Creating entrepreneurial programs that connect with entrepreneurs and the local community and meet the goals and objectives of community colleges is a fine art. Identifying community college champions willing to drive the engagement of entrepreneurial and business leadership is an essential component to growing local entrepreneurs, startups and increasing entrepreneurial brand recognition for the community college.

1. Navigating Politics, Entrepreneurs, and Bureaucracy: The Path to Creating a Meaningful Community College Entrepreneurial Program Presented by Carol Messer, Former Provost [email_address] Sean Griffin, Entrepreneurial Program Developer [email_address] Kristen Bergman, Entrepreneurial Thought Leader [email_address]

2. Carol Messer Recently Retired Provost Over 32 Years of Community College Experience Tulsa Entrepreneurial Initiatives Member

4. The Awakening

6. Presidential Charge! Create a Meaningful Entrepreneurial Program President, Dr. Tom McKeon

7. Game Changer

8. Like I Didn’t Have Enough to Do!

9. Started Collecting Allies and Sharing Charge

10. Don’t Waste Time with Settlers or Stragglers

11. Look for Pioneers! The Settlers Will Come Along

12. Don’t Put Tape on My Wall!

13. Overcoming Road Blocks

14. Create an Independent Fund vs. Dollars in a General Fund

15. Engage Creative Problem Solvers vs. Gate Keepers

16. Support From the Top

17. Don’t Settle for No!

18. Keep Looking for Pioneers and People

20. Stuck in a Rut Started Doing Things the Same Old Way

21. Working with Faculty on Traditional Curriculum

22. Not Looking Like Game Changing

23. Think Differently

24. Ah Ha! Mayor Kathy Taylor Strong Entrepreneurial Commitment

25. Sean Griffin Tulsa Economic Development Commission Chair of Entrepreneurial Initiatives History with TCC includes: Graphic Facilitation, One-College Initiative, Creativity Courses, and Strategic Planning.

26. Designed and Implemented

27. Invited Sean to Lunch

28. Made Ask

29. Not Just No

31. What if I protected you?

32. Would not have to deal with the Gatekeepers.

34. Now what?

35. Find Money!

36. Think Different

38. Boxed Into College Thinking

39. The College Not Seen as Entrepreneurial, Innovative, or as a Place for Entrepreneurs by the Community

40. Sean Griffin Visual Thinking Entrepreneur, StartUp Mixologist, & Silicon Valley Transplant

41. Visual Thinking Company Group Processes Organizational Change Entrepreneurial Programming Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Performance Cultures

42. Modified Visualizing the Steps to Starting Your StartUp Think-A-Torium ®

43. Launch Born

44. Presented to Original Entrepreneurial Team at College

45. Got Excited! We Need All Our Programs Developed Like This. . .

46. Engaged 36 Thought Leaders A Key to Success

47. Lift-Off of Launch Flight I A New Way to Teach Entrepreneurs How to Start a StartUp Business Model Development Coaching and Mentoring Process

48. Silicon Valley Style Liftoff Event Pitches Networking Press Dignitaries

49. New Opportunity Mayor Kathy Taylor Leaves Office

50. Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Emerges

51. Kristen Bergman, President of Vizalution Attends First NACCE Conference

52. Moratorium on Travel @ TCC

53. Discovered Traditional Entrepreneurial Programming

54. Frustrated

55. Need Entrepreneurs to Teach Entrepreneurs How to Start StartUps

56. Extraordinary Results

57. Entering Fifth Year Over 400 StartUp 43 Operating StartUps 180 New Locally Grown Jobs $8,287,740 Annual Payroll $8,550,000 Funding Raised

58. Three Flights of Launch 112 StartUp Applications 42 StartUps Participate 7 Operating StartUps 29 New Locally Grown Jobs $1,353,664 Annual Payroll $375,000 Funding Raised

59. Partnering to Expand Entrepreneurial Programming Nationwide

60. Learn More @ Tulsa Community College http://www.tulsacc.edu Vizalution http://www.vizalution.com Start Your Own Business Model Competition http://www.startupspiritaward.com Tulsa Entrepreneurial Spirit Award Business Model Competition http://www.tulsaspiritaward.com Launch StartUp Business Model Coaching Program http://www.launchyourejourney.com Carol Messer - CarolMesser@354@gmail.com Sean Griffin - [email_address] Kristen Bergman - [email_address]