Brandon Cordell

About Brandon Cordell

Brandon is a GrowthWheel Certified Adviser that helps entrepreneurs create strong businesses by working with them on the details that make a business successful - from pre-launch to exit. He also counsels clients in the areas of competing successfully in the government marketplace and winning government contracts. Brandon holds a Master of Business Administration specializing in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from the University of Oregon.Brandon has personally provided over 1,110 hours of individual counseling to more than 410 small businesses in Oregon. He develops then delivers workshops on topics related to early-stage entrepreneurship in order to support small businesses with launch, growth, and sustainability in Southwest Oregon. He also facilitates Startup Weekend’s 54-hour educational events for entrepreneurs who want to learn a business experientially. Brandon served in the US Army for eight years, is a private pilot, and enjoys weekend adventuring with his two sons. b•••••••@oregonmba.com

Experience

1. Facilitator

   Techstars Startup Weekend

   Apr 2016 — Present

   Startup Weekend is a 54-hour education event for technical and non-technical entrepreneurs who want to learn a business experientially. Are you interested in taking the first steps toward launching a venture that will change your life and challenge your perspective of entrepreneurship? Do you want to mingle with capable, intelligent, innovative peers who will team up to create a business in 54 hours? Search for a Startup Weekend event near you by navigating to https://startupweekend.org/events.Read about Startup Weekend Roseburg 2016 in the news at http://tinyurl.com/newsreview1 or http://tinyurl.com/kpicswr1 Read about Startup Weekend Roseburg 2017 in the news at View more about Startup Weekend Roseburg in a promotional video at https://youtu.be/fkzVowm-1iE

Education

• Quartermaster School - Region G

  Certificate, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

  2007

• University of Oregon

  Bachelor’s Degree, Social Sciences

  2014

• JFK Special Warfare Center

  Certificate, Information/Psychological Warfare and Military Media Relations

  2006

• Lane Community College

  Associate’s Degree, Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

  2016 — 2020

• University of Oregon

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies

  2016

• Umpqua Community College

  Associate’s Degree, General Studies

  2003

Skills

• Operational Planning
• Interpersonal Communication Abilities
• Goal Setting
• Project Planning
• Time Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Interagency Coordination
• Training Delivery
• Military Logistics
• Hiring
• Physical Security
• Vendor Relationships
• Transportation Safety
• Management
• Military Liaison
• Supply Chain Management
• Hazardous Materials Management
• Inventory Management
• Project Management
• Coaching
• Military Operations
• Dispute Resolution
• Product Launch
• Leadership
• Delegation
• Small Business Marketing
• Military Training
• Military Experience
• Defining Requirements
• Procedure Development
• Timely Decision Making
• Crisis Management
• Active Dod Secret Clearance
• Report Writing Skills
• Evaluations
• Preventive Maintenance
• Persuasive Presentation Skills
• Cultural Sensitivity
• Military Communications
• Change Management