Jeffrey Binczyk (he/him)
Director of the Entrepreneurship Center College of Hospitality & Business Department of Business Providence
Biography
Jeff Binczyk is an award winning, industry recognized executive with more than 25 years of experience in executive roles at successful startups, such as Flavorseal and Leyton, as well as global companies, such as Kellogg’s. As a 2024 JWU Doctoral graduate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, as well as a Business professor, he possesses a proven track record in mentoring aspiring students, creating growth strategies for startup companies, and launching cutting edge marketing plans. His Doctoral dissertation, entitled “Paradox of Logic and Emotion in Small Food Company Launches”, was published in May, 2024. Jeff is an active speaker at college campuses and business conferences, with upcoming engagements including Brown University’s Fall 2024 Speaker Series, as well as the 2024 Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Conference in Boston. Jeff is also the Director of the Larry Friedman Center for Entrepreneurship at JWU, a Board member of the Providence Rotary Club, and the 2025 winner of the JWU Advisor of the Year. He holds an MBA in Global Management from the University of Phoenix and a B.A. in Technical Writing from Miami University (Ohio).
Education
DBA, Johnson & Wales University
Business Administration
MBA, University of Phoenix
Global Management
BaseCamp: Project Management Best Practices Certification
LinkedIn
Statistics Foundations 1
LinkedIn
University of Virginia
Coursera
2025 JWU Academic Advisor of the Year
JWU
Bulldog Award for Best Social Media Campaign
Bulldog Awards
“Food and Failures In Entrepreneurship.” Binczyk, J. (October 24, 2024)
https://events.brown.edu/global_emergency_medicine/event/297486-food-and-failures-in-entrepreneurship
“Rhode Island Universities Beefing Up Their Entrepreneurial Offerings.” Binczyk, J. (September, 2024)
https://pbn.com/r-i-universities-beefing-up-entrepreneurial-offerings/#:~:text=Notice%20at%20Collection-,Rhode%20Island%20colleges%20are%20doubling%20down%20on%20their%20on%2Dcampus,for%20profitable%20services%20and%20products.
“Notable Leaders in Education.” Binczyk, J. (May, 2024)
https://pbn.com/jeff-binczyk/
“Relaunching JWU’s Entrepreneurship Center.” Binczyk, J. (January, 2024)
https://www.jwu.edu/news/2024/01/jwu-entrepreneurship-center.html
“The JWU Launch Pad.” Binczyk, J. (January, 2024)
https://youtu.be/SHOThI-mA4Y?si=fwa_iJLp-hPpPdtl
“Launching Greatness in JWU’s Entrepreneurship Center.” Binczyk, J. (December, 2023)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/launching-greatness-in-jwus-e-center/id1647838218?i=1000637805165
“Innovating in the Food Industry: A Conversation with CMO Jeff Binczyk of Inside Tracker.” Binczyk, J. (April, 2023)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/innovating-in-the-food-industry-a-conversation-with/id1580414251?i=1000604210054
“InsideTracker Hires Jeff Binczyk As Company’s First Chief Marketing Officer Following Year of Unprecedented Growth.” Binczyk, J. (December, 2022)
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/insidetracker-hires-jeff-binczyk-as-companys-first-chief-marketing-officer-following-year-of-unprecedented-growth-301706595.html
Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers
Binczyk, J. (March, 2024). The Paradox of Logic and Emotion in Small Food Company Launches. (Dissertation).
ProQuest.
https://jwupvdz.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/paradox-logic-emotion-small-food-company-launches/docview/3051833886/se-2?accountid=1363
“Food and Failures in Entrepreneurship,” Brown University, Providence, RI. (October, 2024).
(Exhibition). (2024). How to Successfully Fail in your Small Food Company Launch. Brookline, MA, United States.