I'm currently the CEO/co-founder of Stealthmode Partners, a virtual accelerator for high growth companies since 1998. As an experienced technology marketing strategist with special expertise in early stage company operations. I invest time and treasure in companies I think can be successful. Stealthmode Partners also runs a series of community events that help grow the entrepreneurial ecology in Arizona, such as the Stealthmode Entrepreneurs Roundtable, the Social Media Club Phoenix, the Arizona Entrepreneurship Conferences, and the Valley of the Sun FastTrac Entrepreneurail Education program. I've also started the Opportunity Through Entrepreneurship Foundation (http://www.otef.org) to train disadvantaged populations in self-sufficiency through entrepreneurship. As a partner in Stealthmode Partners, I've helped package and secure funding for many early-stage technology companies, but I've also created positioning and marketing strategies for dozens of companies growth companies (from startup to IPO to maturity). Prior to co-founding Stealthmode Partners, I was Vice President of Corporate Marketing at Innovative Environmental Products, and Manager of Worldwide Press Relations at Intel's Computing Enhancement Group, where I supported the entrance of the intelligent I/O server chip into the OEM market and created the public relations plans for digital imaging, in-car computing, USB, and home networking. As an entrepreneur, I built the largest marketing/public relations firm in Phoenix, Arizona before leaving it to join Intel. I blog and consult on social media strategy, too. Oh...and I am also a former foster parent, a certified yoga teacher, and the human companion of two golden retrievers. I'm interested in just about everything.
"It's not what happens to you; it's how you come to it."
http://www.fastcompany.com/user/francine-hardaway
Cornell University, New York, United States
Bachelor’s degree, 1961.
Areas of study: English Literature
Awards: Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi
Columbia University, New York, United States
Master’s degree, 1962.
Areas of study: English
Awards: High Honors
Syracuse University, New York, United States
PhD, 1967.
Areas of study: English
Awards: Highest Honors
