Stephen Spinelli, Jr., Ph.D.

Vitae

STEPHEN SPINELLI, JR.

President Philadelphia University

Home Address:

3400 School House Lane

Philadelphia, PA 19129

Office Address:

Philadelphia University

4201 Henry Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19144

215 951 2727 (office)

SpinelliS@PhilaU.edu

SUMMARY I believe that education is the font of personal enlightenment and the kernel of a great society. My

goal is to serve in education at the highest level my capabilities will support. My greatest strengths

are in strategic planning, entrepreneurship, the management and growth of complex

organizations, applied research, curriculum development, teaching, and fundraising. I am

uniquely positioned to address the dynamic relationships among the academy, industry and

communities.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER 2007 to Present President, Philadelphia University

Babson College (Wellesley, MA) 2005 to 2007 Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship and Global Management

Alan Lewis Chair in Global Management 2004 Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship

1999 to 2005 Director, Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship 1999 to 2004 Chair, Entrepreneurship Division

1999 Associate Professor, Muller Chair in Entrepreneurship

1995 to 1999 Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship

1993 to 1995 Lecturer in Entrepreneurship

Stephen Spinelli, Jr., Ph.D.

Jiffy Lube International, Inc. (Baltimore, MD) 1979 to 1991 Founding Team Member, Senior Executive, Director

pioneering the quick lube industry and becoming the dominant

competitor in the United States with more than 1,000 service

c e n t e r s .

American Oil Change Corporation (Enfield, CT)

1981 to 1991 Chairman and CEO

Current Community, Business and Professional Associations 2011 to 2014 Board of Trustees, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2011 to 2014 Board of Trustees, Episcopal Academy

2011 to present Board of Directors, Planet Fitness

2008 to present Board of Directors, Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences Congress

2007 to present Board of Advisors (finance chair 2012-14, co-chair of the Board,

2014-present), Berwind Group, Philadelphia, PA 2007 to present Member, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Regional

Colleges and Universities Presidents’ Council 2006 to present Director, NextWorth Solutions, Inc.

Haverhill, Massachusetts

Stephen Spinelii, Jr., Ph.D.

EDUCATION

October 1995 Ph.D. (Economics)

The Management School

Imperial College

London, England

Supervisor: Professor Sue Birley

Research Subject: Entrepreneurship/Distributed Business Models

May 1992 Price-Babson College Fellows Program

Gloria Appel Prize Winner (1999: Awarded to an alumnus

of the program) Wellesley, MA

December 1991 Master of Business Administration

Babson College

Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business

Wellesley, MA

Concentration: Entrepreneurship

GPA: 3.46

May 1977 Bachelor of Arts (Economics)

McDaniel College (formerly Western Maryland

College) Westminster, MD

Distinction in Economics

Captain, Intercollegiate Football

PERSONAL

Married to Carol Fulton Spinelli

McDaniel College ‘77

Westminster Choir College MM '79

Daughter, Kathryn Fulton Spinelli

Villanova University ‘04

Boston Architectural College MID ‘10

Son, Stephen Spinelli, Ill

Williams College '07

Temple University MM ’09

Northwestern University DMA candidate

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RESEARCH AND WRITING

Books

1. Spinelli, Stephen and Heather McGowan. Disrupt Together: How Teams Consistently

Innovate, Prentice Hall, December 2013.

2. Spinelli, Stephen and Robert Adams. New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for 21st

Century 9th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2011

3. Timmons, Jeffry A., and Stephen Spinelli. New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the

21st Century, 8th editions. New York: McGraw Hill, 2003-2008. Also published in Chinese,

Portuguese and Greek.

4. Spinelli, Stephen, and Andrew Zacharakis, eds. Entrepreneurship: the Engine of Growth.

Vol. 2. Westport: Praeger Publications, 2007.

5. Iaquinto, Anthony L., and Stephen Spinelli. Never Bet the Farm. San Francisco: Jossey-

Bass, 2006. Also published in Japanese.

6. Timmons, Jeffry A., Stephen Spinelli, and Andrew Zacharakis. How to Raise Capital. New

York: McGraw Hill, 2005. Also published in Portuguese.

7. Timmons, Jeffry A., Andrew Zacharakis, and Stephen Spinelli. Business Plans That

Work. New York: McGraw Hill, 2004. Also published in Portuguese.

8. Spinelli Jr., Stephen, Robert Rosenberg and Sue Birley. Franchising: Pathway to Wealth

Creation. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2004. Also published in Chinese, Spanish,

Greek, and Portuguese.

9. Spinelli, Stephen, and Alex Hardy. The Casebook for Young Entrepreneurs. National

Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship, 2001. Chapters

1. Spinelli Jr., Stephen. "Franchising." Entrepreneurship: the Engine of Growth. Ed.

Mark P. Rice and Timothy G. Habbershon. Vol. 3. Westport: Praeger, 2007. 99-

117.

2. Spinelli, Steve. "Franchising." The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship. Ed.

William D. Bygrave and Andrew Zacharakis. 3rd ed. Hoboken: John Wiley &

Sons, 2004. 351-376.

