Brandon Stoddard

• Professional Experience

  Hall Global Entrepreneurship Center, Weber State University, Ogden, UT

  Director (2017 - Present)

  • Supervise Weber Entrepreneurs Association and Bill Child’s Startup Center
  • Student advising and management of Center staff
  • Strategic oversight of Center’s growth
     

  Small Business Development Center, Weber State University, Ogden, UT

  Director (2013 - 2017)

  • Provided personalized management and business consultation to over 400 entrepreneurs and small businesses
  • Led growth efforts that resulted in consistent goal achievement for County
  • Raised funds and managed creation of Leadership Development Training program for entrepreneurs
  • Introduced and led 1 Million Cups Ogden program for Northern Utah region
     

  VentureCapital.org (now Kinect Capital), Salt Lake City, UT

  Interim CEO, (2019 – 2019)

  • Oversaw efforts that successfully raised sponsorship funding for permanent CEO
  • Manage transition from old to new leadership team
     

  MarketStar, Ogden, UT

  Training Content Manager (2013 – 2013)

  • Developed global in-person and web-based training content for Blackberry
     

  University of Utah Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT

  Marketing & Physician Outreach (2010 – 2013)

  • Oversaw and managed all marketing and business development efforts
  • Created and advanced successful business development plan, significantly improving departmental revenue and profit
  • Led internal change effort to increase patient referrals, improve customer service and advance ease of use for referring providers
     

  School Improvement Network, Midvale, UT

  Marketing & Communications (2009 – 2010)

  • Managed marketing and branding efforts that reached over 500,000 current and potential customers
     

  Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative, Salt Lake City, UT

  Business Analyst (2007 – 2009)

  • Evaluated, guided and assisted over 40 technology-based start-up companies
  • Developed entrepreneurial evaluation criteria and provided staff trainings on business and entrepreneurial processes
  • Initially oversaw organization’s marketing strategy
     

  The Wayne Brown Institute (now Kinect Capital), Salt Lake City, UT

  Director of Special Projects (2005 – 2007)

  • Guided 70 technology start-up companies and assisted in their fundraising efforts
  • Responsible for managing 70 mentor teams of attorneys, venture capitalists, angel investors and business executives
  • Managed three major national venture capital conferences and over 25 entrepreneurial seminars and workshops
     

  Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development, Salt Lake City, UT

  Marketing Assistant (2005 – 2006)

  • Promoted economic development initiatives and oversaw development of customer relationship management system