Pathfinders Ventures · Portfolio
Pathfinders Ventures brings together Brenen Morse's ventures in early-career opportunity, small-business tools, leadership development, and practical education.
These projects began with problems seen in real life: a student nervous about a first job, a manager who needs better habits, or someone who wants to learn how a business really works. Each project has its own audience and purpose.
Student employment · Founder
SameShift is a part-time job platform designed for students and young workers. Its distinguishing feature, Apply with Friends, lets people apply for opportunities as a group while keeping individual applications available. Employers still decide whom to interview and hire.
Who it's for: High school and college students seeking part-time work, and businesses hiring hourly staff.
Read the SameShift story → · Visit SameShift.meCareer development · Founder
A guided resume and professional-profile builder made for students and first-time job seekers. It helps people translate school, volunteering, clubs, and other experiences into a professional presentation without requiring an extensive work history.
Who it's for: Students, recent graduates, and people building their first resume.
Explore FirstCareerSteps →Leadership habits · App
A mobile leadership tool designed to turn a useful management question into a repeatable habit. Instead of relying on a leader to remember to coach and affirm during a busy day, the app uses periodic prompts to encourage attention to the people around them.
Who it's for: Restaurant managers, team leaders, and anyone practicing intentional leadership.
See the app →Business education · Game
A restaurant-management simulation meant to help players think through everyday tradeoffs in operations and decision-making. It turns some of the questions an operator faces into a more approachable learning experience.
Who it's for: Students, new managers, and people curious about running a restaurant.
Explore the Pizza Game →Brenen is president of Brenz Pizza Co., where he works on multi-location restaurant operations, training, culture, systems, and growth. The challenges and lessons of real restaurant operations inform the ventures above. Brenz is listed here as his professional leadership experience, not as a company owned by Pathfinders Ventures.
Brenen is the author of The Little Black Book on Leadership: A Handbook for the Hospitality Leader. The book focuses on management behaviors and environments that help teams perform under pressure. The companion resources on this website include leadership templates, video lessons, and the Leadership Rhythm app.
Getting started: FirstCareerSteps helps someone present their experience. Finding a team: SameShift makes it possible to apply alongside friends. Learning the work: The Pizza Game introduces operational choices. Leading others: Leadership Rhythm and Brenen's leadership writing focus on everyday coaching and team culture.
About the founder. Learn about Brenen Morse's background in restaurants, finance, and consulting on the founder profile.