3. Spinelli, Stephen. "The Entrepreneurial Process." New Venture Creation:

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Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century. 5th ed. New York:McGraw Hill, 1999. 27-

51.

4. Spinelli, Steve. "Franchising." The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship. Ed. William

D. Bygrave. 2nd ed. Canada:John Wiley & Sons, 1997.363-387.

5. Spinelli, Stephen. "The Pitfalls and Potential of Franchising." Mastering Enterprise.

Ed..Sue Birley and Dan Musyka. Great Britain: Pitman, 1997. 57-63.

6. Spinelli, Stephen. "Hindman & Company." New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for

the 21st Century. Ed. Jeffry A. Timmons. 4th ed. Homewood: Irwin, 1994. 499-508.

7. Spinelli, Stephen. "Hindman & Company." New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship in

the 1990s. Ed. Jeffry A. Timmons. 3'd ed. Homewood: Irwin, 1990.411-420.

Peer Reviewed Research

1. Antheil Jane and Stephen Spinelli, “Action Planning to Support the Sustainability of

Strategic Planning. The Journal of the Society for College and University Planning,

Volume 39, Number 4, July – September (2011): 23-31

2. Spinelli, Stephen. "Franchises Wit-hout Borders." London Business School Business

Strategy Review 18 (2007): 50-52.

3. Spinelli Jr., Stephen. "Executive Summary and Key Findings." Global

Entrepreneurship Monitor (USA) (2006): 5.

4. Spinelli Jr., Stephen. "An Investigation of the Franchisor- Franchisee Inter-

Organizational Form: a Case Study of the Effects of Multiple Unit Franchisee

Ownership." Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 2005. Babson Park: Babson

College, (2005). 355.

5. Spinelli Jr., Stephen, Sue Birley, and Benoit Leleux. "An Analysis of Shareholder Return

in Public Franchisor Companies." Journal of Private Equity 6 (2003): 56-68.

6. Kelley, Donna, and Stephen Spinelli. "Commercializing Emerging Technologies:

Interpreting and Acting on Information Under Conditions of High Uncertainty."

Babson Entrepreneurial Review (2002).

7. Kelley, Donna, and Stephen Spinelli Jr. "The Role of Corporate Investor

Relationships in the Formation of Alliances for Corporate Venture Capital Funded

Startups." Frontiers of Entrepreneurship 2001. Babson Park: Babson College,

(2001). 409 (abstract).

8. Spinelli Jr., Stephen, and Thomas Goodrow. "A Chaid Analysis of Self-Efficacy

Entrepreneurship Education and Social Strata in High School Youth." Frontiers of

Entrepreneurship Research 2001. Babson Park: Babson College, (2001). 660 (abstract).

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9. Sue Birley. "Owner-Manager Attitudes to Family and Business Issues: a 16

Country Study." Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 26 (2001): 63.

10. Spinelli, Stephen, and Benoit Leleux. "Franchising Your Way to Riches: an Index and

Analysis of Public Franchisor Wealth Creation 1987 to 1998." Frontiers of

Entrepreneurship Research 2000. Babson Park: Babson College, (2000). 495 (abstract).

11. Spinelli Jr., Stephen, and James Hunt. "Leadership and Entrepreneurial Behavior

in the Next Generation of Self-Described Family Owned Businesses." Frontiers of

Entrepreneurship Research 2000. Babson Park: Babson College, (2000). 496

(abstract).

12. Spinelli, Steve, and Sue Birley. "An Empirically Supported Transaction-Cost

Perspective of the Tolerance Zone in Franchising." Frontiers of Entrepreneurship

Research 1999. Babson Park: Babson College, (1999). 502 (abstract).

13. Spinelli, Steve, and Sue Birley. "An Empirical Evaluation of Conflict in the

Franchise System." British Journal of Management.” 9 (1998):301-325.

14. Spinelli, Stephen. "Franchising Your Way to Riches." Frontiers of Entrepreneurship

Research 1997 (1997): 614-628.

15. Spinelli, Steve, and Sue Birley. "Toward a Theory of Conflict in the Franchise System."

Journal of Business Venturing 11 (1996): 329-342.

16. Spinelli, Stephen, and Sue Birley. "An Examination of the Effects of Exit and Switching Costs on Trade Mark Valuation and Franchisee Satisfaction." Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 1996 (1996): 316-326.

17. Spinelli Jr., Steve, and Sue Birley. "An Empirically Supported Model of Tolerance in

a Franchise Inter-Organizational Form." Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research.”

Ed. William D. Bygrave, Barbara J. Bird, Sue Birley, Neil C. Churchill, Michael G.

Hay, Robert H. Keeley, and William E. Wetzel Jr. Babson Park: Babson College,

(1995). 627-628.

18. Spinelli Jr., Stephen, and Sue Birley. "A Multi-Variate Assessment of Franchise

Satisfaction in the Franchisee- Franchisor Relationship from the Perspective of the

Franchisee." Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research 1994. Babson Park: Babson

College, (1994). 607-608.

