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About Me

I'm a Holland, MI-dwelling father of two with thousands of miles on my bicycle. I graduated Alma College and have worked as a chef and a scholar prior to taking on entrepreneurial pursuits. You can call me Bill.

I work, consult, mentor and speak as an entrepreneur, strategist, design thinker, technophile and change agent. I help people take their big ideas from conception, through the most difficult phase - the beginning - and ultimately to viability.

Currently, I'm the co-founder of HUB Grand Rapids (www.hubgrandrapids.com) (a place for launching ideas for the world), principal at BHR Consulting, lead organizer for TEDxGrandRapids 2013 (www.tedxgrandrapids.org) and a professor/mentor in entrepreneurship and innovation with Grand Valley State University.

Prior, I worked as president of Pomegranate Studios, a business incubator that helped launch ArtPrize (www.artprize.org), where I was the founding executive director for two and a half years. While with Pomegranate, I also served as executive director of Momentum, a seed accelerator designed to support the growth of technology and design in Michigan.

My experience through it all is in leadership, vision/strategy, design, technology and social marketing.

You can read my full resume on LinkedIn if you're so inclined, but I think you get the gist: I work hard to make exciting things happen.

You can find Bill online at:
http://bill.holsinger-robinson.com
http://www.facebook.com/bill.holsinger.robinson
http://www.linkedin.com/in/billhr
http://www.twitter.com/billhr

Location:
United States, Holland, MI
Current organization:
HUB Grand Rapids
Past organizations:
TEDxGrandRapids, Grand Valley State University, ArtPrize
Current role:
Co-Founder
Gender:
Male
I am:
Athlete, Brainstormer, Change Agent, Connector, Entrepreneur, Foodie, Idea generator, Potential employer, Startup, Technologist
Associations:
Creative Good Executive Councils, AIGA - The Professional Association for Design
My website links:
My Personal Site
Universities:
Grand Valley State University
TED conferences attended:
TED2011, TED2010, TED2009, TED2008
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