Jan Kennedy
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Merlijn Knol
I have had the pleasure of working with Jan for about two years now in developing and managing AfCE's innovation programs. During this time I've continuously been impressed with Jan's leadership skills and the way in which he cares about his clients, team and innovation in particular. Jan is a great keynote speaker, mentor, and creator of innovation tools and curriculum – and the best person to contact if you are a company that is taking innovation seriously. I consider Jan to be one of my role models in business and am excited to continue to be a part of the company he founded.
Malisse Tan
I have worked with Jan both in our Regional Headquarters in Hong Kong and together in researching, evaluating and setting up the first office in Malaysia in 2010. Jan has been a truly inspiring leader and businessman, and a lot of my personal development, I owe to the time invested in me to hone my business skills and develop me into a manager. Jan has excellent skills in communication, relationship building, adapting to different markets and business cultures, strategic thinking and consultative sales. I have enjoyed the time working, learning, and building a business together with Jan here in Malaysia. He will be a great asset to any company.
Excell Chua
Jan is a very focused & visionary leader. He's that kind of guy who knows exactly where he is going and he works hard & persevere to achieve his objectives with undying optimism. I sometimes catch myself calling him up for drinks in the hope to be inspired by his insights and his people management wisdom!
Merlijn Knol
I have had the pleasure of working with Jan for about two years now in developing and managing AfCE's innovation programs. During this time I've continuously been impressed with Jan's leadership skills and the way in which he cares about his clients, team and innovation in particular. Jan is a great keynote speaker, mentor, and creator of innovation tools and curriculum – and the best person to contact if you are a company that is taking innovation seriously. I consider Jan to be one of my role models in business and am excited to continue to be a part of the company he founded.
Malisse Tan
I have worked with Jan both in our Regional Headquarters in Hong Kong and together in researching, evaluating and setting up the first office in Malaysia in 2010. Jan has been a truly inspiring leader and businessman, and a lot of my personal development, I owe to the time invested in me to hone my business skills and develop me into a manager. Jan has excellent skills in communication, relationship building, adapting to different markets and business cultures, strategic thinking and consultative sales. I have enjoyed the time working, learning, and building a business together with Jan here in Malaysia. He will be a great asset to any company.
Excell Chua
Jan is a very focused & visionary leader. He's that kind of guy who knows exactly where he is going and he works hard & persevere to achieve his objectives with undying optimism. I sometimes catch myself calling him up for drinks in the hope to be inspired by his insights and his people management wisdom!
Merlijn Knol
I have had the pleasure of working with Jan for about two years now in developing and managing AfCE's innovation programs. During this time I've continuously been impressed with Jan's leadership skills and the way in which he cares about his clients, team and innovation in particular. Jan is a great keynote speaker, mentor, and creator of innovation tools and curriculum – and the best person to contact if you are a company that is taking innovation seriously. I consider Jan to be one of my role models in business and am excited to continue to be a part of the company he founded.
Malisse Tan
I have worked with Jan both in our Regional Headquarters in Hong Kong and together in researching, evaluating and setting up the first office in Malaysia in 2010. Jan has been a truly inspiring leader and businessman, and a lot of my personal development, I owe to the time invested in me to hone my business skills and develop me into a manager. Jan has excellent skills in communication, relationship building, adapting to different markets and business cultures, strategic thinking and consultative sales. I have enjoyed the time working, learning, and building a business together with Jan here in Malaysia. He will be a great asset to any company.
Excell Chua
Jan is a very focused & visionary leader. He's that kind of guy who knows exactly where he is going and he works hard & persevere to achieve his objectives with undying optimism. I sometimes catch myself calling him up for drinks in the hope to be inspired by his insights and his people management wisdom!
Merlijn Knol
I have had the pleasure of working with Jan for about two years now in developing and managing AfCE's innovation programs. During this time I've continuously been impressed with Jan's leadership skills and the way in which he cares about his clients, team and innovation in particular. Jan is a great keynote speaker, mentor, and creator of innovation tools and curriculum – and the best person to contact if you are a company that is taking innovation seriously. I consider Jan to be one of my role models in business and am excited to continue to be a part of the company he founded.
Malisse Tan
I have worked with Jan both in our Regional Headquarters in Hong Kong and together in researching, evaluating and setting up the first office in Malaysia in 2010. Jan has been a truly inspiring leader and businessman, and a lot of my personal development, I owe to the time invested in me to hone my business skills and develop me into a manager. Jan has excellent skills in communication, relationship building, adapting to different markets and business cultures, strategic thinking and consultative sales. I have enjoyed the time working, learning, and building a business together with Jan here in Malaysia. He will be a great asset to any company.