19. Spinelli Jr., Stephen, and William D. Bygrave. "A Predictive Model of Litigation

B e t w e e n Channel Members in a Franchise Channel of Distribution." (1993).

20. Spinelli, Stephen, and William D. Bygrave. "Partnership Franchising: Maximizing the

Entrepreneurial and Financial Leverage in Franchising." Frontiers of Entrepreneurship

Research (1992): 575-584.

Working Papers

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1. Spinelli, Stephen. "A Survey of Franchising in the Entrepreneurship Literature."

2. Spinelli, Stephen. "The Strategic Advantage in Franchising: a Value Curve Analysis."

3. Spinelli, Stephen. "A Framework for Organizing and Managing the Long Term

Contractual Alliance."

4. Spinelli, Stephen, and Sydel Sokuvitz. "Communication or Content? Decision Criteria

for Funding Entrepreneurial Ventures."

5. Spinelli, Stephen. "Corporate Venture Capital: A Rationale for Strategic Investing."

6. Spinelli, Stephen, and Sue Birley. "The International Franchising Project."

7. Spinelli, Stephen, and Donna J. Kelley. "Corporate Venture Capital and Alliance

Formation in New Technology-Based Firms: Can Corporate Investors Boost a Startup's

External Legitimacy?" CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

1. Value Curve and the Franchisee-Franchisor Relationship: Mechanisms for

Entrepreneurial Management, Franchising Track of the ICSB World Conference,

Turku, Finland, (June 2007) with Christine M.A. Lentz.

2. Case in Franchise Relationship: Grounded Theory, Economics and Management

Networking Conference, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, (June 2007) with Christine M.A.

Lentz.

3. Competitive advantage in the franchise relationship. Babson Entrepreneurial Research

Conference, Babson College (June 2005).

4. "An Investigation of the Franchisor- Franchisee Inter-Organizational Form: a Case

Study of the Effects of Multiple Unit Franchisee Ownership." Babson Kauffman

Entrepreneurship Research Conference (June 2005).

5. Communication or Content? Decision Criteria for Funding Entrepreneurial Ventures,

Association for Business Communication Meeting, (June 2004) with Sydel Sokuvitz

(Babson College).

6. Forming Perceptions of Entrepreneurial Discourse: The Effectiveness of Oral or Transcribed Communication. Association for Business Communication Annual Convention, (June 2004) with Sydel Sokuvitz (Babson College).

7. Public Franchisor Wealth Creation: A Ten Year Study. International Society of

Franchising, Orlando, Florida (February, 2002).

8. A CHAID Analysis of Self-Efficacy Entrepreneurship Education and Social Strata in

High School Youth, Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, Jonkoping, Sweden (June

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2001).

9. Leadership and Entrepreneurial Behavior in the Next Generation of Self-Described

Family Owned Businesses, Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, Wellesley,

Massachusetts, (June 2000) with James Hunt.

10. An Analysis of Public Franchisor Return to Shareholders, Babson Kauffman

Entrepreneurial Research Conference, University of South Carolina (June 1997).

11. An Analysis of Conflict in the Franchisee-Franchisor Relationship from the

Perspective of the Franchisee: Findings of a Pilot Study, Babson Kauffman

Entrepreneurial Research Conference, Wellesley, Massachusetts (June 1995).

12. An Empirically Based Model of Tolerance in a Franchise Inter-Organizational

Form, Global Conference on Entrepreneurship, London, England, June 1995

and Frontiers for Entrepreneurship Research (June 1995).

13. Franchise Conflict and Franchisee Satisfaction, Global Conference on

Entrepreneurship, Lyon, France (June 1994).

14. Partnership Franchising: Maximizing the Financial and Entrepreneurial Leverage in

a Franchise Relationship, Babson Entrepreneurial Research Conference, INSEAD,

Fontainebleau, France, (June 1992) with William D. Bygrave (Babson College).

EXECUTIVE EDUCATION AND CONSULTING

Hiram College workshop: Faculty, the workshop explores the interrelationship of

entrepreneurship education and liberal arts, May 2007.

HSM Group, Expomanagement, keynote speaker, Sao Paulo, Brazil,

November 2006.

Fundacao Getulio Vargas, seminar on "Franchising", Sao Paulo, Brazil,

November 2006.

Breakthrough Business Advisors, CEO Roundtable, Springfield, MA.

November 2006.

Nets UK: Faculty, executive education program for the founders of small and

growing European ventures, September 2005, September and October 2006.

Symposium for Engineering Entrepreneurship Educators (SyE3): This program brings

together entrepreneurs and engineering educators to help them infuse entrepreneurship

into curricula, 2005 to present.

Solutia: Executive Education design to develop a cadre of senior managers who have a

growth perspective. Solutia uses its world-class skills in applied chemistry to create

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solutions for customers whose products are used by consumers every day, including:

Films for Glass Products, Specialty Products, Carpet. Nylon, Fibers, Pharma Services,

September 2005, ongoing.

