Residence Geneva, Switzerland Nationality Swiss | Name Raphael Cohen Role Author | |
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Occupation Principal, Management Boosters, Professor, Academic director, Author, Speaker Books Winning Opportunities: Proven Tools for Converting Your Projects Into Success (Without a Business Plan) - Full Color Edition | ||
Raphael Cohen (born 1953) is a professor, lecturer, author, serial entrepreneur and business angel. He has a PhD in economics from Switzerland.
Contents
- Life and early career
- Management Boosters
- University of Geneva
- IpOp Model
- MicroMBA MB
- Awards and honors
- Academic diplomas
- References
He is the owner and managing director of Getratex SA, as well as academic director of the entrepreneurship and business development specialization of the eMBA at the University of Geneva.
He has been managing an international group of companies since before earning his PhD in economics in 1982.
Raphael has come up with the IpOp Model, an approach to innovation and corporate entrepreneurship. This model is one of several attempting to help companies in their innovation management.
Life and early career
Cohen started his career at Getratex SA in 1975, where his first intrapreneurial opportunity was to create a new business unit to sell fashion wear. This unit eventually became one of the most dynamic licensees of Walt Disney as the first to sell Disney sportswear successfully to adults in North America and Europe. To reduce his exposure to the fashion industry, in 1980 he initiated a diversification, which led him to invest in several startups. Since he became a business angel Cohen has been involved in many businesses including tourist attractions, theming of public areas, surface treatments, financial derivatives, internet marketing, software, skin treatments, retail, real estate, construction and high-tech projects. As a trusted advisor for several large corporations he became an expert in corporate innovation and intrapreneurship.
Management Boosters
Cohen started Management Boosters in 2001, as a division of Getratex SA, to provide corporate clients with consulting and training services focusing on the acquisition of competitive advantages. Management Boosters offers training, consulting, mentoring & coaching, facilitation and lecturing.
University of Geneva
Since 2001, Cohen has been the academic co-director of the entrepreneurship specialization of the eMBA of the University of Geneva, Switzerland, to design and run the first MBA in continental Europe focusing on innovation, entrepreneurship and business development
IpOp Model
Cohen developed the IpOp Model as a potential roadmap during the pre-project/ideation stage of seizing an opportunity. The model is meant to help innovators analyze and mature their idea to produce an opportunity case or a business plan to convince themselves and decision-makers, such as investors or management of the merits of the opportunity.
MicroMBA MB
To help organizations benefit from the innovative ability of their employees Cohen has designed and implemented the MicroMBA MB program. Combining the IpOp Model with the fundamentals taught in an executive MBA, the MicroMBA MB enables middle managers to become proactive agents of change. Participants in the program must identify and implement a real project that supports the strategy of their employer. These projects translate into a measurable return of investment for the organization, turning training into a profit center.