Jeffrey Binczyk (he/him)


Staff College of Hospitality & Business Business Providence

Biography and Expertise

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

MBA
University of Phoenix

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 (Other)
Brown University
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 (Magazine)
Providence Business News
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 (Internet)
Providence Business Journal
May, 2024
https://pbn.com/jeff-binczyk/

Relaunching JWU’s Entrepreneurship Center (Internet)
Johnson & Wales University
January, 2024
https://www.jwu.edu/news/2024/01/jwu-entrepreneurship-center.html

The JWU Launch Pad (Internet)
YouTube
January, 2024
https://youtu.be/SHOThI-mA4Y?si=fwa_iJLp-hPpPdtl

Launching Greatness in JWU’s Entrepreneurship Center (Podcast)
JWU
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 (Podcast)
Food Tech Junkies
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 (Internet)
PR Newswire
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.
The Paradox of Logic and Emotion in Small Food Company Launches
ProQuest

Food and Failures in Entrepreneurship
Oral Presentation
Brown University
Smith Buonnanno Hall Room 106
Providence
RI

How to Successfully Fail in your Small Food Company Launch
Exhibition
Jeff Binczyk
JWU Friedman Center
Brookline, MA
2024