Excell Chua
Jan is a very focused & visionary leader. He's that kind of guy who knows exactly where he is going and he works hard & persevere to achieve his objectives with undying optimism. I sometimes catch myself calling him up for drinks in the hope to be inspired by his insights and his people management wisdom!
Credentials
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Financial Statements Explained Simply
MavenApr, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Valuation Explained Simply
MavenMar, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Ideation & Team Formation Day Mentor
Academy for Corporate Entrepreneurship (AfCE)Dec, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Incubation Sprints Mentor
Academy for Corporate Entrepreneurship (AfCE)Dec, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Kick Off
Academy for Corporate Entrepreneurship (AfCE)Dec, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Kickbox (Enterprise) Mentor
Academy for Corporate Entrepreneurship (AfCE)Dec, 2018- Nov, 2024 -
Corporate Startup Accelerator
Academy for Corporate Entrepreneurship (AfCE)
Experience
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Long Term Mindset
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United States
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Advisory Board Member
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Jul 2023 - Present
We provide education courses and content to intermediate investors who are investing in the stock market with a long term mindset. Founded by Brian Feroldi, a writer for The Motley Fool (30 years of stock picking advisory) and author of the best seller Why Does The Stock Market Go Up? We provide education courses and content to intermediate investors who are investing in the stock market with a long term mindset. Founded by Brian Feroldi, a writer for The Motley Fool (30 years of stock picking advisory) and author of the best seller Why Does The Stock Market Go Up?
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Kennedy Capital GmbH
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Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Growth Investor
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Feb 2022 - Present
Managing our Family Office Fund. Researching long term 10X - 100X investment opportunities in tech growth and crypto. Managing our Family Office Fund. Researching long term 10X - 100X investment opportunities in tech growth and crypto.
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Verhaert | Innovation Academy
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Belgium
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder & CEO
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Mar 2014 - Nov 2022
AfCE implements global scalable Corporate Entrepreneurship Programs for the Fortune 1000. We help you transform your business through the lean startup method and guide you through various Innovation Phases. - Corporate Startup Accelerator Program End to end implementation, framework and support guiding Intrapreneurs through the 4 main phases of Innovation: Ideation, Discovery, Incubation and Launch - Adobe KickBox Program A great opportunity for organisations to get started with and to scale innovation at lower cost. Drastically increases the survival and success rate of corporate ventures. - Train the trainer programs For companies to faster scale their innovation programs and become less dependent on external consultants. - World-Class Intrapreneurship Mentors Our mentor team consists of 30 international mentors, speaking 5+ languages and can cover all potential areas. Try out our free Intrapreneurship Program Design Tool: Show less
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Techstars Startup Weekend
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United States
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Curator of the Munich Startup Digest
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May 2013 - Aug 2018
I curate the Startup Digest which is distributed to over 1,400 members informing them of key startup events, featured companies and other news for the local startup community. Sign up to the Munich Startup Digest for a focused list of the best events for startups in Munich. http://startupdigest.com I curate the Startup Digest which is distributed to over 1,400 members informing them of key startup events, featured companies and other news for the local startup community. Sign up to the Munich Startup Digest for a focused list of the best events for startups in Munich. http://startupdigest.com
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ISDI
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Spain
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Subject Matter Expert for Lean Intrapreneurship
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Aug 2016 - Oct 2017
ISDI is the first native Digital Business School that aims to maximize the people's, companie's and market's potential. I have created an e-learning course focussed on Lean Corporate Entrepreneurship specifically for ISDI enrolled students who are looking to support heir companies with digital transformation and new growth opportunities. ISDI is the first native Digital Business School that aims to maximize the people's, companie's and market's potential. I have created an e-learning course focussed on Lean Corporate Entrepreneurship specifically for ISDI enrolled students who are looking to support heir companies with digital transformation and new growth opportunities.
