Amanda Opperman
Growth, Revenue & Impact Leader | Scaling Impact-Driven Ventures
- Role
- Head of Development at Helios Solutions Lab
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Amanda Opperman
Driven by purpose, wired for growth. I’m an investor-grade operator savvy in building and scaling impact-driven ventures at the intersection of education and enterprise innovation.I specialize in the 0→1 and 1→10 phases — creating the playbook, running early experiments, and building the systems and partnerships that turn bold ideas into scalable growth. My career has spanned launching campuses, building multi-million revenue pipelines from scratch, architecting multi-million-dollar commitments, and reimagining funding models for educational programs and mission-driven institutions.
Experience
Head of Development
Jan 2021 — Present
Scaled consulting-as-a-service firm from inception by advising clients on scalable business models and monetization-Served in interim roles and fractional CxO appointments during this time:>MRP.io & MRP Academy >Presidio Graduate School >National Medspa Training Institute >Quantic School of Business & Technology >Claremont Lincoln University >Enrollment Builders & Notre Dame de Namur University >ENTITY Academy >Universal Technical Institute >Konica Minolta Business Solutions, Government & Education Vertical, AZ
Education
San Diego State University
TESL Certificate
2006 — 2007
Claremont Graduate University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Joint Doctoral Degree in Education, Social Justice emphasis, with San Diego State University
2008 — 2016
San Diego State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English
2002 — 2004
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Certificate, Scaling Operations: Linking Strategy & Execution
San Diego State University
Master of Arts (M.A.), English Language and Literature/Letters
2004 — 2007
Skills
- Procedure Development
- User-Centered Design
- Teaching English as a Second Language
- E-Learning
- Instructional Design
- Manual Drafting
- Research
- Lean Thinking
- Agile Project Management
- Product Management
- Research and Development (R&D)
- Professional Development Programs
- Lean Startup
- Leadership
- Training
- Rhetoric
- Academic Administration
- Esl
- International Education
- Lean Management
- Adult Education
- Educational Assessment
- Higher Education
- Academic Advising
- Marketing Strategy
- Policy Writing
- Higher Education Accreditation
- Staff Development
- Higher Education Research
- Teaching
- Design Research
- Market Research
- UX
- Higher Education Policy
- Strategic Planning
- Agile
- Agile Leadership
- Composition
- Management
- Program Development
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