Clifford Holekamp
Senior Lecturer in Entrepreneurship & Director of the Entrepreneurship Platform
Area of Expertise:
Entrepreneurship
Academic/Professional Activities:- General Partner, Cultivation Capital
- Board of Directors, LockerDome
- Board of Trustees, City Academy
- Founder & Board of Directors, Foot Healers
- Board of Advisors, Danube Fund
- Board Member, Student Entrepreneurial Program
- Member, Entrepreneur's Organization (EO)
- Board of Directors, Arch Framing & Design
- Board Advisor, SoMoLend
- Board Advisor, Yurbuds
- Board of Directors, WU Student Media, Inc.
Awards/Honors:- 40 under 40, St. Louis Business Journal, 2011
- Distinguished Alumni Award, Washington & Lee University, 2011
- Outstanding Entrepreneur Award, St. Louis County Economic Council, 2007
- Rising Star Award, St. Louis County Enterprise Centers, 2007
- 30 under 30, St. Louis Business Journal, 2003
- Five to Watch, Inc. magazine, 2003
- Kupke Entrepreneurism Award, Washington University, 2001
- Olin Cup Business Plan Competition, Second Place, 2001
- IBM General Manager's Marketing Excellence Award, 1998
- IBM General Manager's Marketing Excellence Award, 1997
Personal Interests:
Prof. Holekamp manages an angel investment portfolio, serves as a board member for several ventures, and is a judge and advisor for the Olin Cup business plan competition and for the Arch Grants international business plan competition.
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Cliff Holekamp grew up in Los Angeles and worked as an account executive for IBM in Nashville before coming to Olin, first as a student. After developing the concept in Olin's entrepreneurship program, he founded a chain of healthcare centers which he grew, managed, and later sold to a private equity group. As an entrepreneur, he earned recognition from Inc. magazine, the Wall Street Journal, and entrepreneur of the year honors from the St. Louis County Economic Council. Also an innovator on campus, Prof. Holekamp was the founding director of the Entrepreneurship Platform, was the co-founder and architect of the social entrepreneurship programs at Olin and at the Brown School of Social Work, and has launched several new entrepreneurship courses including programs in Hungary and Israel. In addition to teaching, Prof. Holekamp is a General Partner at Cultivation Capital, an early stage venture capital firm.
Clifford Holekamp's Home Page
Email: holekampc@wustl.edu
Phone: (314) 935-6342
MBA 2001, Olin Business School, Washington University in St. Louis
BA 1996, Washington & Lee University
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