Joseph Warren

Raised by a single mother on welfare, Joseph Warren dreaded their weekly trips to the supermarket and hung his head in shame as they paid for the family's groceries with Food Stamps. He made a commitment to himself that when he became a man, his life would be different... he would be happy, healthy and wealthy. At age 19, Joseph opened a professional fundraising company that specialized in raising funds for non-profit organizations such as The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children ...See more

Raised by a single mother on welfare, Joseph Warren dreaded their weekly trips to the supermarket and hung his head in shame as they paid for the family's groceries with Food Stamps. He made a commitment to himself that when he became a man, his life would be different... he would be happy, healthy and wealthy. At age 19, Joseph opened a professional fundraising company that specialized in raising funds for non-profit organizations such as The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC). Within the first 12 months, he grew his startup into a 50-person firm with $2M+ in revenue. Over the next 24 months, he scaled the business into multiple locations (Chicago / Los Angeles / San Diego) and tripled its revenue. Joseph Warren (along with renowned speaker and author Dr. Alexander Osterwalder and 470 strategy practitioners) co-authored the groundbreaking and best-selling book, "Business Model Generation - A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers". Business Model Generation has become a practical innovation handbook used today by leading consultants and companies worldwide, including IBM, Ericsson, 3M, Intel, MasterCard, Deloitte, NASA and many others. ACCOLADES: Professional Speaker @ Hillsborough County Schools Expert Judging Panel @ Tech Venture Conference 2009 Keynote Speaker @ Pinellas County's TechVenture Keynote Speaker @ TECTalk at Microsoft(R) Guest Lecturer @ New Venture Creation Program, USF St. Petersburg Professional Speaker & Judge @ Startup Weekend Tampa's inaugural event Co-EMCEE @ 2012 Southeast Entrepreneurship Conference (SEEC) Professional Speaker @ 2012 National CEO Conference in Chicago EMCEE @ 2014 Southeast Entrepreneurship Conference (SEEC) President & CEO @ CoCreativ, affordable workspace and meeting space for small businesses READ JOSEPH'S FULL BIO: http: //... See less