JW Childs: Industry advisor for investment banking decisions, March 2005.

Inc 500 National Conference: Workshop on growth, featured speaker, March 2005.

Sebastian’s Cafe: (A portfolio company of Fidelity Investments), senior advisor to the CEO, July 2004 to 2007.

Advent International CEO Retreat: I was the sole non-chief executive invitee to Advent's

three day CEO retreat. The retreat included Advent partners and the CEOs of portfolio

companies. I helped craft the agenda, discussion management and follow-up processes,

June 2004.

Fidelity Investments: Portfolio Company President’s Meeting, May 2004.

IBM: Content expert for Emerging Business Opportunities, March 2004- December 2006.

Intel Corporation: I helped develop and deliver a hybrid distance learning program for fast track Intel managers. The program received excellent reviews and we are delivering a second program in 2003.

Togo's Eateries: Hired as a franchise expert witness. I helped craft a defense strategy and

wrote a Motion in Limini, November 2002 through June 2003. Allied Domecq: I directed a strategic planning process involving both Dunkin senior

management and large Dunkin franchisees. I helped develop a middle managers program for

the Dunkin Donuts operation dealing with franchisee-franchisor relations. This program

included delivery of original research and the development of a strategic planning process

that included franchisees and the franchisor. I also worked with the spirits division on issues

of brand management, 2000-2005.

Lucent Corporation: I helped develop and deliver a customized Master of Science in Finance program for young Lucent managers. I then helped deliver a senior executive program to introduce entrepreneurship as a corporate strategy, 1999 to 2007.

Seimens Nixdorf: I delivered an on-site entrepreneurship program that included opportunity assessment and business plan development for Seimens' international new ventures program 1999-2006.

Petrolios de Venezuela: As faculty director I led the development and delivery of a strategic planning process for decentralization of business unit planning and development 1997-2000.

Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE): This program brings together both

entrepreneurs and educators to learn the art and craft of teaching entrepreneurship at the

college and university level. This program is delivered both in the United States and abroad,

including Costa Rica, Ireland, Chile, Brazil, China, Argentina, Ecuador and Switzerland, June

1996 to 2007.

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POPULAR PRESS WRITING AND INTERVIEWS

1. “Philadelphia University President ‘Always Selling’ Inspiration”, Philadelphia Inquirer, May 27, 2013.

2. "Steve Jobs Lasting Lessons" Metropolis Magazine, October 19, 2011.

3. "Philadelphia U breaks ground on expansion," Philadelphia Business Journal, June 17-23,

2011.

4. “Philadelphia University gets $5 million gift toward new building”, Philadelphia Inquirer,

May 10, 2011,

5. “New Design for Success”, Philadelphia Inquirer, September 5, 2010.

6. "A biz school disconnect" Philadelphia Inquirer, op ed, April 4, 2010.

7. "Financial Crisis Could Give Jolt to Strategic Planning on Campuses", The Chronicle of

Higher Education, October 15, 2008.

8. "Classes are Presidents’ Privilege", Philadelphia Inquirer, September 29, 2008.

9. "Leveraging Business for Education", Fox Business Network, September 4, 2008.

10. "The Business of Colleges", Business Week, August 4, 2008.

11. "New Model of College President", Philadelphia Inquirer, May 19, 2008.

12. Executive Leaders Radio Program, WWDB AM, April 4, 2008.

13. "A Self-Made Millionaire, Spinelli Joins Philadelphia U.", Philadelphia Business

Journal, November 2, 2007.

14. "How to successfully pitch business ideas". The Independent, January 18, 2007.

15. "Don't bet the farm" BusinessNorth.com, by Daryl Erdman, January 2007.

16. "Formulating a sound business plan", Newsday, October 16, 2006.

17. Exame PME Magazine Brazil, October 2006.

18. America Economia Santiago, Chile, September 2006.

19. "Overlooked Companies Get Help", Dallas Morning News, August 22, 2006.

20. "Early-Stage Entrepreneurs Expect To Create Record Number Of Jobs", Philadelphia

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Business Journal, August 15, 2006.

21. "US Tops List of Entrepreneurial Nations", Inc. Magazine, August 11,2006.

22. "Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?", Fortune Small Business, March 10.2006.

23. "Heard On Campus", BusinessWeek Online, January 24, 2006.

24. "Firms plot growth, but doubt persists", The Boston Globe, October 5, 2005.

25. "Public Franchises- Own the Franchise, Own the Stock- Part 1" Franchise Help On

Line, October 2005.

26. "Is Your Personality Suited to Franchising?", Startup Journal, The Wall Street Journal

Center for Entrepreneurs (WSJ.com), June 22, 2005.

27. Franchise Fees And Royalty Rates: Getting What You Pay For', Franchise Times Online,

June 2, 2005.

28. "Cultivating Biz Whizzes", BusinessWeek Online, May 19, 2005.

29. "A Warm Reception for Female Execs", BusinessWeek Online, December 9, 2004.

