Kathy Korman Frey
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Kathy Korman Frey is from Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Kathy Korman is currently Managing Director, Center For Entrepreneurial Excellence at The George Washington University School of Business, located in Washington DC-Baltimore Area. Kathy Korman also works as Professor of Industry: Women’s Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship & Intrapreneurship at The George Washington University School of Business, a job Kathy Korman has held since Jan 2021. Another title Kathy Korman currently holds is Chair at Vision Forward, LLC. In Kathy Korman's previous role as a Entrepreneur in Residence | Professorial Lecturer, Entrepreneurship+Women's Ent Leadership at The George Washington University School of Business, Kathy Korman worked in Washington, District of Columbia, United States until Dec 2020. Prior to joining The George Washington University School of Business, Kathy Korman was a Special Advisor at U.S. Small Business Administration and held the position of Special Advisor at Washington, DC. Prior to that, Kathy Korman was a Managing Director at Vision Forward, LLC, based in Washington, District of Columbia, United States from Jun 2001 to Jun 2017. Kathy Korman started working as Chief Operating Officer, Development Corporation at National Council on Aging in Jul 1999. From Jul 1993 to Jun 1997, Kathy Korman was Business Development Manager/ Analyst at MMI (Acquired by Citigate Global Intelligence), based in Reston, Virginia, United States. Prior to that, Kathy Korman was a Advocate at Jefferson Area Board for Aging (JABA), based in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States from Sep 1992 to Jun 1993. Kathy Korman started working as US Liaison at The Walt Disney Company in Rome, Latium, Italy in Jun 1992.
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Kathy Korman Frey's current jobs
Lead university center which advances GWSB’s globally recognized achievements in the field of entrepreneurship education.
Work with the world’s coolest students to make their dreams come true.
Angel investor. Advise team on client acquisition, strategic planning.
Founded world’s largest womens case library. Nationally award-winning social impact research venture in the ed tech space working directly with women entrepreneurs, innovators, and male allies from 140 countries. License content, lead workshops for groups. Measurably increased self efficacy (“the success gene”) between 21 to 300 percent. - World’s largest women’s case library. - Increase confidence/key success factors up to 300% with our Women's Leadership Academies in person and online courses bringing award-winning content to all. Branded or private-labelled. - Worked directly with women from 140 countries. - Featured in BBC, Inc, Forbes, Financial Times, Japan Times, Harvard Business Review, Working Mother, Washington Post, Washington Post Magazine, NPR, and the New York Times best seller "Overwhelmed” and TIME article, other media outlets. - Recipient of a national Coleman Foundation Case Award. Cases included in suite of educational materials awarded a National Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education Award from the US Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Case studies published in Pearson/Prentice Hall leading entrepreneurship textbooks.
Kathy Korman Frey's past jobs
GW Department of Management and Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Program Faculty (WEL). Co-developed WEL curriculum. Class is winner of US Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship National Excellence in Education Award (Specialty Model Program) along with post-start up class (MGT 4003 for GW students) and cases from the Hot Mommas Project. Led to Forbes Small Business ranking and contributed to other rankings. - Class covers innovation and entrepreneurship (a focus on lean startup) as well as intrapreneurship. Key modules: New venture planning / innovation, customer discovery, market research, financials, capital, ops, team, exit, communication, negotiation, mentorship, leadership, gender and leadership, diversity and inclusion, and management. - Other core lessons include skill development and research around “imposter syndrome,” work-life, mental health and stress management, social cost, caregiving, social norms, productivity, networking, strength and trait assessment, and "what is success." - Field exercises in negotiation produce 100-400% increase in salary / deal income. #entrepreneurship #intrapreneurship #leadership #award-winning
Subject matter expert on women’s entrepreneurship curriculum development and ed tech platforms. Co-developed Small Business Administration’s “ASCENT,” a free entrepreneurship learning platform for post start-up business owners and their teams. Worked with ed tech, instructional design, and graphic / video / podcast / video contractors in addition to key stakeholders in multiple agencies, partners, and diverse women entrepreneurs in the US.
Business planning and implementation consulting company. Success rate KPI = 94% goals attained via planning bootcamps and implementation coaching sessions with senior executives and teams to crystalize strategic vision, develop associated long and short-term goals and objectives, and implement a process for attaining objectives during the fiscal year. - Coaching / train-the-trainer - Coach senior and middle management to run planning accountability meetings and processes in their divisions. - Clients include FDA, DOJ, Visa, Entrepreneurs Organization, Chief Executives Organization, National Federation of Independent Business, Department of State. - 94% success rate in client goal / KPI attainment.
Founding COO for the National Council on the Aging Development Corporation (founded with SBIR grant), a for-profit division of the National Council on the Aging: The leading association for senior citizens' organizations. Part of senior team charged with development, capitalization, and management of entrepreneurial ventures in the health and aging industries including an $8 million raise for employer software for matching adult caregivers with services for senior family members. Planning team for www.BenefitsCheckUp.org - delivers 200 to 1 ROI. #venture #start-up #venture-funded #healthcare #boomers #seniors
Founded New Business Development and Contracts departments + served as Analyst at competitive analysis / merger & acquisition consulting firm Markowitz & McNaughton, Incorporated (later acquired by Citigate) - Performed competitive, merger & acquisition, and strategic analyses for Fortune 100 - 500 clients and multinationals in range of industries including pharma, durable medical equipment, mobile phone, insurance, farm equipment (true!). - Founded two new departments resulting in increased sales, win rate, and profitability. - Founded senior / aging practice. True story: Part of FBI investigation during one project.
Worked at Area Agency on Aging on community-oriented education, outreach and advocacy for seniors and caregivers. True story: Part of the University Internship Program at UVA, founded by the legendary Nancy Gansneder. Work / independent study during school. No education is complete without it!
Managed communications with Burbank HQ during establishment of Buena Vista International's Rome office. True story: Boss didn't like air conditioning. You do the math.
Worked on post-war Pentagon news desk under Fred Francis. Story research on GI Bill. True story: Wolf Blitzer came over from CNN office and taught me how to send a fax.
Logged and assembled video content in preparation Earth Day 20. True story: Watched footage of Audrey Hepburn - huge supporter - as a big part of job.