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Founder Institute
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United States
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Professional Training and Coaching
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100 - 200 Employee
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Founder & Director, Munich
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Mar 2013 - May 2017
The Founder Institute, the world's largest early stage accelerator, aims to "globalize Silicon Valley" by empowering founders to launch 1,250 companies per year worldwide. The Founder Institute has created a 4 month training and mentoring program to help entrepreneurs launching a new startup, create meaningful and enduring technology companies with shared equity that encourages peer support. Entrepreneurs can launch companies with expert training, feedback, and support from experienced startup CEOs, without quitting their day jobs. • Recruit and attract high-potential founders • Recruit and attract successful start-up CEOs and VCs as Mentors • Help founders shape their company vision and pitch • Help provide a bridge to investors for successful founders • Significantly develop the local startup community in Munich We run a meetup group in Munich for the entrepreneurial community: http://www.meetup.com/Munich-Startup-Founder-101/ Show less
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Menura UG
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Munich
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Partner
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Sep 2013 - Mar 2014
Menura develops intrapreneurial training and consulting modules to help scientific and technical employees of larger corporations, to successfully communicate and pitch their ideas to senior management, by leveraging best practices from the entreneurial start-up world. Menura develops intrapreneurial training and consulting modules to help scientific and technical employees of larger corporations, to successfully communicate and pitch their ideas to senior management, by leveraging best practices from the entreneurial start-up world.
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DecisionSphere
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Technology, Information and Internet
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Co-Founder & CEO
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Aug 2013 - Jan 2014
Co-Founder & CEO of a startup called DecisionSphere, which focuses on collaborative decision making for high-value decisions. We are in the early stages applying lean startup methods with many pivots to come :-) Contact me if you are interested to know more! Co-Founder & CEO of a startup called DecisionSphere, which focuses on collaborative decision making for high-value decisions. We are in the early stages applying lean startup methods with many pivots to come :-) Contact me if you are interested to know more!
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Meltwater
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Managing Director, Client Acquisitions, Munich
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Oct 2012 - Jul 2013
• Responsable for profit and loss• Recruitment and training of personnel • Client acquisition, account management and consulting of new clients in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) industry
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Senior Product Specialist - Strategic Sales, Munich
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Mar 2012 - Sep 2012
• Developed sales strategies for new social media software products• Portfolio management and upselling of existing client portfolios• Analyses of existing sales methods and corporate structure which lead to the ultimate re-structuring of the global organization into 3 distinctive groups
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StartUp Consultant
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Munich Area, Germany
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Startup Consultant, Germany
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Nov 2011 - Feb 2012
Sensaction AG • Assisted the company founders in devising a sales and marketing strategy DecisionSphere • Co-Founder Project: Research and Analysis of the collaboration software industry focused on Business Information and Decision Making • Product Development and evaluation of prototypes Sensaction AG • Assisted the company founders in devising a sales and marketing strategy DecisionSphere • Co-Founder Project: Research and Analysis of the collaboration software industry focused on Business Information and Decision Making • Product Development and evaluation of prototypes
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Meltwater
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Founder and Managing Director, Malaysia
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May 2010 - Sep 2011
• Founded Meltwater Group in Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur• Responsible for recruitment, revenue, finance, costs as well as business strategy development and marketing• Exceeded country sales targets (annually / quarterly)
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Business Development Manager, Hong Kong
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Jun 2008 - May 2010
• Built up the Meltwater Group Hong Kong Office into the Asia’s HQ• Recruitment and development of personnel from 3 to 15 people• Lead sales teams and promoted managers• Supported the set-up and development of further offices such as Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo and ultimately Kuala Lumpur• Repeatedly set new sales records for Asia• Negotiated contracts and interpreted legal documents
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Co-Founder and Team Leader, Austria
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Feb 2007 - May 2010
• Lead sales teams• Acquired new clients across D-A-CH and Europe such as Porsche, PWC, Western Union, City of Bratislava, Janssen Pharma- and Port of Antwerp• Involved in recruitment and training processes• Grew the Vienna office from inception as part of the start-up team
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Meltwater
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United States
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Technology, Information and Internet
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700 & Above Employee
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Management Trainee, Silicon Valley
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Oct 2005 - May 2006
• Completed a Sales Trainee Program and successfully acquired first customers within the US • Completed a Sales Trainee Program and successfully acquired first customers within the US
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Intel Corporation
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United States
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Semiconductor Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Junior Market Analyst, UK
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2005 - 2006
Interviewed and researched leaders of commercial and open source software of eLearning Platforms with the aim to establish joint go-to-market programs with Intel. The result is the increased use of ICT in education seen today.
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Junior Strategy Consultant (Internal), Munich
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Jul 2004 - Jul 2005
Developed a successful scaling sales tool, valued at $1bln:• Presented the tool to global senior management in Santa Clara & Portland• Trained over 100 sales staff on how to use the tool• Wrote 1st Class dissertation about the tool in German
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Education
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2002 - 2006
Bournemouth University
BA with First Class Honours, Strategy and Marketing -
Noadswood School
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