Jonathan DapraJonathan has spent his lifetime working in and with small businesses. The seeds to founding Alaric began in his doctoral research in which he sought to not only better understand how to segment the range of small companies and their needs, but also ientified the first small business leader Success Factors(c) and Derailers(c). His research and thought leadership help to guide our unique approach to understanding and developing leaders. He has over 20 years of diverse experience as an executive, entrepreneur, trainer, and coach. Jonathan began his career at Dun & Bradstreet. He started firms in the tech and gaming industry and helped build the Photoshop special effects company AutoFX. He was part of the leadership team at Dynamic Graphics, president of Pandromeda3D and founded the gaming middleware company Meta4 Interactive. He later joined The Early Start Fund. Jonathan has significant academic and instructional design experience, working with Education Management Corporation, The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, and currently, as the Rosenblum Endowed Professor of Business at Plymouth State University. He earned a Doctor of Business Administration and an MBA in strategy. He is an avid reader and admits to binge-watching Doctor Who with his Chinese Shar-Pei, Gracie. Read More Read Less