30. "New Franchise Owners Bring Lessons From Corporate World", The Boston Globe,

August 31, 2003.

31. CNNfn, "New Graduates and New Venture Creation", an on air interview, May 2003.

32. "When Jobs Are Scarce, Enterprising Types Create Their Own", The Boston Globe, May

25, 2003.

33. “Building A Better Business Model", Boston Business Journal, May 9, 2003.

34. "Start It Up," Economist.com, March 4, 2003. "Working Solo, Inc." Working Solo

Business Gym. September 2003.

35. "Out of Work? Start a Company", CFO Magazine, February, 2003.

36. "Start-Up with a Safety Net", Wall Street Journal, March 2002.

37. "Enron Business Failure Acceptable, Dishonesty is Not", (oped) Springfield, MA

Republican, February 2002.

38. "Aspects and Motivations for International Franchising by US firms", Hayes

Franchise Review, March 2002.

39. Entrepreneurs/speakers make impression at NKU, Business Courier, October, 2001.

40. "The Coming Renaissance in Franchising", Hayes Franchise Review, October 2001.

41. "Acquiring Tastes", Entrepreneur, September 2001.

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42. From My Perspective: Spinelli on Franchising", Startup Journal, The Wall Street

Journal Center for Entrepreneurs (WSJ.com), March 2001.

43. "The Golden Age of Entrepreneurship", Babson Bulletin and the Babson

Entrepreneurial Review, Spring 2001.

44. "Profiting from a busy line", Emerging Business, Spring 2001.

45. "The Party's NOT Over", Entrepreneur, June, 2001.

46. "Youth at the top", Metrowest Daily News, March 19, 2001.

47. "Babson Honored by Magazine", The Boston Globe, March 8, 2001.

48. "Entrepreneurial Dean's List". Success, February/March 2001.

49. "It's back to old economy basics for entrepreneurs", Boston Sunday Globe, December 17,

2000.

50. 'Windmills tilt toward 'luck' in a Jiffy", Union News, December 2, 2000.

51. "Top Gun for Start-Ups", Inc., October, 2000.

52. "The Pitfalls and Potential of Franchising", The Babson Perspective, Fall2000.

53. "Some Issues cause concern, some cause nightmares", Family Business, April-June,

2000.

54. "Greed tops list of family business concerns", Post-Crescent, December 6, 1999.

55. "Boot camp for Start-ups", Metrowest Daily News, October 7, 1999.

56. "Franchising: Pitfalls and Potential", Financial Times of London, December 1998.

57. "Peak Performers", Entrepreneur, April 1, 1998.

58. "Franchise News & Views". Business Opportunities Journal, February, 1998.

59. "Golden Harvest", Success, July/August, 1997.

60. "Buying a Franchise can be tricky-but profitable", Metro West, February, 1996.

61. "Franchising", Babson Alumni Bulletin. Fall1994.

CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT Case Author (abstract and teaching note available except where noted)

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2009

AnyLabTestNow!

2007

Creaky Joints: Doing Good and Doing Well

Fonkoze: Micro-lending in

Haiti OXZO: A rise to

dominance in Chile Pet Angel

Worldwide Services

TopSports: Futbol and Fame

2006 Acme United Corporation 12th

Alex Faigel HealthRock: Music with a Message

Liquid Power

2005 DiGrigoli Salons: A Cut Above

Eric Johnson A and B cases

2004 Image Café (with DVD teaching notes)

2003 Curious George (Teaching note only) Leap, The (Teaching note only)

Louie the Jeweler (Teaching note

only) Muppets, The (Teaching

note only)

2001 Driver FX

2000 Cover It Global Risk Exchange A and B

Cases lntrinsigo: Looking to

Launch

Monty Python

Monty Python (Industry note on

licensing) Tools for Living

1999 King Hardware King Hardware (Industry note for wholesale

distribution) Rocky's Ace Hardware

Wink Communications

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1998 Sten-Tel

1996 Airtech

Bagelz

Bellebuono, Mike

1995 Alco Equipment 1991 Quick lube Franchisee Corporation

Course/Program Author

1. Integrated Design Processes Undergraduate core curriculum for Design, Engineering and

Commerce students at Philadelphia University)

2. Entrepreneurship and New Ventures (undergraduate and MBA)

3. Corporate Entrepreneurship", Executive Education program

4. "Franchising, Licensing and Distributorships: Exploiting Rapid Growth

Opportunities" (undergraduate and MBA)

5. "Entrepreneurship Intensity Track" an integrated curriculum for 2nd year MBAs

6. One Year MBA Module A "Entrepreneurship" Curriculum

7. Babson/lntel MBA: "Entrepreneurship"

8. Entrepreneurship: Opportunity Recognition (Intensive Elective)

9. The Art of Licensing, (Intensive Elective)

10. Babson/Lucent Technologies MS in Finance (development team member)

11. International Symposia for Entrepreneurship Educators, program co-director,

Ireland, Chile, Costa Rica, Japan, China

12. Babson College-Historically Black Colleges and Universities Case Writing

Consortium, Director

13. Babson Fast Track MBA hybrid distance learning delivery system; Co-developer of

the Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship module

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A HISTORY OF COMMUNITY, BUSINESS, AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

