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HELPING FOUNDERS LAUNCH AND GROW ...FASTER

Starting a company for the first time is daunting. Regardless of your education level and professional background, the process is uncertain and overwhelming. But it doesn't have to be.

Get the support you need to succeed. Join a Calling Circle.

PROVEN PROCESS

Proven lean company methods delivered thru online modules and weekly video chats keep you moving no matter where you are.

RESOURCES

You don't have to figure everything out on your own. Our design, development, and marketing partners help you move fast and focus on what matters.

ACCOUNTABILITY

This is for the serious entrepreneur looking to launch and grow now. Your coach and peers keep you on track while maintaining a healthy perspective.

Why go it alone?

Chart a course you're accountable to, access the resources you need to execute and maintain a healthy perspective to thrive.

A little about us.

Maurice Boissiere

(bwah-see-air)

A seasoned start-up executive with 20+ years of experience at venture-backed companies. Numerous early-stage ventures and new product initiatives have developed his unique set of skills and instincts that help entrepreneurs and teams turn their vision into reality faster.

Zeluis Teixeira

(tay-shay-rah)

Experienced in tackling social issues with UNICEF and as an entrepreneur. Recognized for his achievements by the Ford Foundation, Johns Hopkins, and Alibaba as well as a gold medal for 5 years of sustained success in impact from UNICEF. And a Gallup certified instructor of situational leadership.

I'm Maurice Boissiere (bwah-see-air), a seasoned start-up executive with 20 years of experience at venture-backed companies. Having been involved in numerous early-stage ventures and new product initiatives, I've developed a unique set of skills and instincts that help entrepreneurs and teams turn their vision into reality faster.

I am also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park where I teach social entrepreneurship and serve on the board of advisors for the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the Smith School of Business.

I received a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Clarke School of Engineering at UMD and an MBA from the Wharton School at U Penn.

What Founders say...

Vernon Howard

hallo

The result of Higher Calling coaching led to raising our first round of funding from stellar investors in Silicon Valley.

Adam Bobrow

Foresight Resilience Strategies

Higher Calling went straight to the heart of designing our start-up process. Every part of our approach is leaner and more focused!

Vishal Chintawar

Givhero

We hired Higher Calling to help us go-to-market. They also helped us with customer discovery and initial marketing campaigns

Michele Lockhart

noshbar

I walk away from meetings feeling rejuvenated AND with realistic action items that move me in the right direction.

Shafer Minnick

PULSE House of Fitness

I hired Higher Calling to help me navigate the tumultuous start up process. They helped us nail our messaging and rapidly iterate our product offerings.

Ramin Ostad

Whitmoore

Prior to Higher Calling, I had often been too busy to figure out where I was running. They were uber-helpful in forcing me to evaluate where I'm leading the company and why.

Get the team you need to succeed.

They say it's lonely at the top, but they don't tell you it's lonely starting out. Don't go it alone.

Connect and learn with and from fellow founders pursuing their calling, like you.

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