What We Do
Actionworks is an entrepreneur-led education company with a deep bench of founders, executives, and educators teaching customer acquisition, business modeling, and audience-first entrepreneurship. Based in Austin, Texas, the company builds wildly engaging virtual, in-person, and hybrid programs.
Alumni of Actionworks’ programs have raised over $200 million in capital, achieved exits to Google and Etsy, and received acceptances to Y Combinator and Techstars.
Our clients include governments, economic development orgs, and corporations, ranging from the U.S. State Dept, UK Department for Business and Trade, Advance Queensland, Amcham Bolivia, Apple, and Intel.
Services
Actionworks offers a range of tailored programs and services to help entrepreneurs, innovators, and organizations. Offerings include:
Entrepreneurship Education Programs
Incubator and accelerator programs • Idea-to-prototype sprints • Entrepreneurial mindset workshops
Video Communication Training
Minimum Viable Video course • Camera presence workshops • Personalized video creation for business
Ecosystem Development
Startup ecosystem consulting • Train-the-trainer programs • Economic development programs
Corporate Innovation
AI and emerging tech education • Intrapreneurship programs • Leadership communication training
Custom Program Design
Tailored bootcamps and workshops • Virtual, in-person, and hybrid formats • Industry-specific curriculum development
Principal
Actionworks founder Cam Houser was put on this planet to help people activate their entrepreneurial potential. He is a 4x founder who has scaled startup, business, and leadership programs to 20,000 learners in 50 countries.
In between consulting engagements and programs, he teaches at the School of Design and Creative Technologies at the University of Texas at Austin. His work has been featured in Wired, NPR, and the Financial Times.
His greatest loves are his partner Sarah, his cat Pinky, making salsa, and coffee.
Partners and Advisors
Great companies are made on camera
A few words from our founder on our guiding philosophy: