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  • Consultant
  • Entrepreneurship Education
  • Motivational Speaking
  • Public Speaking
  • Speaking
  • Advocacy Consultant
  • Business Pitch
  • Business Presentation
  • Business Relationship Management
  • Coaching
  • Communication Skills
  • Consulting
  • Culture
  • Customer Engagement
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

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Services

  • Technical Sales Consultant

    $5/hr Starting at $500 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Part-time technical sales consulting services offered. Engineering degree held by consultant and technical work-experience leads to effective technical communication and understanding of technical products...

    ConsultantConsultingEngineeringLead GenerationSales

  • Speaking Services

    $5/hr Starting at $500 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Motivational and educational speaking services on the following topics: Leadership & Team Building Talks given for both student and professional audiences. Rates vary based on venu.

    Entrepreneurship EducationMotivational SpeakingPublic SpeakingSpeakingTeaching

  • Millennial Engagement Consultant

    $5/hr Starting at $250 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Specializes in coaching, mentoring and setting up programming to encourage millenial engagement in the workplace.

    CoachingConsultantCultureCustomer EngagementEmployee Engagement

  • Fundraising and Advocacy Services

    $5/hr Starting at $250 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Experienced with fundraising for startup companies including business pitch development. Has served as a judge a mentor for multiple business plan competitions. Also specializing in developing relationships...

    Advocacy ConsultantBusiness PitchBusiness PresentationCommunication SkillsFundraising

  • Relationship Management Consultant

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Develops strong relationships with customers, partners, and funding organizations for small businesses and startup companies.

    Business Relationship ManagementConsultantCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Management

About

Speaker and advocate, small business and startup sales consultant, consultant on millennial engagemen and team building

Courtney Gras is an engineer by training and an entrepreneur by nature. After leaving her job as a power systems engineer at NASA, Courtney has worked to re-brand herself and focus her career on supporting startup companies and small businesses as a consultant in sales, team building, and cultural development for millennials.

v Experienced Entrepreneur: Named Forbes 30 Under 30 in Cleantech (2016) and Midwest Energy Top 40 Under 40 in Cleantech (2015). Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of cleantech startup Design Flux Technologies. Raised over $225k in funding and supports a team of 8.

v Recognized Woman Leader: Awardee of the “College Women Leadership Award”, ComEd "Female Founder Award"?, Smart Business "Rising Star Award"?, and “Outstanding Team Leader Award"?.

v Leader in Sales and Customer Relations: Proven track record driving exponential growth with engineering consulting services firms. Known and recognized for developing strong, lasting relationships with customers.

v Awarded Engineer: Research presented at over 10 conferences (2 international), co-author of 5 peer-reviewed publications, featured Case-Study Author in "Engineering Skills for Career Success".

v Engaging Public-Speaker: Frequently-requested presenter and career coach on entrepreneurship, student start-ups, women in tech, and leadership development at academic and professional venues.

Work Terms

Available for part-time (5-20 hours/week). Teleworking is preferred. Moderate travel is acceptable. Preferred work hours: 7am-5pm EST (flexible).

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