James Phelan on Clubhouse

Bio

Innovator, Startup Founder, Advisor & Mentor, Accelerator Director, Doer of Many Things

Full-time Exec Officer + Startup Community Participant; Part-time Art Lover/Artist Supporter + Community Bridge-builder.

👂Excited to Listen, Learn & Share Around Many Subjects.

💪 Proud Texan 🚖 Born NYC
🤠 Resident in Central Houston +🦞 Coastal Maine

✌️🌲 California Educated
⚓️ ✈️ USN Veteran
🎯 10+ Exits as Founder/ Advisor
🚊 Transit Cofounder (‘09)
🏢 Coworking Founder (‘13)
💻 Tech Cofounder (‘15)
🥤 CPG Cofounder (‘19)

❤️ Family + Community
🧠 Design Thinker
⛵️ Experienced Sailor
🏆 Super Connector
🤲 Servant Leader
🌿Conservationist + Gardener
✳️ Occasional Moderator
🌎 Global Citizen + Seasoned Traveler
🦾 Future Thinker + Sci-Fi Enthusiast
🪐 Aspiring Space Explorer
⚾️ Sports Fan
🐶 + 😺 LOVE Pets!

🤲 Happy to assist startup entrepreneurs & stakeholders. Open to meeting aspiring or experienced advisors & mentors, early-stage startup teams, early-stage Investors (Pre “A”), Family Office, VC, and other Stakeholders. Connect (Pls. make a note 🙏) via LinkedIn: linkedIn.com/in/jamesphelan2

📲 MD, Founder Institute Texas (Houston, DFW, ATX)
New + Early Startup Accelerator (apply: fi.co/join), Experienced Startup Mentors Welcome: @founderhouston
Check it out: fi.co/events

📲 Partnership Director, Startup Grind Houston, a “Give First” Community:
@startupgrindhou
• www.startupgrind.com/houston/
• Care to Join SG Houston? LMK! 😉

📲 Cofounder & CCO,
Budapop Bottling Company, www.budapop.com
• Delicious, All Natural Sodas
• Patented Nano-infusion w/ Vitamins & Minerals + 0% THC Hemp
• 🚀 in TX ‘22 🤠
• Open Early Investment Round ($1.5M)

📲 Cofounder & CCO,
Village Insights, www.villageinsights.com
• Seeking Global Sales Partners
• Connects SDOs, Corporate Innovation, Research Universities, and Economic & Trade Agencies = Innovation Ecosystem at Scale.
• Encourages Collaboration to Drive Impactful outcomes.
• Closing $1M PreSeed (Q1 ‘22)