced and did the game design for a charity while raising some money for the Red Cross Netherlands. See sassybot.com/project/elimu for more information. • Scouted the prototype, arranged IP acquisition for a game. Check sassybot.com/project/smallbangtheory for the developed result.

Dazzling CocktailsHost

Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2014GeldermalsenBefore I realised myself I worked in the hospitality industry. This job was the last one. On a independent basis I hosted cocktail workshops alone or with a team of bartenders. Normally I would handle all client communications on location and handle any necessary transactions. Providing the workshop; giving a talk in front of large groups of people was regularly expected. After a few years I also trained new staff