Meetings through the lens of business
Who are we?
Model Meetings is about generating business value. We bring business and technology expertise from roles spanning startups to Fortune 500 companies. Our team members have successfully delivered enterprise strategic projects through cross functional teams at global companies, and held senior roles in a broad range of functions including finance, strategy, IT, operations, marketing, engineering, R&D and management. Members have developed new curricula, taught university level business courses, and conducted executive level training. We have held senior positions in multiple technology startups including board positions and roles involving strategy, software development, data science, machine learning, cloud, and data visualizations. We have built expertise in corporate culture, communication, facilitation, organizational behavior, and interviewing/surveying to generate recommendations for senior leaders.
This wealth of experience provides the foundation and support for the Model Meetings framework.
Why did we tackle meetings?
Leaders across industries have ambitious future-facing goals – to become more customer focused, agile, inclusive, innovative, data-driven, and iterative in real time. We know from working with clients that achieving this is daunting. Where do we start? Meetings are the biggest obstacles to success, the biggest contributor to stress and the number one reason why those ambitious goals remain unrealized.
James Jorasch
Founder and CEO
Inventor, entrepreneur, believes creativity is everywhere.

Rita J. King
Co-Founder and EVP Business Development
Futurist, advisor, enabling teams to achieve bold visions with less stress.

Mike Werner
VP Meeting Design and Experience
Expert at the intersection of revolutionizing business and IT.

Geoffrey Gelman
Chief Data Scientist
Technology, data, visualization

Gene Rendino
VP Business Strategist and Meeting Architect
Combining successful business experience and impactful education
