Consulting Services

Consulting Services

I. Early Stage Business Strategy

I. Early Stage
Business Strategy


Nina supports early stage founders with their startups, non-profits, and small businesses with guidance on customer discovery, operations, and strategic communication. Nina is especially passionate about supporting companies that are doing good for people and planet.

She has 10+ years of experience teaching entrepreneurship in the U.S. and abroad – most recently as the former Executive Director of the LaunchPad at The University of Texas at Austin. From 2019-2024, she served thousands of students across 10 UT System institutions and fundraised $2.5M for the center. Since 2020, she has served as an Advisory Board member for SXSW Pitch.



Nina supports early stage founders with their startups, non-profits, and small businesses with guidance on customer discovery, operations, and strategic communication. Nina is especially passionate about supporting companies that are doing good for people and planet.

She has 10+ years of experience teaching entrepreneurship in the U.S. and abroad – most recently as the former Executive Director of the LaunchPad at The University of Texas at Austin. From 2019-2024, she served thousands of students across 10 UT System institutions and fundraised $2.5M for the center. Since 2020, she has served as an Advisory Board member for SXSW Pitch.


Nina supports early stage founders with their startups, non-profits, and small businesses with guidance on customer discovery, operations, and strategic communication. Nina is especially passionate about supporting companies that are doing good for people and planet.

She has 10+ years of experience teaching entrepreneurship in the U.S. and abroad – most recently as the former Executive Director of the LaunchPad at The University of Texas at Austin. From 2019-2024, she served thousands of students across 10 UT System institutions and fundraised $2.5M for the center. Since 2020, she has served as an Advisory Board member for SXSW Pitch.

II. Community Building & Event Production

I. Community Building & Event Production


Nina's strength in building community through thoughtful program development and intentional event design helps organizations deepen their connection with current stakeholders and build bridges to new ones.

In Austin, she's produced 15+ cultural activations (festivals, art exhibits, vendor markets, music showcases, speaker series, advocacy campaigns) that served 1,000+ attendees, 100+ BIPOC creatives, and raised awareness and funds for local non-profits including DAWA (Diversity Awareness and Wellness in Action), Latinitas, Out Youth, E4 Youth, RAICES, Jolt Action, and Casa Marianella.

She has also produced events in Los Angeles and London.



Nina's strength in building community through thoughtful program development and intentional event design helps organizations deepen their connection with current stakeholders and build bridges to new ones.

In Austin, she's produced 15+ cultural activations (festivals, art exhibits, vendor markets, music showcases, speaker series, advocacy campaigns) that served 1,000+ attendees, 100+ BIPOC creatives, and raised awareness and funds for local non-profits including DAWA (Diversity Awareness and Wellness in Action), Latinitas, Out Youth, E4 Youth, RAICES, Jolt Action, and Casa Marianella.

She has also produced events in Los Angeles and London.


Nina's strength in building community through thoughtful program development and intentional event design helps organizations deepen their connection with current stakeholders and build bridges to new ones.

In Austin, she's produced 15+ cultural activations (festivals, art exhibits, vendor markets, music showcases, speaker series, advocacy campaigns) that served 1,000+ attendees, 100+ BIPOC creatives, and raised awareness and funds for local non-profits including DAWA (Diversity Awareness and Wellness in Action), Latinitas, Out Youth, E4 Youth, RAICES, Jolt Action, and Casa Marianella.

She has also produced events in Los Angeles and London.

III. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

I. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion


A champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion in entrepreneurship and the arts, Nina supports organizations in designing more inclusive programs, services, and ecosystems. She can provide insights related to cultural awareness and sensitivity and strategies for reaching new communities.

She has 13 years of DEI experience in youth development and entrepreneurship education. Since 2017, she has worked in the arts equity space founding initiatives including collective blue and missfits productions, collaborating with organizations like Almost Real Things and _OFCOLOR, and formerly served as a board member for Big Medium – a non-profit uplifting contemporary arts and artists in Texas since 2007.


A champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion in entrepreneurship and the arts, Nina supports organizations in designing more inclusive programs, services, and ecosystems. She can provide insights related to cultural awareness and sensitivity and strategies for reaching new communities.

She has 13 years of DEI experience in youth development and entrepreneurship education. Since 2017, she has worked in the arts equity space founding initiatives including collective blue and missfits productions, collaborating with organizations like Almost Real Things and _OFCOLOR, and formerly served as a board member for Big Medium – a non-profit uplifting contemporary arts and artists in Texas since 2007.

A champion for diversity, equity, and inclusion in entrepreneurship and the arts, Nina supports organizations in designing more inclusive programs, services, and ecosystems. She can provide insights related to cultural awareness and sensitivity and strategies for reaching new communities.

She has 13 years of DEI experience in youth development and entrepreneurship education. Since 2017, she has worked in the arts equity space founding initiatives including collective blue and missfits productions, collaborating with organizations like Almost Real Things and _OFCOLOR, and formerly served as a board member for Big Medium – a non-profit uplifting contemporary arts and artists in Texas since 2007.

IV. Brand Identity & Digital Content Strategy

I. Brand Identity & Digital Content Strategy

Nina's multi-hyphenate background – including writing, design, photography, and event production gives her an integrative perspective on brand identity and digital content strategy.

She can help individuals and organizations gain clarity on their messaging (brand story, values, mission, and goals), create compelling visuals, and develop strategy for engagement on various platforms.

Nina's multi-hyphenate background – including writing, design, photography, and event production gives her an integrative perspective on brand identity and digital content strategy.

She can help individuals and organizations gain clarity on their messaging (brand story, values, mission, and goals), create compelling visuals, and develop strategy for engagement on various platforms.


FAQs

FAQs

  1. What type of clients do you work with?

I enjoy collaborating with values-aligned individuals and organizations who care about social and environmental impact, demonstrate reciprocity, and can meet my needs of integrity, clarity, order, freedom, and leadership.

For early stage entrepreneurship consulting, I enjoy mentoring early stage founders especially from underrepresented communities.

For program design and DEI training, I've worked with higher educational institutions, corporate and private foundations, and governmental agencies.

For creative work and community building, I've partnered with cultural arts organizations, modeling agencies, conference producers, tech startups, and brands in fashion and CPG (consumer products and goods).

  1. How do I start working with you?

I am open to work in the form of hourly consulting, projects, or fractional leadership roles.

(I am not open to a full-time role in this season).

We'll start with an initial 30-min consultation (booked via Calendly) to understand if I might be a good fit for your needs. During the call, I'm seeking to understand:

* organizational or individual goals
* success metrics
* scope of the engagement
* timeline
* budget

  1. What does pricing look like?

For hourly consulting, my rate is $175/hr. For execution work, my rate is $100/hr. I am open to offering sliding scale opportunities and/or trades (of skills and resources) for select organizations and individuals.

For projects, the scope will need to be defined and broken into implementation phases.

For fractional leadership roles, I am only open to Regenerative Work* serving people and planet.

(Regenerative Work to me means creating a net positive impact for communities and our planet - versus simply minimizing harm or getting to net zero i.e. sustainability.)

For hourly consulting, my rate is $175/hr. For execution work, my rate is $100/hr. I am open to offering sliding scale opportunities and/or trades (of skills and resources) for select organizations and individuals.

For projects, the scope will need to be defined and broken into implementation phases.

For fractional leadership roles, I am only open to Regenerative Work* serving people and planet.

(Regenerative Work to me means creating a net positive impact for communities and our planet - versus simply minimizing harm or getting to net zero i.e. sustainability.)


© 2024 Nina Q. Ho Consulting, LLC

© 2024 Nina Q. Ho Consulting, LLC