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Nicole Kohari

BA,MA,PhD from Akron University, 2 years Consultancy at Center for Organizational Research, Presently Managing Partner & Venture Capitalist at Hop-On Student Venture Fund and Co-founder & Director of Operations at Enkari Ltd.

Headline:	Entrepreneur
Work status:	Employed Full-Time
Website:	http://nikibeth.com
Industries:	Computing, Education, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle
Skills:	Business, Copy Writing, Editing, Engineering, Entrepreneurship, Guerrilla marketing, Industrial Engineering, Investment, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public speaking, Recruitment, Viral marketing, Writing
Location:	Copley, OH
Interested in:	Consulting opportunities, Finding experts, Getting press, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Partnering with other groups, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Providing services to startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback

FEATURED STARTUP

Zen

Zen

Zen is a web-based project management tool that embraces lean philosophies

Startup type: Company
Status: Active
Stage: Profitable

WORK EXPERIENCE

Employer:	Cognitive Processes (345)
Position:	Instructor
Time period:	August 2009 - Present
Description:	Taught classes using a combination of lecture, discussion, and interactive activities Designed all course materials

Employer:	Hop-On Student Venture Fund
Position:	Managing Partner and Venture Capitalist
Time period:	January 2009 - Present
Description:	Hop-On Student Venture Fund is a 501(c)(3) Evergreen Fund that collects donations from businesses and individuals in Northeast Ohio and uses the donations to provide pre-seed validation to entrepreneurs in the community Raised money from donors Attended training sessions on due diligence and relayed that information to team members Selected the graduate students who participated by creating a screening survey and interview process Networked with businesses, entrepreneurs, and community members to create strategic partnerships Created and reviewed documentation including legal documents and membership information Wrote and revised the business plan and operation documentation Attended organization presentations Created list of potential advisory board members Participated in deal flow and performed due diligence Presenting findings to panel Awarded funding to organizations

Employer:	Enkari, Ltd.
Position:	Co-founder and Director of Operations
Time period:	January 2009 - Present
Description:	Contributed to the development of a software startup, Zen (http://agilezen.com), a web-based project management tool Managed strategic partnerships Managed online advertisements Managed the organization’s finances Wrote copy for the marketing website Wrote documentation including terms of service, billing policy, refund policy, and frequently asked questions Wrote a grant application for funding Received a Stage A grant from the Lorain County Community College Innovation Fund

Employer:	Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative Foundation
Position:	Research and Program Evaluation Contributor
Time period:	January 2009 - March 2009
Description:	Wrote the research and evaluation portion of a grant for the Coleman Foundation for the development of a high school teacher training program on entrepreneurship

Employer:	Center for Organizational Research, Timken Total Rewards Project
Position:	Consultant
Time period:	November 2008 - January 2009
Description:	Prepared quantitative online survey for participants Created data file from focus group raw data Created coding scheme for qualitative data from focus group comments Determined themes from qualitative data and presented findings in a written report Analyzed data from quantitative online survey Combine qualitative and quantitative information to create a final report of findings

Employer:	Unknown
Position:	Research Assistant
Time period:	August 2008 - August 2009
Description:	Dean Stanley Silverman Wrote a practical paper on arrogance Collected data on arrogance in the workplace Organized data collection Used quantitative analyses including factor analysis and regression after data collection Created an Organizational Fit measure for employee selection Wrote an executive summary of findings Developed a training program and development plan after a 360 review Consulted on a human resources issue Created an organization development/role negotiation intervention

Employer:	Center for Organizational Research, Case Western Reserve University
Position:	Consultant
Time period:	July 2008 - September 2008
Description:	Researched competencies and created interview questions related to positions MBA students might apply for after completing the Case Western Reserve masters program Worked with other members of the research team to organize and prioritize the workload

Employer:	Commercial Timesharing Inc.
Position:	Research and Development Intern
Time period:	June 2008 - July 2008
Description:	Used statistical software programs including SPSS to examine sales data Created procedure for data screening Created executive report that included recommendations for data preprocessing and transformation Used neural networks to model complex relationships within a large data set

