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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.