VP - Ecosystem Growth @ Draper University

Dynamic leader and proven Deal Maker with over 12 years of experience in the startup and venture capital space, specializing in building and scaling global innovation ecosystems. 

As VP - Ecosystem Growth at Draper University, I drive strategic partnerships with governments, enterprises, and leading technology organizations, accelerating distribution and fostering growth for platforms and ventures. My extensive experience in growth hacking, venture building, and navigating complex technical environments positions me to create significant impact by expanding market reach and deepening strategic collaborations. I am passionate about empowering entrepreneurs and creators, leveraging expertise in marketing and innovation to push boundaries and create value for society.

Chris Joannou 💎

Redefining How You Scale with Talented, Affordable, Offshore Dedicated Virtual Staff from the Philippines (Marketing, Sales, Operations, Finance, Personal Tasks and More)

Brad Stevens is a lifetime entrepreneur and the Founder/CEO of Outsource Access, an offshore business process outsourcing and virtual assistant company in the Philippines growing to 500 employees in 4 years serving 75+ industries across all business functions with 8 global or national awards.  He walks-the-walk with expertise on scaling, automation, outsourcing and high-performance virtual teams. He also co-founded 1-ON-1 connections that is the only private label software platform providing connections at scale for member organizations and conferences. 

Heis also a global speaker in 12 countries, runs the Automate & Delegate Podcast, launched VA’s Give Back aligned to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and has a published TEDx talk with 230,000+ views. He champions agility and believes in building a powerhouse culture with people-centric programs to inspire employees from within to realize their full potential. He has been featured in Inc Magazine and is also a member of the Global Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) and the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) 

For his philanthropic efforts in launching Virtual Assistants Give Back, a documentary film was made about his firm and he was selected to run a think-tank on Economic Growth at the United Nations headquarters. 

Brad graduated from the Wharton Business School with Finance and Marketing Concentrations and completed a Harvard Business School Executive Ed Program on Inspiring Entrepreneurial Strategy. He was also selected to participate in the EO Entrepreneurial Masters Program at MIT Endicott House and the Global Leadership Academy in Washington, DC.

☛☛ Get a Vetted and Trained Virtual Assistant?  https://outsourceaccess.com/process/
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About Outsource Access
Outsource Access helps entrepreneurial businesses realize their potential. We are a fully-managed virtual staffing firm with offers in the United States and the Philippines supporting companies in operations, marketing, finances, sales, HR, and executive support. Our signature vetting and assessment process ensures an outstanding fit between Clients and our team for a long-term sustainable experience.  Created by a US entrepreneur frustrated by the shortcomings of other outsourcing firms, Outsource Access is redefining how businesses scale with cost-effective, comprehensive and reliable service. To see a video that explains our process including behind-the-scenes footage of our team in the Philippines visit:   https://outsourceaccess.com/process/

Brad Stevens

On the way to IFA!!  Headed to the International Franchise Association Conference and excited to debut the Franchise edition of our Virtual Success Magazine! 

It features our incredibly talented staff at Outsource Access supporting franchisors and franchisees in food and non-food industries across the United States!

We have two programs helping with franchise industry scale!

Franchisor Support System: 
Our signature advisory and staffing program for franchisors who want to integrate our highly talented staff from the Philippines into their operations to support franchisees and corporate functions including accounting, bookkeeping, billing, sales, commission tracking, new franchisee launch and support, marketing, vendor management more for brands like District Taco Dreamland Bbq and more!  


Franchise Virtual Assistants: 
Our signature advisory and staffing program with pre-trained staff directly supporting individual franchisees and multi-unit owners.  We help them drive top line revenue and profitability across operations, marketing, sales, local partner referral build out, social media support and more!

Comment “IFA” below and will send our playbook with over 500 tasks we do for the franchise industry!

If you’re at IFA shoot me a DM and would be great to connect up!

Look forward to seeing may colleagues and friends at the IFA also in Entrepreneurs'​ Organization  and YPO!  

Jim Mitte sorry wasn’t able to miss your kickoff party on Sunday! I hope it was a great experience! See ya soon!

CEO at Outsource Access: Talented, Affordable, Staff from the Philippines supporting SMB’s in 75+ industries including franchisors and franchisees (500 staff: Marketing, Sales, Operations, Finance, Exec Admins and More)

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Session Recaps for #IFA2026 International Franchise Association.

I attended a powerful session at #IFA2026 on building a strong company culture. Just like the support we provide Outsource Access Franchise clients like Betsy McAtee of Dreamland Bar-B-que.

One thing that stood out to me is how transformative proper support can be for internal teams.

When employees are backed by dedicated resources, they can focus on what they love doing every day. That increases retention and creates a culture competitors cannot easily duplicate.

Culture does not improve by accident. It improves by design.

Comment FRANCHISE to get a copy of our franchise playbook.

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#IFA2026 #FranchiseGrowth #UnitExpansion #OutsourceAccess #VirtualAssistants

I’m excited to be attending International Franchise Association #IFA2026 February 23–25 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

IFA always brings serious franchise operators into one room.

I’ve had the privilege of working with brands like @The Woodhouse Day Spa, Dreamland Bar-B-que, Fathers Eve, The Slime Kitchen and HomeTown Pharmacy District Taco who understand that sustainable growth requires systems, structure, and strong support.

If you’ll be in Vegas February 23–25, let’s connect and talk about scaling the right way.

Comment FRANCHISE and we'll gladly send you our Franchising Outsourcing Playbook!

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#IFA2026 #Franchising #FranchiseMarketing #TalentStrategy #FranchiseGrowth #FranchiseSales

5am rise and shine back to Atlanta from Vegas! 
Another epic International Franchise Association #IFA2026 conference in the books! 
Relationship Multiplication with so many great folks at the IFA….now back to process and digest!

Wow!  Watching Kat Cole live right now at the International Franchise Association on her epic journey to turn around Cinnabon with 3 Questions and 3 Actions at the core of her strategy.  At Outsource Access we actually do something very similar with just 2 questions to determine a Client's constraint points to growth......the simplest solutions are always the best.  Don't complicate it. #IFA2026
Kat's simple solution to fine root cause and how to take action...

The 3 Questions (to drive improvement):
1. What’s one thing we should stop doing to make the business/life better? (Identifies wasted resources/time).
2. What’s one thing we should start doing to make the business/life better?.
3. What would you do differently if you were me to make the business/life better?. 
3 Things to Do After (to implement change):
1. Confront reality: Look at the raw data, both good and bad, to understand the true state of affairs.
2. Find a coalition of "productive rebels": Identify and work with people who are willing to challenge the status quo.
3. Get out of the way: Allow those rebels to take action and influence change, rather than micromanaging the process.

I know many fellow Entrepreneurs'​ Organization and YPO members can relate!

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