WASHINGTON, June 6, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Blackhawke Behavior Science- a human capital research, assessment, and development firm for startups and investors based in Washington, DC, and wavveup - a pioneering startup coaching firm based in Barcelona, Spain - are pleased to announce their strategic partnership. The companies' synergistic, data-driven approaches to improving, disrupting, and diversifying the global entrepreneurial ecosystem led to wavveup's adoption of Blackhawke's assessments as foundational elements in their startup coaching curriculum.
"Our goal is to build a global entrepreneurial ecosystem that is self-aware, productive, and diverse," says Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Blackhawke, Dr. Maureen McCusker. "We will accomplish this through the use of scientific research, analytics, and human capital tools." Both firms believe that the key to startup survival and growth is human capital dynamics, especially among leaders and leadership teams. We've seen again and again that successful startups depend on whether the founders become real leaders when their startups are about to take off," said Laura Tejada, founder of wavveup.
Based on decades of science and research, Blackhawke developed the world's first set of psychometric assessments, Entrepreneurship Value Profiles (EVPs), designed specifically for human capital development for entrepreneurs and startup teams, as well as for investors' human capital due diligence. The EVPs measure individual and team traits that predict startup success. Wavveup's approach to coaching realizes the importance of human capital research and data for startup team awareness and development.
"A vital part of any executive coaching program is the assessment. Because we design specialized programs for startup leaders, it was very clear that we needed to integrate a psychological assessment specifically designed for entrepreneurs. Without a doubt, Blackhawke's EVP assessment and development framework was the best answer," - said Albert X. Pérez, co-founder of wavveup. "EVP reports are a great asset for our clients to understand how to exploit their unique strengths and manage their weaknesses as a team."
"The EVP team reports are key to understanding and coping with interpersonal dynamics, leading to high performance in the long-term!" said Tejada. Due to wavveup's stronghold in Spanish-speaking countries, particularly in Spain and Central and South America, the EVP assessments and reports are now available in Spanish and English. "As our partnership grows, we plan to translate the EVPs to many other languages so they can be globally accessible," said McCusker. To become certified Blackhawke EVP coaches, Wavveup leaders underwent extensive training on the EVPs' science, development, and application.
"It was an extremely informative, enjoyable and, above all, valuable workshop about high performance in entrepreneurship and the science behind dynamics and teamwork in the ecosystem - said Pérez. "We were quite impressed by the energy and devotion of the Blackhawke team. You can tell that they are indeed truly passionate about what they do, and that itself is captivating!"
The Blackhawke-wavveup partnership will be a fruitful and exciting opportunity for both companies. They have plans to grow their partnership in the future.
"The wavveup coaches just get it. They truly understand the idiosyncratic nature of being a leader and a leadership team in startups. They know a generic personality test is simply not going to give their clients the insights they need to thrive." said McCusker. "We feel super fortunate that such an innovative and capable firm selected our assessments to ground their coaching programs."
"We can confidently say we feel empowered to maximize our coaching value proposition to our startups' leaders, accelerators, and investors with the EVP. This is the beginning of a long-term partnership; we will be joining future training sessions on startup team development with Blackhawke!" said Tejada.
Innovation is changing globally; startups, especially digital and tech businesses, are disrupting whole industries from the bottom up. People often mythologize entrepreneurs as a lone genius in their garage creating the future. The reality is that startups require strong leadership, networks, and partnerships to grow their business. This partnership represents an excellent opportunity to empower startup founders and teams on an international scale through their platforms.
About Blackhawke
Blackhawke engineers psychologically-based entrepreneurial assessments and development tools that enable startups, investors, and startup coaches to grow and flourish, using human capital data and analytics.
Interested in learning more about Blackhawke's human capital assessments and other solutions? Set up a free consultation with a Blackhawke Scientist visit booking.blackhawke.io
About wavveup
Based in Barcelona, wavveup is an executive coaching platform specialized in startup leadership development - transforming founders into leaders. Through their coaches network, wavveup works with high performers committed to investing in their professional development and personal growth and is building a powerful community of extraordinary leaders with a powerful vision across Spain and South America.
To learn more about wavveup's leadership and executive coaching, specialized in Spanish-speaking startups, email [email protected].
Media Contact
Nikki Blacksmith, Blackhawke, LLC, +1 6308888150, [email protected]
Laura Tejada, wavveup, +34 634260309, [email protected]
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