CONTACT

EMAIL: brandonstoddard@weber.edu

OFFICE: WB 205G

ABOUT

Brandon Stoddard joined the Weber State University faculty in March 2017 and currently serves as the director of the Hall Global Entrepreneurship Center in the Goddard School of Business & Economics. He and his wife are principle shareholders of Community Oriented Services for Helping inc. (COSH) and Brandon has sat on the Board of Trustees for InterMountain Business Lending since 2015. Prior to joining HGEC, Brandon Director of the Ogden Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for nearly four years. He has spent time in both the private and public sectors working with entrepreneurs and expanding business including VentureCapital.org (formerly Wayne Brown Institute), the Utah Science Technology and Research Initiative (USTAR) and the Department of Radiology at the University of Utah. Brandon is currently enrolled in the Doctoral Program in Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University. He holds master's degree in positive organizational development and change from Case Western Reserve University and a bachelor's degree in mass communications from the University of Utah. 

EDUCATION

M.S., Positive Organizational Development and Change - Case Western Reserve University, 2011 

B.S., Mass Communication and Business - University of Utah, 2007

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 customerrelationship management system