After using creativity to find new ways to combine commercial insurance, Clint experienced the satisfaction of helping others improve risk management as he grew a large client base and rapidly expanded service. This journey of empowerment was so rewarding he wanted to share it with others. After selling his last agency, Clint earned a MBA and five certificates in entrepreneurship before starting the entrepreneurship program at State College of Florida. It was then, as a Vietnam Veteran, he saw an opportunity to help veterans, and went onto help found the Veterans Florida Entrepreneurship Program.

Clint is certified by the Babson Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE), Kauffman Ice- House, University of Florida Experiential Classroom, Steve Blank Lean Launch Pad, and Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship courses. As a member of the Small Business Institute and the U. S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, he speaks to groups on topic, hosts webinars panels, and mentors entrepreneurs at the K12, college and veterans levels.

Currently, Clint coordinates with NASA’s Langley Veterans Program and the Vibrant (Big Island) Hawaii micro business initiative, and operates two worldwide Hubs, one entrepreneurship resources and the other a business startup academy that offers a formula for success. The latter combines passion psychology, a proven bootstrap revenue system and evidenced-based (lean) startup design which, if followed as prescribed, is guaranteed to result in a successful and sustainable business.