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You can have confidence in your startup skills when training with qualified leaders in startup and tech strategies.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

C.J. Meenan

C.J. is an entrepreneur and educator with vast experience teaching entrepreneurship and starting small businesses. He holds an MBA from Babson College and is a leader in entrepreneurial education who specializes in curriculum design for individuals and groups. He's designed startup programs at all levels from elementary to adult learners, is certified in Driving Economic Growth Through Entrepreneurship Ecosystems through Babson Executive Edu. and he's also a certified internal corporate coach. C.J. believes in lifelong learning & leads by example. He recently completed an IDEO course on Creative Leadership and was certified in Entrepreneurship Essentials via HBX|Harvard Business School. 

C.J. has continued to focus on supporting entrepreneurs through education & training, such as teaching the Veterans Launching Ventures program at Fairleigh Dickinson University, which was designed to help military veterans launch small businesses. C.J. has also taught and lectured on entrepreneurship at Wharton, Columbia, Stanford, Babson and Georgetown, just to name a few. A highlight of his career was bringing entrepreneurship education programs to India and Great Britain. His work has been featured in publications such as Inc. Magazine, Entrepreneur Magazine, Success Magazine, and Black Enterprise.
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MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR

ANDREW CANADY

Andrew is an entrepreneur, tech advisor and strategist specializing in IT. With a passion for technology and a love of competitive gaming, he's an XP Startup Labs tech advisor & co-creator of TGA.

XP Startup Labs is a multi-platform company providing startup training and social networking to adults and teens. The latest lab to be added to the XP Startup Labs line-up is The Gamers' Advantage - a custom entrepreneurship lab for gamers with special focus on their natural competitive advantages in startup.

In addition to The Gamers' Advantage, Andrew is currently assisting XP Startup Labs in research and development of an exciting new socially interactive extension of our startup labs that will be launched soon!
MEET YOUR Virtual Camp COACH

James Barrood

James is among the primary leaders of the east coast's innovation ecosystem. Over the past 25 years, he's helped nurture the region’s entrepreneurial, innovation & technology communities. James currently leads Innovation+, a curated global community of engaged entrepreneurs & innovators. He also serves as an advisor to startups, growth companies & higher ed institutions, as well as Tech Council Ventures & Jumpstart Angels.

James recently concluded five years as CEO of the regional trade association (NJ, NY, PA), the NJ Tech Council (TechUnited). Prior to this, he led the top-ranked entrepreneurship & innovation center at FDU for 10+ yrs. Recognized as a Power 100 List leader & a Top 100 Influencer, James frequently speaks at regional & global conferences, serving on several boards.

Editor of Entrepreneurship and Innovati: Global Insights from 24 Leaders & co-author of Lessons from the Great Recession, James has written thought leadership articles (Entrepreneur, Business Insider, Grit Daily, Star-Ledger, ROI, NJBiz and other publications), as well as done TV interviews (ABC, MSNBC, NJTV, My9).
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MEET YOUR TECH SUPPORT

JILL CALLAHAN

Cofounder and CTO of XP Startup Labs, Jill is an entrepreneur, author and designer who specializes in the design and development of entrepreneurship curriculum, courseware and online educational platforms for adults and teens. She provides custom project development, management and technical support for students and teachers in entrepreneurship programs and workshops with special focus on new technologies.

Dedicated to assisting new entrepreneurs through every phase of business, Jill has developed comprehensive learning experiences that are designed to support XP Startup Labs' students from zero to mastery, as well as throughout year one of their startups. Just click the Tech Help tab on your student dashboard to ask Jill for student tech support, or help navigating TGA. ツ

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