CHAIR, Founder President & CEO
"We climb mountains, not so the world can see us, so we can see the world."
Known for successful collaborations with executive boards and investment committees from the ground up and maximizing profitability leveraging decision-making analytics leveraging a PE/VC top-level business contacts worldwide, Certified Program Manager Professional (CPMP), and trained as M&A and Venture Capital Strategist, Luisa directs Nxt Wave Founders' strategy to establish a uniform process to scale impact as the Founder President and CEO.
As a Deal Flow Evangelist with Azimuth Wealth Management across USA, Italy and Brazil, Luisa learned to define high-priority benchmarks in frontier industries — experience that help her segment tier pipeline for seed funding — and leverage partnership-raised capital to push projects in these areas.
Luisa Led a $25M Financial Analytics Branch for Chase Manhattan Bank, managed $12M SAP FICO, CRM and SD projects at State Farm Insurance, Bloomington, IL, and Crown International, Alpharetta, GA, planned and execute a $6M Marketing Analytics with Cadbury Schweppes/ Dr. Pepper-7Up, Plano, TX and WellCare Health in six states in the East Coast. Luisa was also responsible for authoring Project P.E.P.P. for PODS, Clearwater, FL. A $12M disaster preparedness plan that positioned the company for a $2B acquisition.
Recognizing the evolution of needs in the area of Deep Tech and decided to meet these changing needs, Luisa has been reskilling herself to revamp the organization's mission and enhance collaborative performance among its stakeholders.
Exuberant Passion for Education
Skilled in Entrepreneurship, Investor Relations, Business Development, Business Strategy, Business Process Improvement, Market Research, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Software Project Management, Data Science Analytics, Luisa, a graduate of FMU, has also dedicated 15 years in the Academia as Graduate Leadership Coach, University of Tampa, FL, Start-up Mentor at Harvard University, and Business Management and Information Management Online Faculty for DeVry University and Everest University, where she specialized in teaching adults with learning disabilities and students at-risk imparting the Heart Leadership Methodology.
BOARD DIRECTORS
Caitlin Burke, Esq.
Jennifer Moreau- Chick
Jennifer Moreau- Chick
Burke Law provides business and estate planning services to clients. Caitlin uses her creative writing and research skills to create customized operating agreements for companies and estate plans for personal assets. She enjoys working with clients that are environmentally and socially minded with a commitment to sustainable practices.
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Burke Law provides business and estate planning services to clients. Caitlin uses her creative writing and research skills to create customized operating agreements for companies and estate plans for personal assets. She enjoys working with clients that are environmentally and socially minded with a commitment to sustainable practices.
Caitlin graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Florida, majoring in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism, with a specialty in Hospitality Management.
Jennifer Moreau- Chick
Jennifer Moreau- Chick
Jennifer Moreau- Chick
Jennifer Moreau-Chick is the Executive Director of Florida For Good -- a business community inspired by the global Conscious Capitalism and B-Corp movement. Jennifer served as the Marketing Director for First GREEN Bank, a local B Corp bank with a global mission and the first bank in the Southeastern United States dedicated to social and environmental responsibility.
ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Lyle D. Roelofs
Dr. Lyle D. Roelofs
Dr. Lyle D. Roelofs
Dr. Roelofs is President of Berea College. A graduate of Calvin College with a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in physics and mathematics. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, both in physics, at the University of Maryland and has more than 35 years experience in teaching and research at the University of Maryland, Calvin College, Br
Dr. Roelofs is President of Berea College. A graduate of Calvin College with a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in physics and mathematics. He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, both in physics, at the University of Maryland and has more than 35 years experience in teaching and research at the University of Maryland, Calvin College, Brown University, Haverford College and Colgate University. He is also an experienced administrator, having served as associate provost at Haverford College, as provost and dean of faculty, and as interim president at Colgate University. A number of U.S. and international institutions have tapped Roelofs for visiting appointments and fellowships, such as the Sandia National Laboratory; the Fritz-Haber Institut in Berlin; University of Munich; Technical University Clausthal-Zellerfeld; and Universität Ulm
Larry Plank
Dr. Lyle D. Roelofs
Dr. Lyle D. Roelofs
Larry Plank, Co-Chair Tampa Bay STEM Network, one of 89 International STEM Learning Ecosystems supported by the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM and the Samueli Foundation. Larry was elected in 2019 as the President of the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) for a three term, ending in 2021. He is a memb
Larry Plank, Co-Chair Tampa Bay STEM Network, one of 89 International STEM Learning Ecosystems supported by the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM and the Samueli Foundation. Larry was elected in 2019 as the President of the National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA) for a three term, ending in 2021. He is a member of both The Florida Aquarium Board of Directors and the Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) Board of Directors in Tampa, FL.
Gary Cohen
Dr. Lyle D. Roelofs
C. Russell Slappey
Gary Cohen, Principal, Nperspective, possesses over 30 years of business experience including 12 years as Chief Financial Officer of a multi-location medical practice and surgery center as well as several years each as CFO of two non-profit agencies. He has provided strategic advice to Executive Committees and Boards of Directors, account
Gary Cohen, Principal, Nperspective, possesses over 30 years of business experience including 12 years as Chief Financial Officer of a multi-location medical practice and surgery center as well as several years each as CFO of two non-profit agencies. He has provided strategic advice to Executive Committees and Boards of Directors, accounting and financial control, budgeting and planning, treasury management, risk management, and human resources administration.
C. Russell Slappey
Jesus Mauricio Flores
C. Russell Slappey
Russell is the founder/CEO and Managing Partner of Nperspective, and is responsible for overseeing the Florida market. He combines over 20 years of experience in Accounting, Information Systems and Taxation. He takes a hands-on, roll-up-your-sleeves approach in working with business owners both large and small.
Bryan Dailey, PhD
Jesus Mauricio Flores
Jesus Mauricio Flores
Bryan is a technical advisor with Cornell University. He focuses on data-driven decision making and information architecture, and has a background in IT infrastructure and service management.
