Geoff Wood

About Geoff Wood

Geoff studied community planning at Iowa State and business at Indiana University. For the first decade of his professional life he consulted with local governments around the country. In the second decade he helped build the startup community in Iowa and throughout the Midwest. Now into his third decade he’s working to make sure the community of entrepreneurs, freelancers, and remote workers at Gravitate Coworking is the best that it can be while also taking time to enjoy life with his family and the ups and downs of Cyclone sports. He loves travel and meaningless trivia.Fun fact: he circumnavigated the entire Earth over three weeks in 2023.

Experience

1. Advisor

   Great North Ventures

   Jun 2019 — Present · Des Moines, IA, US

   Des Moines-based advisor to Great North Labs. Great North Labs applies capital, operating experience, relationships, and market intelligence to cultivate the next generation of leading tech companies in Minnesota and across the upper Midwest.

Education

• Indiana University - Kelley School of Business

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

  2007 — 2009

• John F Kennedy High School

  High School Diploma

  1993 — 1996

• Iowa State University

  Bachelor’s Degree, Community and Regional Planning

  1997 — 2000

Skills

• Consulting
• Business Strategy
• Online Advertising
• Social Networking
• Social Media Marketing
• Leadership
• Databases
• Content Strategy
• Community Engagement
• Government
• Nonprofits
• Agile Project Management
• Product Management
• Market Research
• Venture Capital
• Volunteer Management
• Training
• Public Speaking
• Access
• Event Planning
• Strategy
• Business Development
• Executive Management
• Digital Media
• Marketing Communications
• Facebook
• Web Applications
• Social Media
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Management
• Program Management
• Networking
• Policy
• Time Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Marketing
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Project Management
• Start-Ups