Burt Chojnowski

Burt Chojnowski is the Founder and Managing Partner of BrainBelt Consulting in BrainBelt Consulting based inFairfield, Iowa.

Burt Chojnowski is the former president of the Fairfield Entrepreneurs Association and played a major role in attracting $275 million of investment in over sixty startup companies in a community less than 10,000.

Burt has created innovative, low cost strategies to support an entrepreneurial culture. Burt helped brand Fairfield, Iowa as the entrepreneurial capital of rural America and “Silicorn Valley”.

Burt has senior management and capital formation experience with dozens of startup companies in California and Iowa.

Burt serves on the boards of the National Network of Technology, Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (N2TEC), the Community Vitality Center (CVC) and Fairfield First! Burt is also a screener and mentor for World’s Best Technology Showcase. Burt hosts a Rural Entrepreneurial Gathering and an Economic Gardening Boot Camp, annually.

Titles and Affiliations

Founder and General Manager of BrainBelt Consulting, Inc.

Focus Team, Seyen Capital

President, Made in Fairfield Productions and Yatra Productions

Past President, Fairfield Entrepreneur Association

Editor, Fairfield Business Edge

Founding Board Member, Community Vitality Center

Board Member, National Network of Technology Entrepreneurship and Commercialization (N2TEC)

Board Member, Fairfield First!

Adjunct Faculty, Roundtable Consulting Group

Advisory Board, MUM College of Perfect Health

Board Member, Hometown Harvest of Southeast Iowa