Education & Workshops
Examples of Workshop Curriculum:
- The Business Model Canvas - What the SBA & Commercial Lenders need to Know
- The Unreasonable Person - Asking the “what if.." questions
- Venture Funding Strategies - Scaling a Business with Resources
- Renewing your Mind - Can an Entrepreneurial Mindset be Taught?
- The Need for Guerrilla Skills - Surrounded by Opportunity for Creativity
- Equipping & Empowering - The Transformative Nature of Entrepreneurship
- The Importance of Learning - Curiosity as the Number One Competency
- A Wealth Creation Mindset - What is your Definition of Wealth?
- Goal Setting Based on Values - Facts, Faith & Fear in Decision Making
- Leading Yourself First - Discover your Why for a Healthy Rhythm in the Community
- Developing a Unique Value Proposition - Commercialize your Problem Solving
Transformational Speaking & Teaching
Speaking Experience:
- Florida International University Graduate School
- The Florida City Razorbacks
- Palmer Trinity School
- Coral Reef High School
- Keiser University
- Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA)
- Reef Tropical
- Faith RXD
- Christ Fellowship Church
- Branches, Inc Micro Business Program
- Everglades Correctional Institution
- Miami Dade College
- The IDEA Center
- The University of Tampa Experiential Classroom
Claude is a father, husband, and service-minded leader with a heart for people. He is a business owner, college professor, certified business and life coach, social science researcher, and former volunteer football coach at Coral Shores High School. He loves to speak to athletes through FCA huddles to help students and young adults develop character. He seeks feedback and recently became a delegate of The Experiential Classroom at the University of Tampa. He is a board member of a property owners association and helped launch Faith RXD Miami Chapter as the director. He and his family live in Pinecrest, FL, and are members of Ocean Reef Club. The Kershners participate in the community at Christ Fellowship Church in Palmetto Bay and Peak360 Crossfit in Miami. Claude's most unique experience is journeying with his daughter, Harper, through her diagnosis and treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in 2020. Claude's two sisters, Tammy & Terri, have Developmental Disabilities, and he dedicated his Dissertation to his mother, Theresa Kershner (1957-2021). She is an example of perseverance under great tribulation by never giving up caring for Tammy & Terri her entire life.