2007 to 2013 Board of Directors, Ben Franklin Technology Partnership of

Southeastern Pennsylvania 2005 to 2008 Director, Acme United Corporation

Fairfield, Connecticut 2005 to 2007 Director, The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

(GEM),

World's largest collaborative research

project studying entrepreneurship. 2004 to 2006 Director, Hammett Learning Systems

A retail chain selling educational products in eight states in

the USA 2002 to 2007 Co-director, Babson-Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Consortium for entrepreneurship education. 1999 to 2003 Director, Keystone Automotive

USA's leading warehouse distributor of specialty

automotive accessories. 1999 to 2001 Chairman, Western Massachusetts Entrepreneurship Consortium

EntreNet.com

A not for profit consortium for the advancement of

entrepreneurship in the western Massachusetts.

1998 to 2006 Member, Society of Franchising

A consortium of college and university scholars doing

research in franchising. 1997 to 2003 Director, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship

A national non-profit foundation serving at-risk high school students.

1997 to 2000 Co-director, CIRCLE Initiative for Native American Colleges and Universities

1996 to 2007 Faculty, Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE) An organization which brings together entrepreneurs and educators to expand and enhance entrepreneurship education in business schools.

1995 to 2005 Director, TENCorp, Inc.

A computer hardware upgrade, networking, and service company with locations in MA, Rl, and CT.

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1995 to 1998 Director, Alco Equipment A heavy duty trailer sales and service company with locations in MA,CT, and NY; sold as the platform company for a national roll-up.

1995 to 1997 Director, Visiting Nurses Association of western Massachusetts

1989 to 1991 Director and Vice President, Make-A-Wish Foundation of Western

Massachusetts

1988 to 1998 Director, Springfield Technical Community College (STCC)

Foundation

1988 to 1991 Director, Smaller Business Association of New England

1988 to 1990 Director, Small Business Development Fund of Springfield MA

1986 Delegate, State of Massachusetts, White House Conference on Small

Business

1984 to 1988 President, Jiffy Lube Association of Franchisees 1982 to 2002 UNICO International Springfield (MA) Chapter

An Italian-American community service organization. 1979 to 1991 Director, Jiffy Lube International, Inc.

REPRESENTATIVE SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

1. University Science Center, Philadelphia. PA, Quorum Speakers Series, “Lessons from Jiffy

Lube and Beyond”, October 2014.

2. MIT Forum for Young Entrepreneurs, “The Entrepreneurial Process”, June 2014

3. Microsoft YouthPark Connections panel of the future of education, May 2014.

4. New Jersey Technology Council, “Disrupt Together: How Thought and Action Teams

Innovate”, March 2014.

5. Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group, “A teachers view of innovation”, September

2013.

6. Young Presidents’ Organization, Southeast Florida Chapter, “Entrepreneurship as a Core

Competency”, Cayman Islands, March 2013.

7. Planet Fitness National Convention, Keynote Speaker, “Becoming the Best in Your Industry:

Why Collaboration Elevates Performance”, Las Vegas Nevada, August 2012.

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8. Ulster University, Keynote Presenter, Professorial Lecture, Belfast Ireland, March 2012.

9. Union League Business Leadership Forum, Panel Discussion, “The Future of Higher

Education”, February, 2012.

10. American Cities Foundation, Keynote Speaker, "Entrepreneurship, The Built Environment

and the Life of a City," Philadelphia, PA, January 2011.

11. Skyline Exhibits & Events Executive Summit Series, Keynote Speaker, High Point, NC,

April 2011.

12. Penn Charter Cum Laude Society, Keynote Speaker, "A Commercial for a Product Called

Me," Philadelphia, PA, April 2011.

13. Entrepreneur's Organization/MIT Forum. "Re-entrepreneuring: Back to the Future",

Cambridge, Ma, June 2011.

14. INMAX Annual Meeting, a consortium of the 12 largest private college preparatory schools

in the USA. "The Current Revolution in Higher Education", Atlanta, GA, June 2011.

15. Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center, Keynote Speaker, annual meeting, "Growth as

a survival imperative for small to medium enterprises", August 30th, 2011.

16. Regional Conference on the State of Higher Education sponsored by Congressman Chaka

Fattah, Keynote Address, October 2011.

17. American Cities Foundation, Keynote Speaker, Philadelphia, PA., April 2010.

18. CEO Think Tank, Union League, Philadelphia, PA., June 2010.

19. Brazil Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators, "The Methods and Madness of Teaching

Entrepreneurship", Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 2010.

20. Entrepreneurs’ Organization of Brazil, “The globalization and the entrepreneurial

opportunities for emerging countries”, Sao Paulo, Brazil, June 2010.

21. EO/MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program, Dedham, Massachusetts, June 2010.

22. Distinguished Lecture Series, the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown

University, November 16, 2009.

