Brian Bell

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About Brian Bell

To schedule a meeting, please use https://zcal.co/brianI help businesses uncover the best way to build strong and sustainable revenue and deliver exceptional customer value. Over 25 years, I’ve worked across operations, product design, engineering, strategic planning, and commercialization. I’ve helped startups sprout, corporates shift, and communities build innovation ecosystems from the ground up.I specialize in:Unlocking hidden potential in products, services, and business modelsBuilding business cases (risk reduction, prioritisation)Helping teams turn fuzzy ideas into practical prototypes and ROICreating clarity with techniques and frameworks (Design Thinking, Doblin’s Ten Types, SCAMPER, Innovator's Compass, MoSCoW, and custom scoring tools)Coaching teams through change with empathy, structure, and imaginationFinding funding opportunities - R&D, SBIR, Seed, A-C Rounds Expertise:Executive & Innovation ManagementProduct & Program ManagementBusiness Operations. Strategic Planning & Decision MappingSecuring Capital Investment Business Case (BBC-Framework - strategic, indicative, detailed)Customer Relationships & Team BuildingCreative Problem Solving & Design ThinkingAgile, Lean, and SDLC ProcessesTechnologies:GIS, Remote Sensing, IoT & Environmental DataApplied Meteorology & Weather AnalyticsDigital Twins & Hyper-Local SensingM2M & Connected DevicesCertifications:Pragmatic Marketing Product Management (Level Martin Program, Risk & Subcontract ManagementCornell University – Leadership Development ProgramDesign Thinking Better By DesignPatents:Method of Organizing Information into Topical, Temporal, and Location Associations for Organizing, Selecting, and Distributing Information (10/124,296)Monitoring and Detecting Weather Conditions Based on Images Acquired from Sensors Aboard Mobile Platforms (Patent Application 14/660,510)