Employer:	Center for Organizational Research, Military Grant Research Project through Work Skills First, Inc.
Position:	Consultant
Time period:	April 2007 - May 2008
Description:	Developed a behaviorally-based criterion measure used to examine quitting in the military Reviewed a situational judgment test designed to predict quitting in the military Organized recruitment efforts for a community sample of participants Organized research recruitment on the University of Akron campus Created researcher script for recruitment Trained new members of project team on how to administer the survey Administered surveys to student sample and community sample Recruited individuals through the internet for an additional community sample

Employer:	Unknown
Position:	Co-coordinator
Time period:	January 2007 - June 2008
Description:	Designed and organized course materials Supervised, mentored, and trained teaching assistants regarding instructional methods, technology, university policies, and student issues Created websites for each section Coordinated testing and make-up exams

Employer:	Unknown
Position:	Instructor
Time period:	August 2005 - December 2007
Description:	Introduction to Psychology (100) Taught classes using a combination of lecture, discussion, and interactive learning activities Distance Learning Section – August 2006 – December 2007 Used interactive technology to present material to students on campus and at ten local high schools

Employer:	Center for Organizational Research, Military Grant Research Project through Work Skills First, Inc.
Position:	Consultant
Time period:	June 2009

Employer:	Center for Organizational Research, Novo Nordisk Project
Position:	Consultant
Time period:	June 2009
Description:	Ran quantitative analyses for POA-II Institutional Survey Created Powerpoint presentation of results

Employer:	Center for Organizational Research, Novo Nordisk Project
Position:	Consultant
Time period:	October 2008
Description:	Created a coding scheme and frequency count for open-ended questions from the POA-III survey Created a short description of findings for an executive report

PUBLICATIONS

Articles:

Elicker, J. D., Lord, R. G., Ash, S., Kohari, N. E., Hruska, B., McConnell, N. L. & Medvedeff, M. E. (in press).
Velocity as a Predictor of Performance Satisfaction, Mental Focus, and Goal Revision. Submitted to the Applied Psychology: An International Review.

Naidoo, L. J., Kohari, N. E., Lord, R. G., & DuBois, D (in press). ‘Seeing’ is retrieving: Recovering
emotional content in leadership processes through visualization. Submitted to Leadership Quarterly.

Kohari, N. E., & Lord, R. G. (2007). Consequences of interactional (in)justice: A look at leader
behaviors and follower perceptions. In in David De Cremer (Ed). Advances in the Psychology of Justice and Affect (pp. 233-260). Information Age Publishing (IAP).

Papers:

Kohari, N. E., Lord, R. G., Elicker, J. D., Ash, S., & Hruska, B. (2008, April). Antecedents of
learners’ mental model development. Paper presented at SIOP (San Francisco, CA)

Kohari, N. E., McConnell, N. M., & Lord R. G. (2008, March). Modification of Leadership
Prototypes by Gender: An Example of Within Person Modeling of Leadership Perception Processes. Paper presented at IOOB (Denver, CO)

Naidoo, L. J., Kohari, N. E., Lord, R. G., & DuBois, D (2006, May). Seeing is retrieving:
recovering emotional content in leadership processes. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Society (New York, NY)

INFORMATION

Clubs:	Undergraduate Leadership – Vice President and Secretary of Sociology Club, Secretary of Golden Key National Honor Society, and Vice President of Psi Chi
Memberships:	Member, Akron Regional Change Agents (ARCHAngels) – 2008 – 2010 Member, Women in Higher Education – 2008 – 2010 Student Affiliate, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology – 2005 – 2010 Member, I/O Club – 2005 – 2010 Treasurer, Graduate Student Government – 2008 – 2009 Member, Organization Development Connection (Northeast Ohio) – 2008 – 2009 Member, Alumni Relations Newsletter Committee – 2008 – 2009 Member, Website Development Committee – 2007 – 2009 Member, Brown Bag Colloquium Committee – 2006 – 2009 Department Representative, Graduate Student Government – 2007 – 2008
Awards:	Undergraduate Honors – Scholarship for Excellence (4 years), Robert Byrd Scholarship (4 years), Akron Jaycees Foundation Book Scholarship, Paul Martin Conflict Management Scholarship, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, Phi Sigma Alpha Endowment Scholarship, and The Dean’s List (8 semesters)

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