23. Parkway Corporation annual leadership retreat, keynote speaker, Philadelphia, PA., June

2009.

24. Rowan Entrepreneurial Lecture Series, Glassboro, New Jersey, November 2008. 25. Regional Colleges and University President's Council, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November

2008.

26. Greater Philadelphia Life Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, September 2008.

27. EO/MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program, Dedham, Massachusetts, June 2008.

28. EACUBO Annual Workshop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, March 2008.

29. Top 200 Fastest Growing Architectural and Engineering Firms in the USA, Zweig White

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Conference, Keynote Speaker, Boston, MA, October 2007. 30. Expanding Vocational Services through Social Entrepreneurship The Next Generation,

Veteran's

Administration, Key Speaker, Boston, MA, October 2007. 31. Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), Dedham, Massachusetts, May 2007. 32. Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), Washington, DC, May 2007. 33. Mid-Atlantic Ventures Association (MAVA), Washington, DC, May 2007 34. Babson Alumni Event, London, United Kingdom, January 2007. 35. Entrepreneurs Organization (EO), Charlotte, North Carolina, October 2006.

36. Wellesley Chamber of Commerce, Babson Business Series, Wellesley, Massachusetts,

October 2006. 37. Regional Technology Corporation and Howard Community College CEO Breakfast,

Holyoke, Massachusetts, July 2006. 38. Scandinavian Investment Event, Wellesley, Massachusetts, June 2006. 39. Irish Software Association and Enterprise Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, Apri1 2006. 40. Irish Management Institute (IMI) and Trinity College, April 2006. 41. University of Ulster and CIM Marketing Masterclass, March 2006.

42. Mechanical Contractors Association of America, National Convention, Honolulu, Hawaii,

March 2006. 43. Institute for Community College Development, The Entrepreneurial President, Ft.

Lauderdale, Florida, February 2006. 44. The Ninth Annual Central American Entrepreneurship Congress, San Salvador, El

Salvador, keynote speaker, August, 2004. 45. The Presidents' Club of Connecticut, keynote speaker, annual meeting April 2004. 46. The annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities Deans and Faculty Development

Seminar, featured speaker, April 2004 and April 2005. 47. University of Cincinnati Medical Center, guest lecturer, IP intensive business start-ups,

March 2004. 48. Jackson State University, address to the college of business faculty regarding

entrepreneurship education, February 2004. 49. IMD, Geneva Switzerland, guest lecturer, MBA entrepreneurship program, November 2003

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to 2006. 50. The London Business School, London United Kingdom, visiting scholar and guest

lecturer, September- December 2003.

51. Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, inaugural speaker, launch of the Institute

for Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development, October 2003.

52. National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship, session leader, National

Meeting, October 2003.

53. Villanova University, College of Commerce and Finance, guest lecturer, inaugural

entrepreneurship minor program, September 2003.

54. Mechanical Contractors Association of America national membership convention, Las

Vegas, Nevada, March 2003. 55. University of Connecticut Family Business Center Annual Meeting, Keynote Speaker,

Storrs, Connecticut, November 2002. 56. C&A Retailing, an $8 billion multinational retailing chain, annual planning meeting,

Munich, Germany, November 2002. 57. Advent International, a Boston based investment banking firm, CEO Roundtable, Sea

Island, Georgia, June 2002. 58. University of Northern Kentucky, Keynote address for the inauguration of their

Entrepreneurship Center, April 2002 59. National Consortium of Entrepreneurship Center Directors, annual meeting, Wake Forest

University, October 2001. 60. National Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education: Historically Black Colleges and

Universities, Atlanta, Georgia, September 2001 and June 2002. 61. Scottish Entrepreneurial Exchange, National Meeting, Keynote speaker, Gleneagles',

Scotland, May 2001. 62. United States Senate Committee on Small Business, testimony, Washington, D.C.,

Apri12001. 63. Megunticook Venture Partners, National Meeting of Portfolio Companies, Keynote

Speaker, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2001. 64. Information Technology Marketing Services Association, Quarterly Seminar, Keynote

Speaker, Palm Springs, California, March 2001. 65. Dunkin Donuts, Annual Franchisee Awards Dinner, Keynote Speaker, Boston,

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Massachusetts, March 2001. 66. Ecole Superior de Commerce, USA tour of MBA candidates, Entrepreneurship Coordinator

and Keynote Speaker, Wellesley, Massachusetts, February 2001.

LEADERSHIP AT PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY

1. 168 faculty, staff, students, alumni and industry experts crafted a Strategic Plan to create

the new model for professional university education. Plan calls for innovation and

collaboration; aggressive applied research agenda; increased outreach to alumni, industry,

and the local community; and a learning model that is active, collaborative, and based on

real world experiences.

2. Core77 National Award for most innovative curriculum in the USA, 2013

3. Expanded the Board of Trustees by adding nine new members.

4. Working with the University CFO, and Board chair, established an Audit Committee of the

Board of Trustees and a Budget Review Committee with membership from across the

stakeholder community.

