Wade E. Steenhoek
Associate Professor of Practice
Introduction
Entrepreneurial Educator – Associate Professor for the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center.
Entrepreneur - founder of four start-up companies; one franchise and three private firms.
Executive experience – former executive of a leading insurance company, responsible for all operational areas of the company across three locations in North America.
Business consultant – partner with corporate executives in their strategic planning, business modeling and organizational performance improvements. Design and deliver leadership training programs.
Current Positions
- Associate Professor of Practice, Management and Entrepreneurship
Education
- MS in Adult Learning and Organizational Performance, Drake University
- BA in Marketing, Simpson College
Licenses & Certifications
- IDEO Advanced Design Thinking Certificate, IDEO U, 2022
- Foundations in Design Thinking, IDEO U, 2021
- Business Model Generation Master, Strategyzer, 2015
- Lean Launchpad Facilitator, VentureWell, 2015
- Ice House Entrepreneurship Program Facilitator, Kauffman Foundation, 2012
Selected Awards & Honors
- Champion for Student Success Award - University of Iowa, 2021
Professional Memberships
- Online Learning Consortium, 2020
Selected Presentations
- "Commencement speaker," Keynote/Plenary Address at University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, April 2021.