Nationally Recognized Innovator and Entrepreneur,
Phoenix, Arizona Area
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- Treasurer, Member of the Board of Directors at Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc.
- Chairman of the Board at Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation
- Founder and Chairman at CorePurpose, Inc.
- Professional Member at National Speaker Association
- Advisory Board Member at W.P. Carey Exeutive MBA Program
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- CEO at ASBA - The Arizona Small Business Association
- Chair - Advisory Board at Parenting Arizona, an Affliliate of CPLC
- President at National Speakers Association of AZ
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- Arizona State University, W. P. Carey School of Business
- Arizona State University
- University of Delaware
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Joan Koerber-Walker’s Summary
If Innovation is doing something in a NEW way to make life better for the people who matter - then ask yourself - what can INNOVATION do for my busiiness and how can I get started?
That is the question I ask myself every day.
It makes it easy to be positive and excited about what we can all accomplish in 2009. We just need to recognize and seize every opportunity.
As CEO of ASBA (the Arizona Small Business Association) from December 2006 to December 2008, I led a team of talented professionals in advocating business needs in Arizona and oversaw the development and delivery of programs that support business growth from revitalizing our small business healthcare program, to workplace safety initiatives to new tools for productivity including a 24-7 on line workforced development system.
I am a business strategist with a passion for innovative growth strategies. Whether I am in the role of author, speaker, community leader, ceo, or entreprenuer, I love to be right in the thick of things. That's why I founded CorePurpose, Inc., a company repeatedly recognized for its innovation in the services arena, in 2002.
My key focus is delivery of sustainable results by combining the experience, skills and talents within teams to create focused business environments that maximize innovation, growth, profitability and return on investment.
Before my time at CorePurpose and ASBA, I enjoyed gathering over 20 years of experience in technology distribution, travelled the world, and held a wide range of positions in Management, Marketing, Sales, and Operations. I even got to co-author the only college textbook on the subject with a team from Texas A&M.
Today, I take what I can do and leverage new opportunities. I thrive as part of a team where developing and implementing solutions to business challenges makes a difference. After all, that's what innovation's all about.
Joan Koerber-Walker’s Specialties:
Keynote Speaker on Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Consultant on Business Strategy, Technology Marketing. Small Business Marketing, Supply Chain, Contracts, Distribution, Channels Sales Organizations, Entreprenuerial Start ups, Intrapreneurial Start Ups, Post-merger Integration, Global Business, Telesales Operations, facilitation, leadership training, professional speaker
Joan Koerber-Walker’s Experience
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Treasurer, Member of the Board of Directors
Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc.
(Biotechnology industry)
2008 — Present (1 year)
Imagine a world where we could diagnose cancer and treat it before a tumor was ever formed or our loved ones were harmed.
Ribomed Biotechnologies, Inc. is developing assays for the early detection and monitoring of disease utilizing its patented, isothermal molecular detection process, Abscription®.
Ribomed develops products for the detection of DNA, RNA, protein and CpG methylation, with our current focus on the following two types of epigenetic changes:
Methylation changes in regulatory regions of DNA and histones that cause silencing of protective genes, such as tumor suppressors or activation of disease initiating genes.
Changes in expression of small micro RNAs (miRNA) that regulate the levels of proteins involved in disease initiation and expression, particularly those related to cancer and type 2 diabetes. -
Chairman of the Board
Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation
(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Program Development industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
OTEF's mission is to provide encouragement, entrepreneurial training, mentoring and financial access to at risk populations between the ages of 16 and 35. Our goal is to demonstrate and promote Entrepreneruship as a viable path to economic self sufficiency to young people who may have given up hope.
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Founder and Chairman
CorePurpose, Inc.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
July 2002 — Present (7 years 1 month)
Our team represents a network of leading edge service providers - the CoreAlliance (TM)- thought leaders and highly expereinced specialists in HR, Sales & Marketing, Operations, IT and Finance. CorePurpose works with for-profit and not-for- profit organizations to help them identify the high impact activities that will take their organization to the next level. CorePurpose then provides expert resources to help them make that impact and realize exceptional results.
In addition to my oversight role within the organization as chairman, I also am active on the professional speaking circuit on the subjects of Innovation, Entrepreneruship, and Business Growth. -
Professional Member
National Speaker Association
(Executive Office industry)
2002 — Present (7 years)
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Advisory Board Member
W.P. Carey Exeutive MBA Program
(Non-Profit; 10,001 or more employees; Higher Education industry)
January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)
Member of the Advisory Board for the W.P.Carey School of Business Executive MBA program. The board advises the univesity on matters of budget, programs and recruitment.
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Joan Koerber-Walker’s Honors:
National Finalist - The Stevie Award for Women Entrepreneurs - Best Executive - 2007
National Finalist - The Stevie Award for Women Entrepreneurs - Best Entrepreneur - Services Category - 2004
Who's Who in Executives and Professionals, 2004
Finalist - Most Innovative Services Company of 2003 - AZ Govenor's Celebration of Innovation, 2003
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