President at Ventureneer
Greater New York City Area
- Current
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- President at Ventureneer
- Adjunct Professor at The New School
- President at Stengel Solutions
- Past
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- Board of Directors at Governance Matters
- Board of Directors at New York City Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners
- Cofounder at Women's Leadership Exchange (WLE)
- Vice President of Marketing at Physicians' Online (POL)
- Director of Marketing, Dow Jones Information Services at Dow Jones
- Manger, Corporate Services at The Wall Street Journal
- Media Research Supervisor at Ted Bates
- Research Analyst at Katz Media Group
- Sales/Research Assitant at Harrington, Righter & Parsons
- Education
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- City University of New York-Queens College
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Geri Stengel’s Summary
What do you get when you cross a serial entrepreneur, teacher, online information business expert with making a social impact?
In a word – me.
•President, Ventureneer, online education and peer support for entrepreneurs and nonprofit leaders.
•President, Stengel Solutions, a strategic planning and marketing consultancy that advises and develops businesses, especially those making a social impact.
•Adjunct Professor, The New School: Entrepreneurship, Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurial Growth
Whether you like to do things by yourself, like it done for you, or something in between, I offer guidance for you. You can have help anyway you want: in person, online, by phone or any combination.
Geri Stengel’s Specialties:
•Commercial Venture Development (nonprofit ventures)
•Strategic/Business Planning: industry trends, feasibility studies, segmentation/size analyses, competitive profiling, business modeling
•Marketing: positioning, sales/marketing plans, market research
•Project Management: resource identification, budgeting, timelines
•Internet Strategy: content, distribution, marketing
•Strategic Alliances: identification, development, execution
•Advisory Boards: formation, facilitation
Geri Stengel’s Experience
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President
Ventureneer
(E-Learning industry)
2009 — Present (less than a year)
Ventureneer provides a new approach to learning that blends traditional formal instruction with informal learning derived from problem solving with peers using Web 2.0 technology. Members use Ventureneer to solve problems, request resources or information, seek guidance from others and, most important, how to have the greatest impact. The first phase of Ventureneer a blog called Vistas has launched. Coming soon are virtual classes.
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Adjunct Professor
The New School
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
2006 — Present (3 years )
Teach Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise at The New School.
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President
Stengel Solutions
(Management Consulting industry)
1994 — Present (15 years )
Strategic planning and marketing firm that supports industry leaders, businesses with a social purpose and nonprofits. Whether you’re developing a plan for sustainable long term growth, building strategic alliances to penetrate new markets, developing collaborative relationships to reduce costs or forming an advisory board to provide objective advice regarding new opportunities, Stengel Solutions can provide you with business solutions to build your organization at every stage.
•Industries/Sectors: conferences, cultures, diamonds, education, entrepreneurship, healthcare, human services, industry surveys, internet services, media, membership associations, online information products, professional services, social enterprise, social services, technology among others -
Board of Directors
Governance Matters
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
2005 — 2009 (4 years )
Held various positions including Vice Chair and Chair of the Membership Committee.
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Board of Directors
New York City Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
1999 — 2006 (7 years )
Held various positions including Secretary, Chair of the Internet Committee, VC Sponsorship and National Member Services Rep.
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Cofounder
Women's Leadership Exchange (WLE)
(Privately Held; Higher Education industry)
2001 — 2003 (2 years )
Responsible for educational programs, advisory board, strategic alliances and infrastructure for WLE, which provided conferences and online resources to educate female entrepreneurs on being more effective leaders.
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Vice President of Marketing
Physicians' Online (POL)
(Information Services industry)
1993 — 1994 (1 year )
Responsible for all aspects of attracting and retaining physician members, as well as supporting the sale of advertising for this medical-information service.
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Director of Marketing, Dow Jones Information Services
Dow Jones
(Public Company; DJ; Publishing industry)
1988 — 1993 (5 years )
Responsible for all aspects of attracting and retaining customers, as well as market research, business planning and development for Dow Jones News/Retrieval (forerunner to Factiva), DJ News Services, The Wall Street Journal Radio Report among other services.
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Manger, Corporate Services
The Wall Street Journal
(Public Company; DJ; Newspapers industry)
1980 — 1988 (8 years )
Held various media and market research and marketing positions within advertising sales at WSJ.
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Media Research Supervisor
Ted Bates
(Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1977 — 1980 (3 years )
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Research Analyst
Katz Media Group
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1976 — 1977 (1 year )
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Sales/Research Assitant
Harrington, Righter & Parsons
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
1974 — 1976 (2 years )
Geri Stengel’s Education
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City University of New York-Queens College
B.S. , Psychology and Sociology , 1972 — 1974
Additional Information
Geri Stengel’s Websites:
Geri Stengel’s Interests:
environment, hiking, biking, adventure travel, theater, swimming
Geri Stengel’s Groups:
Columbia Business School: Mentor students launching enterprises and evaluate business plans for competitions.
New York University (NYU), Stern School of Business: Mentor students entering business plan competition.
Governance Matters member.
NYC chapter of the National Association Women’s Business Owners (NAWBO-NYC) member.
Social Enterprise Alliance.
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Social Enterprise Network - MojaLink -
GreenBiz.com -- Green Business Professionals -
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Linked Business -
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Geri Stengel’s Honors:
Coached and wrote grand prize winning business plan for the Yale School of Management – The Goldman Sachs Foundation Partnership on Nonprofit Ventures: 2003-2004 National Business Plan Competition for Nonprofit Organizations.
NAWBO-NYC Member of the Year and Most Valuable Player of the Year.
Geri Stengel’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- business deals
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
