Projects

I build businesses, systems, and AI tools. Some are live and growing, some are parked or finished, and all of them came from the same urge to make a useful thing real.

03 / Business background

Joe Che's Business Background

Scroll through ventures built across 30 years, along with the industries I worked in with clients. Not a portfolio. Not a pitch. Just what happened.

NYIM Training

NYIM Training

Founder

(1999–2017) NYC, USA

  • Founded New York's largest corporate business process and software training company
  • Trained over 80,000 people from thousands of companies on data analytics, programming, and business skills
  • Received over 1,000 positive testimonials and reviews
  • Helped Fortune 5 CEOs, CIA, FBI, and celebrities automate and improve their business processes
Glamp Nusa

Glamp Nusa

Partner & Investor Lead

(2022–Present) Bali, Indonesia

  • Led capital raising, investor relations, and development strategy for a luxury clifftop resort with 40 tented villas
  • Dividends paid within 2 weeks of opening date July 2024
  • 28% ROI per annum
Bali Beach Glamping

Bali Beach Glamping

Partner

(2020- 2024) Bali, Indonesia

  • Luxury beach resort with 40 tented villas
  • 24% ROI per annum
Iron Amethyst Holdings

Iron Amethyst Holdings

Founder

(2017–Present)

  • Created and Managed 12 short-term rental properties, including one in the Empire State Building
  • Founded "The Retreat", a 40 -person retreat space in Catskills, New York
Heliconia Cantik Ventures

Heliconia Cantik Ventures

Founder

(2021–Present) Bali, Indonesia

  • Founded Bali Real Estate Fund to help clients with acquisitions, land banking, and strategic investment
  • Built Short Term Rental Villa (Dolce Blanco)
  • Renovated and Sold Villa (Suphora Villa)
  • Provided Real Estate Consulting services to help clients buy and sell properties
Chaos Cooking

Chaos Cooking

Founder

(2009–2023)

  • Founded one of the world's largest cooking communies
  • Events and Members in 52 Countries and 750+ cities
  • Learned trust and delegation through cultural processes
  • Was sponsored to travel the world for years, socializing, eating and drinking (gained too much weight)
Lightning Society

Lightning Society

Founder

(2015–2023) NYC, USA

  • Produced Experiential Events including "The Burlesquerade", a 1,200 person interactive event on the largest superyacht in the US. Business Insider called it "the best event NYC has ever seen."
  • Hosted 200+ events inculding masterminds, wellness events, dinners, networking, and parties.
  • Sponsored by major brands and boasted a large community of creatives and entrepreneurs
Bali Bloom Festival

Bali Bloom Festival

Founder

(2020- 2024) Bali, Indonesia

  • Launched the world’s first contributor-owned, co-created festival
  • Built an international festival model focused on collaboration and shared experiences
  • Atttracted 1,500 global participants in the most recent event year
  • With over 120 workshops,
LS1 Co-Living

LS1 Co-Living

Co-Founder

(2016–2023) NYC, USA

  • Gutted and renovated a building in Bushwick, Brooklyn to house 17 curated residents.
  • Established the model for modern co-living in NYC.
  • Multiple floors and large rooftop for 500 people gatherings.
  • Hundreds of events including salon nights, masterminds, dinner parties
VEZA Life & Business Accelerator

VEZA Life & Business Accelerator

Founder

(2023–present)

  • Founded a high level Life & Business mastermind that was fully co-created by masters in their field.
  • Past participants have included the first-ever employee of the Ethereum Foundation, Hollywood movie director, psychedelics experts, marketing experts & tantric masters
VRVR

VRVR

Founder

(2015–2017)

  • Founded a virtual reality and 360° video production company
  • Developed first 360° video software for meta viewing
  • Pioneered GoPro arrays and syncing tehnology
Nuanu Creative City

Nuanu Creative City

Community Development Lead

(2021–2023) Bali, Indonesia

  • Part of the first small group to get involved with Nuanu Creative City, a 44-hectare hub blending art, nature, and technology into a living ecosystem for creativity and connection
  • Led team of 4 to conduct the largest study of intentional communites around the world
Bali Pro Visa

Bali Pro Visa

Co-Founder

(2021–2023) Bali, Indonesia

  • Founded a brick-and-mortar Visa and Business Agency providing clients with foreign visas and business formation advice.
Tierra Social

Tierra Social

Founder

(2019–2024) Mexican Corporation

  • Led real estate development and community-driven living projects on 14 properties
JUJU Vape Ring

JUJU Vape Ring

Founder

(2018–2019)

  • Invented, Patented and Sold a Vaping tool within the span of 6 months.
  • It was a fun side business to learn about patents and manufacturing
Retreat Facilitator

Retreat Facilitator

Facilitator

(2015-present)

  • Facilitation highlights:
  • Retreat Leader – I Am Creation Retreats (Dubai, Singapore, Bali)
  • Unconvential Life
  • Angsbacka, Sweden
Circulate

Circulate

Founder

(2020-2022)

  • Created a collaborative, community-based newsletter platform for content-sharing and audience engagement
Couchsurfing

Couchsurfing

Community Development

(2006–2011) NYC, USA

  • Created trust and safety guidelines in NYC
  • Early Ambassador
  • Founded the Couch Crash Festival
  • Grew local meetups from a few dozen to tens of thousands
Windup

Windup

Founder

(2018-2020)

  • Helped new entrepreneurs spin up businesses quickly and take their ideas from concept to income
OneChord

OneChord

Founder

(1995-2000)

  • Founded the largest online music community in the early days of the internet
  • Hosting live music events many times a week in 3 cities
  • Started when I was 18. First proper business with employees