5. Reorganized development operations to advance fundraising success and bolster alumni

relations, resulting in a record amount of money raised for the University in 6 consecutive

academic years from 2007 to 2013.

6. With our new provost, created three term chairs to reward faculty excellence and

scholarship.

7. Remodeled 189 bed residence hall

8. Opened a new 320 bed residence hall.

9. Opened a new LEED Certified Design Center.

10. Opened a unique state of the art academic building to house the new Philadelphia

University collaborative curriculum.

11. Consolidated 7 schools into 3 colleges, including a new trans-disciplinary curriculum for

Design, Engineering and Commerce.

12. The President's Council created and executed two Board of Trustees retreats, on-going

assessment processes and new board committee structure tied to our strategic plan and our

“Strategic Build”.

13. Created a “University Metrics Dashboard” to quantify and depict key performance

variables.

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14. Created the “Director of Innovation” position to promulgate industry engagement that

resulted in $175,000 of annual sponsored student projects.

15. The newly created enrollment management team raised student retention and total

enrollment to a record high in the academic year 2008-2009 and again in 2009-2010.

16. Supporting the newly appointed Dean of Applied Research, founded a state-of-the art

Biomedical Textile Structures Laboratory, October 2009 and a new Composites Institute in

March 2012.

17. Created the case for a $40 million capital campaign; approved by the Board of Trustees in

January 2010. Achieved 148% of the capital campaign goal as of May 2014.

18. Established the annual "Evening of Innovation", celebrating world class innovators, alumni

and the evolving University curriculum, raising $500,000 in one evening. The event has

been through five cycles and is now sponsored by Verizon.

19. Created PhilaU Online in 2012 with 10 programs. One new program is being added every

8 weeks.

20. Six academic programs achieved national ranking: Physician Assistant, Fashion Design,

Midwifery (MS), Graphic Design, Professional Communication, Interior Design.

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LEADERSHIP AT BABSON COLLEGE

1. Authored and led the "Allied Centers" strategy that crafted a synergistic plan for mission

congruence in the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, the Glavin Center for

Global Management and the Center for Women's Leadership.

2. Helped establish Entrepreneurship as a separate division and served as the first chair.

3. Represent the division on the Chairs and Deans Committee and the Graduate Decision

Making Board.

4. Worked on the team that raised a 10 year multi-million dollar grant from the Ewing Marion

Kauffman Foundation.

5. Helped raised a multi-year multi-million dollar grant from the Price Foundation.

6. Principle investigator for $185,000 grants to form a consortium between Babson College

and Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

7. Co-authored the capital campaign ten year need assessment for entrepreneurship at Babson

College.

8. Expanded the full time tenured and tenure track faculty in the division from 8 to 13,

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recruiting and hiring 3 senior faculty and 3 junior faculty.

9. Solidified the adjunct faculty by instituting a training and mentoring program,

Recruited seasoned entrepreneurs as new adjunct faculty, including Robert Rosenberg

founder of Dunkin Donuts, Thomas Stallkamp former co-chair Daimler-Chrysler, and

Craig Benson founder of Cabletron and former governor of New Hampshire.

10. Successfully presented tenure cases for four division faculty members.

11. Authored and introduced the template and inaugural execution for a discipline based, integrated career path initiative at the college.

12. Authored and introduced the first specialty "Intensity Track" in the MBA curriculum.

13. Formalized the case writing initiative in the division that resulted in a 100 plus case

library (raised mid six figures to fund the case writing initiative).

14. Co-authored and presented with a team the winning application to the United States Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship for the most entrepreneurial MBA program in the United States.

15. Served on the faculty or as chair for each of the 14 years Babson was ranked #1 in

Entrepreneurship by US News and World Report.

16. Launched the first totally web based business plan competition in the United States, involving 300 students and 140 alumni.

17. Launched a totally web based research paper submission, review and communication process for our research conference (600 submittals, 185 papers presented, 315 attendees).

18. Developed and launched a comprehensive marketing plan for the division including:

a. Creation of a major web presence for the entrepreneurship division

b. Created electronic and paper based collateral marketing material

c. Created and managed the Arthur M. Blank Center marketing

manager position

19. Co-authored a comprehensive entrepreneurship capital campaign business case.

20. Enhanced diversity in the division, hiring four women and two persons of color for

tenure track positions and three women and one person of color for staff positions.

21. Formed a consortium with five historically black colleges and universities to write

entrepreneurship cases featuring African American entrepreneurs. Raised $185,000 for

this initiative.

22. Chair, Committee for the establishment of a Global MSC Program at Babson College.

23. Raised $50,000 to craft a plan for Social Entrepreneurship at Babson College.

24. Raised $500,000 to fund Asia based initiatives for Babson College.

25. On the team that raised $2.1 million for Latin American based initiatives for Babson

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College.

26. Hired the first joint appointments between Olin College of Engineering and Babson

College.

27. Helped craft the Symposium for Engineering Educators with Olin College of Engineering.